System and method for enhancing electronic subscriber identity module on-demand connectivity

A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

• detecting an absence of an operational profile stored on an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM);
• selecting an international mobile subscriber identifier (IMSI) from a plurality of pools of IMSIs, wherein each pool of IMSIs includes a range of non-overlapping IMSIs and a respective master key;
• generating authentication credentials for the IMSI selected;
• updating the eSIM with a bootstrap profile comprising the IMSI selected and the authentication credentials;
• and
• detecting whether a collision of the IMSI occurred during registration using the bootstrap profile with a communication network.

A method, comprising:

• selecting, by a processing system including a processor, an international mobile subscriber identifier (IMSI) from a plurality of pools of IMSIs, wherein each pool of IMSIs includes a range of non-overlapping IMSIs and a respective master key, and wherein the selecting is responsive to an absence of wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) communications and an operational profile stored on an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM);
• generating, by the processing system, authentication credentials for the IMSI selected;
• updating, by the processing system, the eSIM with a bootstrap profile comprising the IMSI selected and the authentication credentials;
• and
• detecting, by the processing system, whether a collision of the IMSI occurred during registration using the bootstrap profile with a communication network.