Service provider activation

A non-transitory machine readable storage medium storing program instructions which when executed by a device cause the device to perform a method of operating a wireless communications apparatus comprising a subscriber identification security module, the method comprising:

• issuing an activation request comprising a first data configured to uniquely identify the communications apparatus, and a second data configured to uniquely identify the security module;
• storing, in the wireless communications apparatus, a signed activation record comprising at least a representation of the first data and the second data, the signed activation record having been generated by an entity of a communications network, based at least in part on the activation request;
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• providing a first information configured to enable verification of the activation record against a second information associated with the security module, the first information comprising at least a portion of the signed activation record;
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• wherein the wireless communications apparatus is configured to be registered with the communications network based at least in part on a successful verification of the signed activation record.

A method of providing service in a wireless communications network, the method comprising:

• receiving an activation request comprising a first data and a second data, the activation request being received from a wireless communications apparatus which has the first data, the second data, and a subscriber identification security module associated therewith;
• creating a signed activation record comprising at least a representation of the first data and the second data, the activation record being created by an entity of a communications network, and being created based at least in part on the activation request;
• causing registration of the wireless communications apparatus with the network, based at least in part on a successful verification of the signed activation record;
• wherein the first data is configured to uniquely identify the wireless communications apparatus, and the second data is configured to uniquely identify the security module.

A non-transitory machine readable storage medium storing program instructions which when executed by a device cause the device to perform a method of providing service in a wireless communications network, the method comprising:

• receiving an activation request comprising a first data and a second data, the activation request being received from a wireless communications apparatus which has the first data, the second data, and a subscriber identification security module associated therewith;
• creating a signed activation record comprising at least a representation of the first data and the second data, the activation record being created by an entity of a communications network, and being created based at least in part on the activation request;
• causing registration of the wireless communications apparatus with the network, based at least in part on a successful verification of the signed activation record;
• wherein the first data is configured to uniquely identify the wireless communications apparatus, and the second data is configured to uniquely identify the security module.