System and methods for dynamic SIM provisioning on a dual-SIM wireless communication device

A provisioning server in a subscription management system, comprising:

• a network interface configured to connect to a wireless communication network;
• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the network interface and the memory, wherein the processor is configured to:
• receive updated information from a wireless device having a first subscriber identity module (SIM) and a virtual SIM (VSIM), wherein the first SIM is stored on a universal integrated circuit card (UICC);
• determine whether the VSIM should be changed based at least in part on the received updated information;
• determine whether remote credential management procedures are enabled by the provisioning server in response to determining that the VSIM should be changed;
• and
• in response to determining that remote credential management procedures are not enabled by the provisioning server:
• select a new SIM profile by selecting a remote SIM from a set of remote SIMs available to the provisioning server;
• and
• provision the new SIM profile in the wireless device by remotely running the selected remote SIM, wherein security operations related to the new SIM profile are routed by the VSIM to the selected remote SIM.

A subscription management system, comprising:

• means for receiving updated information from a wireless device having a first subscriber identity module (SIM) and a virtual SIM (VSIM), wherein the first SIM is stored on a universal integrated circuit card (UICC);
• means for determining whether the VSIM should be changed based at least in part on the received updated information;
• means for determining whether remote credential management procedures are enabled by a provisioning server in response to determining that the VSIM should be changed;
• and
• in response to determining that remote credential management procedures are not enabled by the provisioning server:
• means for selecting a new SIM profile by selecting a remote SIM from a set of remote SIMs available to the provisioning server;
• and
• means for provisioning the new SIM profile in the wireless device by remotely running the selected remote SIM, wherein security operations related to the new SIM profile are routed by the VSIM to the selected remote SIM.

A non-transitory processor-readable medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a processor of a provisioning server to perform operations comprising:

• receiving updated information from a wireless device having a first subscriber identity module (SIM) and a virtual SIM (VSIM), wherein the first SIM is stored on a universal integrated circuit card (UICC);
• determining whether the VSIM should be changed based at least in part on the received updated information;
• determining whether remote credential management procedures are enabled by the provisioning server in response to determining that the VSIM should be changed;
• and
• in response to determining that remote credential management procedures are not enabled by the provisioning server:
• selecting a new SIM profile by selecting a remote SIM from a set of remote SIMs available to the provisioning server;
• and
• provisioning the new SIM profile in the wireless device by remotely running the selected remote SIM, wherein security operations related to the new SIM profile are routed by the VSIM to the selected remote SIM.