Methods and devices for OTA subscription management

A method of providing a secure element of a mobile terminal with a subscription profile, wherein the mobile terminal is configured to communicate with a cellular communications network and wherein the subscription profile comprises a network specific portion related to the cellular communications network or a different cellular communications network as well as a hardware specific portion related to the hardware of the secure element and/or the mobile terminal, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

• identifying the secure element by means of an identification element for determining a configuration key and a secure element key associated with the secure element;
• assembling the subscription profile, wherein the network specific portion of the subscription profile is provided by a first server and the hardware specific portion of the subscription profile is provided by a second server;
• and
• providing the assembled subscription profile over-the-air to the secure element;
• wherein the step of identifying the secure element comprises the steps of:
• transmitting the identification element from the secure element to the first server over the cellular communications network;
• forwarding the identification element of the secure element to the second server;
• and
• transmitting the configuration key determined on the basis of the identification element from the second server to the first server over the cellular communications network.