Contactless programming of subscriber identity modules

A system for using a short-range wireless communication protocol to authenticate a mobile communication device on a cellular network, the system comprising:

• an antenna configured to receive incident radio-frequency signals using the short-range wireless communication protocol;
• an inductor configured to capture and rectify the incident radio-frequency signals received by the antenna from one of a plurality of mobile communication devices;
• and
• an integrated circuit, powered by the inductor, configured to:
• store subscriber identity information for a cellular network in a non-volatile storage module;
• transmit, using the antenna and the short-range wireless communication protocol, the subscriber identity information to a first mobile communication device;
• receive, using the antenna and the short-range wireless communication protocol, personal information associated with a user of the first mobile communication device;
• store the personal information associated with the user in the non-volatile storage module;
• and
• transmit, using the antenna and the short-range wireless communication protocol, the personal information associated with the user and the subscriber identity information for the cellular network to a second mobile communication device in the plurality of mobile communication devices for authentication on the cellular network,
• wherein the integrated circuit is further configured to:
• store second subscriber identity information for a second cellular network;
• and
• transmit the second subscriber identity information for the second cellular network to the second mobile communication device in the plurality of mobile communication devices.