Smart card; communication device; method for selecting a communication network to be used by a communication device; computer program product

1. A communication device, comprising:

a mobile radio phone comprising a communication device processing logic; and

a smart card coupled to the communication device processing logic, the smart card comprising:

a smart card processing logic configured to select at least one communication network to be used by a communication device using the smart card;

a smart card memory configured to store information about at least one communication network to be selected; and

a smart card interface providing the at least one selected communication network as communication network which can be selected to be used by the communication device,

wherein the communication device processing logic is configured to select a communication network to be used of the at least one communication network provided by the smart card interface, and

wherein the mobile radio phone is configured to set up a communication connection to the communication network selected by the communication device processing logic.

2. The communication device of claim 1 , being a mobile radio communication device.

3. A method for selecting a communication network to be used by a communication device which comprises a mobile radio phone comprising a communication device processing logic, wherein the communication device further comprises a smart card coupled to the communication device processing logic, and wherein the smart card comprises a smart card processing logic and a smart card interface, the method comprising:

selecting, by the smart card processing logic, at least one communication network to be used by the communication device;

providing, by the smart card interface, the at least one selected communication network as communication network which can be selected to be used by the communication device from the smart card to the communication device processing logic;

selecting, by the communication device processing logic, a communication network to be used of the at least one communication network provided by the smart card interface; and

setting up, by the mobile radio phone, a communication connection to the communication network selected by the communication device processing logic.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the smart card programmable processing logic comprises a smart card microprocessor.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein selecting the at least one communication network comprises selecting a mobile radio communication network to be used by the communication device.

6. The method of claim 3 , wherein selecting the at least one communication network comprises selecting a public land mobile communication network to be used by the communication device.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the selecting the at least one communication network is carried out using at least one communication network operator controlled priority communication network list stored in a smart card memory.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the selecting the at least one communication network is carried out using at least one user controlled priority communication network list stored in a smart card memory.

9. The method of claim 3 , wherein the selecting the at least one communication network is carried out using at least one priority communication network list stored in a smart card memory.

10. The method of claim 3 , wherein the at least one communication network is selected after a predetermined time has elapsed.

11. The method of claim 3 , wherein the selecting the at least one communication network is carried out using information about at least one communication network which is available for the communication device that is received via the smart card interface.

12. The method of claim 3 , wherein the selecting the at least one communication network is carried out in response to a receipt of event information via the smart card interface.