Enhanced manageability in wireless data communication systems

1. A cellular network system comprising:

at least one mobile device;

a data network associated with the cellular network system;

at least one server coupled to the data network, comprising:

a receiver configured for receiving a device identifier and a subscriber identifier from the at least one mobile device; and

a processor comprising a connection enable indicator configured for enabling a data network connection and a device identifier comparator configured for comparing the received device identifier to at least one of a plurality of stored device identifiers, each stored device identifier being associated with at least one of a plurality of stored subscriber identifiers,

wherein the connection enable indicator is configured to enable a data network connection between the mobile device and the data network when the device identifier comparator identifies a match between the received device identifier to at least one of the plurality of stored device identifiers, and when no match occurs the processor is configured to replace a stored device identifier corresponding to the received subscriber identifier with the received device identifier according to a condition associated with the received subscriber identifier;

wherein when no match occurs, the connection enable indicator is configured to enable a data network connection according to the condition associated with the received subscriber identifier;

wherein each received subscriber identifier is associated with at least one of the plurality of stored subscriber identifiers;

wherein the condition is defined by at least one of a plurality of rules stored in a device rules data base, each rule is associated with at least one of the plurality of stored subscriber identifiers;

wherein the connection enable indicator is configured to enable the data network connection based at least in part on one of the plurality of rules; and

wherein at least one of the plurality of rules indicates whether the received device identifier replaces the stored device.

2. A cellular network system as in claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of rules indicates whether an alert is to be sent based on the received device identifier.

3. A cellular network system as in claim 1 , wherein the received device identifier is based at least in part on information in a username field.

4. A cellular network system as in claim 1 , wherein the received device identifier is based at least in part on information in a password field.

5. A cellular network system as in claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of rules indicates whether an alert is to be logged based on the received device identifier.

6. A cellular network system as in claim 1 , wherein the received subscriber identifier is based at least in part on information in a usemame field.

7. A cellular network system as in claim 1 , wherein the received subscriber identifier is based at least in part on information in a password field.

8. A cellular network system as in claim 1 , wherein the received subscriber identifier is encoded.

9. A method for authentication in a cellular network system comprising:

receiving, in a server coupled to a data network associated with the cellular network system, a device identifier and a subscriber identifier from at least one mobile device;

comparing the received device identifier to at least one of a plurality of stored device identifiers utilizing a device identifier comparator in a processor of the server, each stored device identifier being associated with at least one of a plurality of stored subscriber identifiers;

enabling a data network connection, utilizing a connection enable indicator in the processor, between the mobile device and the data network when the device identifier comparator identifies a match between the received device identifier to at least one of the plurality of stored device identifiers; and

replacing, utilizing the processor, a stored device identifier corresponding to the received subscriber identifier with the received device identifier according to a condition associated with the received subscriber identifier when no match occurs;

wherein when no match occurs, the connection enable indicator enables a data network connection according to the condition associated with the received subscriber identifier;

wherein each received subscriber identifier is associated with at least one of the plurality of stored subscriber identifiers;

wherein the condition is defined by at least one of a plurality of rules stored in a device rules data base, each rule is associated with at least one of the plurality of stored subscriber identifiers;

wherein the connection enable indicator enables the data network connection based at least in part on one of the plurality of rules; and

wherein at least one of the plurality of rules indicates whether the received device identifier replaces the stored device identifier corresponding to the received subscriber identifier.

10. A method as in claim 9 , wherein at least one of the plurality of rules indicates whether an alert is to be sent based on the received device identifier.

11. A method as in claim 9 , wherein the received device identifier is based at least in part on information in a username field.

12. A method as in claim 9 , wherein the received device identifier is based at least in part on information in a password field.

13. A method as in claim 9 , wherein the received device identifier is associated with a received subscriber identifier.

14. A method as in claim 9 , wherein the received subscriber identifier is based at least in part on information in a usemame field.

15. A method as in claim 9 , wherein the received subscriber identifier is based at least in part on information in a password field.

16. A method as in claim 9 , wherein the received subscriber identifier is encoded.

17. A non-transitory computer program product for a server in a cellular network system, the non-transitory computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions to:

receive, in the server coupled to a data network associated with the cellular network system, a device identifier and a subscriber identifier from at least one mobile device;

compare the received device identifier to at least one of a plurality of stored device identifiers utilizing a device identifier comparator in a processor of the server, each stored device identifier being associated with at least one of a plurality of stored subscriber identifiers;

enable a data network connection, utilizing a connection enable indicator in the processor, between the mobile device and the data network when the device identifier comparator identifies a match between the received device identifier to at least one of the plurality of stored device identifiers; and

replace, utilizing the processor, a stored device identifier corresponding to the received subscriber identifier with the received device identifier according to a condition associated with the received subscriber identifier when no match occurs;

wherein when no match occurs, the connection enable indicator enables a data network connection according to the condition associated with the received subscriber identifier;

wherein each received subscriber identifier is associated with at least one of the plurality of stored subscriber identifiers;

wherein the condition is defined by at least one of a plurality of rules stored in a device rules data base, each rule is associated with at least one of the plurality of stored subscriber identifiers;

wherein the connection enable indicator enables the data network connection based at least in part on one of the plurality of rules; and

wherein at least one of the plurality of rules indicates whether the received device identifier replaces the stored device identifier corresponding to the received subscriber identifier.