Method and system for dynamic cellular networking activation for virtual SIM service

1. A method at a user equipment to facilitate activation and splitting of data billing between at least two parties, the method comprising:

starting, at the user equipment, a virtual subscriber identity module platform (‘VSP’) service on the user equipment, the user equipment being configured with a first data networking Access Point Name (‘APN’) for a carrier network;

verifying VSP configuration information with a network server;

upon verification, starting a second data networking APN for the same carrier network based on the configuration information on the user equipment;

setting a status indicator on the user equipment to indicate the VSP service is enabled; and

activating the splitting of data billing on the user equipment.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, prior to the starting, verifying enablement configuration from a network server.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the enablement configuration includes an international mobile subscriber identity from a physical universal integrated circuit card (UICC) subscriber identity module (SIM) application.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the network server is an enterprise management agent (EMA) server.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the starting is based on a policy received from an enterprise server.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the at least two parties include a user of the user equipment and an enterprise.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the starting includes associating a forwarding information base (‘FIB’) for the second data networking APN with applications on the user equipment.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, when one of the at least two parties leaves the splitting of data billing, deactivating the second data networking APN.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the deactivating includes setting the status indicator on the user equipment to indicate the VSP service is disabled.

10. A user equipment configured with a first data networking Access Point Name (‘APN’) for a carrier network and configured to facilitate activation and splitting of data billing between at least two parties, the user equipment comprising

a processor; and

a communications subsystem,

wherein the user equipment is configured to:

start a virtual subscriber identity module platform (‘VSP’) service on the user equipment;

verify VSP configuration information with a network server;

upon verification, start a second data networking APN for the same carrier network based on the configuration information on the user equipment;

set a status indicator on the user equipment to indicate the VSP service is enabled; and

activate the splitting of data billing on the user equipment.

11. The user equipment of claim 10 , wherein the user equipment is further configured to, prior to the starting, verify enablement configuration from a network server.

12. The user equipment of claim 11 , wherein the enablement configuration includes an international mobile subscriber identity from a physical universal integrated circuit card (UICC) subscriber identity module (SIM) application.

13. The user equipment of claim 11 , wherein the network server is an enterprise management agent (EMA) server.

14. The user equipment of claim 10 , wherein the user equipment is configured to start based on a policy received from an enterprise server.

15. The user equipment of claim 14 , wherein the at least two parties include a user of the user equipment and an enterprise.

16. The user equipment of claim 10 , wherein the user equipment is configured to start by associating a forwarding information base (‘FIB’) for the second data networking APN with applications on the user equipment.

17. The user equipment of claim 10 , further configured to, when one of the at least two parties leaves the splitting of data billing, deactivate the second data networking APN.

18. The user equipment of claim 17 , wherein the user equipment is configured to deactivate by setting the status indicator on the user equipment to indicate the VSP service is disabled.

19. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor of a user equipment, are configured to facilitate activation and splitting of data billing between at least two parties, the instructions providing:

starting, at the user equipment, a virtual subscriber identity module platform (‘VSP’) service on the user equipment, the user equipment being configured with a first data networking Access Point Name (‘APN’) for a carrier network;

verifying VSP configuration information with a network server;

upon verification, starting a second data networking APN for the same carrier network on the configuration information on the user equipment;

setting a status indicator on the user equipment to indicate the VSP service is enabled; and

activating the splitting of data billing on the user equipment.