Selecting a subscriber identity module profile host

1. An system, comprising:

a remote server; and

an apparatus comprising:

a first profile host configured to allow storing at least one non-operational subscriber identity module (SIM) profile;

a second profile host comprising a certified non-removable SIM and configured to allow storing at least one operational SIM profile; and

a profile host selection unit configured to select only one of the first profile host and the second profile host to be active at any given time; and

wherein the profile host selection unit is further configured to enable communication between the non-removable SIM and the associated mobile apparatus based on a first configuration value that enables communication between the non-removable SIM and the associated mobile apparatus, and after the communication between the non-removable SIM and the associated mobile apparatus is enabled:

receiving, by the remote sever, a second configuration value entered by a user of the associated mobile apparatus; and

the apparatus:

requesting, from a remote server, a current configuration value;

based on the request, receiving, from the remote server, the second configuration value that disables communication between the non-removable SIM and the associated mobile apparatus;

based on the second configuration value, disabling the enabled communications between the non-removable SIM and the associated mobile apparatus such that no SIM communicates with the associated mobile apparatus.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the profile host selection unit is further configured to deactivate the non-selected profile host.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the non-removable subscriber identity module is associated with a mobile communication apparatus.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, in response to a startup of the mobile apparatus, the profile host selection unit is further configured to access the current configuration value.

5. The system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the profile host selection unit is further configured to change the current configuration value.

6. The system as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the profile host selection unit is further configured to perform the changing of the current configuration value in response to one of a local request and a remote request.

7. The system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the profile host selection unit is further configured to perform the accessing of the current configuration value in response to a successful end user authentication.

8. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one non-operational profile comprises at least one of a test profile and a provisioning profile.

9. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first profile host is arranged in one of a trusted execution environment and a hardware security module.

10. A method, comprising:

receiving an instruction to perform an active profile host selection;

selecting, from a mobile communications apparatus, a first profile host to be active, the first profile host storing an operational subscriber identity module (SIM) profile, the mobile communications apparatus further comprising a second profile host storing at least one non-operational SIM profile, the second profile host comprising a certified non-removable subscriber identity module, and wherein only one profile host is active at any given time; and

upon receiving a request to select the second profile host:

activating the second profile host and enable the communication between the non-removable SIM and the associated mobile apparatus based on a first configuration value that enables communication between the non-removable SIM and the associated mobile apparatus;

deactivating the first profile host; and

after enabling the communication between the non-removable SIM and the associated mobile apparatus:

receiving, by the remote server, a second configuration value entered by a user of the associated mobile apparatus;

request, from the remote server, a current configuration value;

based on the request, receive, from the remote server, the second configuration value that disables communication between the non-removable SIM and the associated mobile apparatus;

based on the second configuration value, disable the enabled communications between the non-removable SIM and the associated mobile apparatus such that no SIM communicates with the associated mobile apparatus.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein a non-selected profile host is deactivated.

12. The method as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising accessing, in response to a startup of the mobile apparatus, the current configuration value.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12 , further comprising one of enabling and disabling the communication between the non-removable subscriber identity module and the associated mobile apparatus based on the current configuration value.

14. The method as claimed in claim 12 , further comprising changing the current configuration value.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the changing of the current configuration value is performed in response to one of a local request and a remote request.

16. The method as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the accessing of the current configuration value is performed in response to a successful end user authentication.

17. The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the at least one non-operational profile comprises at least one of a test profile and a provisioning profile.

18. One or more computer-readable storage devices comprising computer-executable instructions, that when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the following:

receiving an instruction to perform an active profile host selection;

selecting, from a mobile communications apparatus, a first profile host to be active, the first profile host storing an operational subscriber identity module (SIM) profile, the mobile communications apparatus further comprising a second profile host storing at least one non-operational SIM profile, the second profile host comprising a certified non-removable subscriber identity module, and wherein only one profile host is active at any given time; and

upon receiving a request to select the second profile host:

activating the second profile host and enable the communication between the non-removable SIM and the associated mobile apparatus based on a first configuration value that enables communication between the non-removable SIM and the associated mobile apparatus;

deactivating the first profile host; and

after enabling the communication between the non-removable SIM and the associated mobile apparatus:

receiving, by the remote server, a second configuration value entered by a user of the associated mobile apparatus;

request, from the remote server, a current configuration value;

based on the request, receive, from the remote server, the second configuration value that disables communication between the non-removable SIM and the associated mobile apparatus;

based on the second configuration value, disable the enabled communications between the non-removable SIM and the associated mobile apparatus such that no SIM communicates with the associated mobile apparatus.

19. The one or more computer-readable storage devices of claim 18 , wherein a non-selected profile host is deactivated.

20. The one or more computer-readable storage devices of claim 18 , wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the one or more processors to perform the following: accessing, in response to a startup of the mobile apparatus, the current configuration value.