Adapting subscriber identity module (SIM) card

1. A method of initiating a mobile communication device, each step of the method performed by an initiation application executing on a subscriber identity module (SIM) card connected to the mobile communication device, the method comprising:

in response to a power-on event of the mobile communication device, requesting and receiving an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) from the mobile communication device;

reading an identity of a brand and model of the mobile communication device from a non-transitory memory of the mobile communication device by looking up a type allocation code (TAC) in a table of the SIM card based on the IMEI, wherein the SIM card stores a plurality of profile components for different wireless protocols, different device brands, and different device models;

looking up a profile identity in a table of profile identities stored in the SIM card based on the looked-up TAC;

based on the looked-up profile identity, building a SIM profile having a subset of profile components selected from the plurality of profile components stored in the SIM card, where the SIM profile is associated with the looked-up profile identity and comprises an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), a public land mobile network (PLMN) file that defines roaming behavior, and mobile network authentication keys;

sending a refresh proactive command to a radio transceiver of the mobile communication device; and

sending at least some of the contents of the SIM profile to the radio transceiver.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the table in which the TAC is looked up is the table of profile identities.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile communication device is one of a mobile phone, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wearable computer, a headset computer, a media player, a laptop computer, a notebook computer, or a tablet computer.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile communication device is capable of establishing a wireless communication link according to at least one of a long term evolution (LTE), a code division multiple access (CDMA), a global system for mobile communication (GSM), or a worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) wireless communication protocol.

5. A method of initiating a mobile communication device, comprising:

requesting, by an initiation application executing on a subscriber identity module (SIM) card, an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) from the mobile communication device, wherein the SIM card stores a plurality of profile components for different wireless protocols, different device brands, and different device models;

attempting to look up a type allocation code (TAC) of the mobile communication device based on the IMEI in a TAC table of the SIM card;

in response to finding a TAC associated with the IMEI in the TAC table, attempting to look up a profile identity based on the TAC in a profile table of the SIM card;

in response to a power-on event of the mobile communication device and in response to failing to find the TAC associated with the IMEI in the TAC table or failing to find a profile identity associated with the TAC in the profile table, presenting a dialer keypad interface on a display screen of the mobile communication device;

transmitting dialed digits from a dialer application executing on the mobile communication device to the SIM card connected to the mobile communication device;

based on the dialed digits, building, by the initiation application, a SIM profile having a subset of profile components selected from the plurality of profile components stored in the SIM card, where the SIM profile comprises an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), a public land mobile network (PLMN) file that defines roaming behavior, and mobile network authentication keys;

sending a refresh proactive command by the initiation application to a radio transceiver of the mobile communication device; and

sending at least some of the contents of the SIM profile to the radio transceiver by the initiation application.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising converting the dialed digits to a profile identity, wherein building the SIM profile based on the dialed digits comprises building the SIM profile according to a profile specification associated with the profile identity.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the SIM profile further comprises subscriber keys.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the SIM profile further comprises at least one SIM application.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the SIM application is one of a USIM application, a CSIM application, or an ISIM application.

10. A subscriber identity module (SIM) card, comprising:

a processor;

a non-transitory memory;

a plurality of profile components for different wireless protocols, different device brands, and different device models, where the plurality of components comprise the components of a USIM, the components of a CSIM, and the components of an ISIM;

an initiation application stored in the non-transitory memory that, when executed by the processor;

in response to a power-on event of a mobile communication device into which the SIM card is installed, requests and receives an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) from the mobile communication device;

looks up a type allocation code (TAC) in a table stored in the non-transitory memory based on the IMEI to determine an identity of a brand and model of the mobile communication device;

looks up a profile identity in a table of profile identities stored in the non-transitory memory based on the looked-up TAC;

based on the looked-up profile identity, builds a SIM profile having a subset of profile components selected from the plurality of profile components stored in the SIM, where the SIM profile is associated with the looked-up profile identity and comprises an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), a public land mobile network (PLMN) file that defines roaming behavior, and mobile network authentication keys;

sends a refresh proactive command by the initiation application to a radio transceiver of the mobile communication device; and

sends at least some of the contents of the SIM profile to the radio transceiver.

11. The SIM card of claim 10 , wherein the SIM profile further comprises subscriber keys.

12. The SIM card of claim 10 , wherein the SIM profile further comprises at least one SIM application.

13. The SIM card of claim 12 , wherein the SIM application is one of a USIM application, a CSIM application, or an ISIM application.

14. The SIM card of claim 10 , wherein the mobile communication device is one of a mobile phone, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wearable computer, a headset computer, a media player, a laptop computer, a notebook computer, or a tablet computer.

15. The SIM card of claim 14 , wherein the mobile communication device is capable of establishing a wireless communication link according to at least one of a long term evolution (LTE), a code division multiple access (CDMA), a global system for mobile communication (GSM), or a worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) wireless communication protocol.