Targeted over-the-air updates
Techniques for configuring data in a subscriber identity module (SIM) of a user equipment (UE) via over-the-air (OTA) configuration messages are discussed herein. An OTA server may receive, from an operator associated with a telecommunication network, identifying information specifying a UE or a group of UEs in which to send the OTA configuration and may receive an indication of a type of configuration to be included in the OTA configuration. The OTA server may access an equipment identity register (EIR) to determine which UEs to receive the OTA configuration message based on the identifying information.
1. A computing device comprising:
a processor; and
computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
receiving at least:
a type allocation code (TAC);
an international mobile subscriber range (IMSI) range;
a type of over the air (OTA) message; and
an OTA configuration reference;
generating, based at least in part on the type of OTA message and the OTA configuration reference, an OTA configuration message;
determining, via accessing an equipment identity register (EIR) and based at least in part on the TAC and the IMSI range, a plurality of UEs that are associated with a same type of data plan, a same type of device, and a same type of operating system to receive the OTA configuration message; and
sending, to the plurality of UEs, the OTA configuration message.
2. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the OTA configuration message causes the plurality of UEs to perform at least one operation comprising at least one of:
updating a mobile station international subscriber directory number (MSISDN);
updating an access point name (APN);
updating at least one roaming setting; or
updating at least one security setting.
3. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein at least one UE of the plurality of UEs includes a first subscriber identity module (SIM) and a second SIM, the first SIM having a first international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) and the second SIM having a second IMEI that is different than the first IMEI.
4. The computing device of claim 3 , the operations further comprising:
receiving the first IMEI;
wherein sending the OTA configuration message comprises sending the OTA configuration message to the first SIM of the at least one UE based at least in part on the first IMEI.
5. The computing device of claim 3 , wherein the IMSI range is a first IMSI range associated with the first SIM, the type of OTA message is a first type of OTA message associated with the first SIM, the OTA configuration reference is a first type of OTA configuration reference associated with the first SIM, the OTA configuration message is a first OTA configuration message, and the operations further comprise:
sending a second OTA configuration message to the second SIM based at least in part on at least one of:
a second IMSI range;
a second type of OTA;
a second OTA configuration reference; or
the second IMEI;
wherein the first OTA configuration message is different than the second OTA configuration message.
6. The computing device of claim 3 , wherein the first SIM and the second SIM include a same TAC.
7. A method comprising:
receiving at least:
identifying information that identifies at least one user equipment (UE);
a type of over the air (OTA) message; and
an OTA configuration reference;
generating, based at least in part on the type of OTA message and the OTA configuration reference, an OTA configuration message;
determining, via accessing an equipment identity register (EIR) and based at least in part on the identifying information, a plurality of UEs that are associated with a same type of data plan, a same type of device, and a same type of operating system to receive the OTA configuration message, the plurality of UEs including the at least one UE; and
sending, to the plurality of UEs, the OTA configuration message, wherein the OTA configuration message causes the plurality of UEs to perform at least one operation comprising at least one of:
updating a mobile station international subscriber directory number (MSISDN);
updating an access point name (APN);
updating at least one roaming setting; or
updating at least one security setting.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the at least one UE includes a first subscriber identity module (SIM) and a second SIM, the first SIM having a first international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) and the second SIM having a second IMEI that is different than the first IMEI.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving, from the at least one UE, the first IMEI;
wherein sending the OTA configuration message comprises sending the OTA configuration message to the first SIM of the at least one UE based at least in part on the first IMEI.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the identifying information includes a first IMSI range associated with the first SIM, the type of OTA message is a first type of OTA message associated with the first SIM, the OTA configuration reference is a first type of OTA configuration reference associated with the first SIM, the OTA configuration message is a first OTA configuration message, and the method further comprises:
sending a second OTA configuration message to the second SIM based at least in part on at least one of:
a second IMSI range;
a second type of OTA;
a second OTA configuration reference; or
the second IMEI;
wherein the first OTA configuration message is different than the second OTA configuration message.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first SIM and the second SIM include a same TAC.
12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the identifying information comprises at least one of a TAC and an IMSI range.
13. A method comprising:
receiving at least:
first identifying information associated with at least one user equipment (UE);
second identifying information associated with the at least one UE;
a first type of over the air (OTA) message;
a second type of over the air (OTA) message;
a first OTA configuration reference; and
a second OTA configuration reference;
generating, based at least in part on the first type of OTA and the first OTA configuration reference, a first OTA configuration message;
generating, based at least in part on the second type of OTA and the second OTA configuration reference, a second OTA configuration message;
determining, via accessing an equipment identity register (EIR) and based at least in part on the first identifying information and the second identifying information, a first SIM associated with the at least one UE to receive the first OTA configuration message and a second SIM associated with the at least one UE to receive the second OTA configuration message; and
sending the first OTA configuration message to the first SIM and the second OTA configuration message to the second SIM.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein:
the first identifying information includes at least one of:
a first international mobile subscriber range (IMSI) range; or
a first IMEI; and
the second identifying information includes at least one of:
a second IMSI range; or
a second IMEI.
15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first SIM comprises a physical SIM card and the second SIM comprises an eSIM.
16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first SIM and the second SIM include a same TAC.
17. The method of claim 13 , wherein at least one of the first OTA configuration message or the second OTA configuration message causes the at least one UE to perform at least one operation comprising at least one of:
updating a mobile station international subscriber directory number (MSISDN);
updating an access point name (APN);
updating at least one roaming setting; or
updating at least one security setting.