A mobile handset in a mobile services network, with access to a plurality
of services, including a firmware/software update service, receives
update notifications. The notifications indicate the availability of
update packages, and, in response, the mobile handset confirms the
authenticity of the received update notifications before initiating a
download of an associated update package from a management server or
delivery server in the mobile services network. The notifications may be
managed and sent by an authorized user from a management console. One or
more delivery servers may be employed to dispense update packages to a
plurality of mobile handsets.