A testing method for testing mobile communication devices comprises transmitting, by a testing front end module, a testing profile associated with a Universal Integrated Circuit Card, UICC, to a mobile communication device, activating the testing profile on the mobile communication device, setting, by a testing controller, the configuration of the mobile communication device to a testing mode according to the information of the activated testing profile of the UICC, and performing operational tests on the mobile communication device using a testing front end module of a testing system while the configuration of the mobile communication device is set to the testing mode.