An eSIM can dramatically alter how you use your smartphone. Unlike removable subscriber identity module (SIM) cards, eSIMs are a permanent part of your phone and enable you to use two different ...

SIMs offer faster activation, better security, and easy travel SIMs, but drawbacks include harder transfers, carrier limits, ...

The physical SIM cards we've used for decades are slowly being phased out. With the Pixel 10 series, Google's phones have gone eSIM-only for the first time—at least if you buy them in the US. Apple ...

TRAI has recommended a separate regulatory framework for foreign SIM and eSIM cards embedded within export-only M2M and IoT devices.

SIM convenience is changing how telecom ecosystem supports enterprise and IoT connectivity, forcing industry to reassess ...

PARTNER CONTENT: Whilst forecasts of a huge leap in the number of connected consumer and IoT devices make headlines on a regular basis, how these devices will get connected is often overlooked. Since ...

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. eSIMs are a recent trend that have taken the world by storm.

A SIM – traditionally a small plastic card that slots into your mobile phone – is an acronym for ‘subscriber identity module’. It holds information, such as your mobile number, and allows you to make ...

Samuel has spent years writing about mobile carriers and their networks following a stint working as a technician in a carrier phone store. Whether it's helping people avoid 36-month payment plans, or ...

Unlike a physical SIM card in our phones, an eSIM can be acquired and transferred digitally. Thousands of donors are sending them to journalist Mirna El Helbawi, who provides them to people in the ...