Apple and Samsung in talks with operators to launch universal SIM card
Apple and Samsung will be interested in joining the telecom operators in launch of a new type of SIM card, which will allow users to change their operator instantly.
The technology giants Apple and Samsung are in talks with telecom operators to join the launch of e-SIM, a standard card that will change operator instantly .
According to the Financial Times the association representing mobile operators worldwide (GSMA) will shortly announce this agreement which will produce the new cards, and which will join, according to the same newspaper, Apple and Samsung- two major smartphone manufacturers worldwide
The AT &. T, Deutsche Telekom, Etisalat, Hutchison Whampoa, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone are some of the operators in the list.
Traditional SIM cards are associated with a particular carrier. To choose another data plan or voice is necessary to use another operator. With these new cards, e-SIM, this change will be made instantly.
At this time, according to the GSMA, are being finalized the technical specifications of this new type of cards, “whose delivery was anticipated for 2016, “said Anne Bouverot, head of the association with the Financial Times.
Apple’s association with this new project comes after last year technological announced it would create a specific SIM card for the iPad . However, this idea was supported by few operators such as T-Mobile in the US and EE in the UK.
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