wraggster
July 16th, 2015, 20:25
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The Financial Times (http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0%2Ffc78a3ea-294b-11e5-acfb-cbd2e1c81cca.html) reports that Samsung and Apple are both in talks with theGSMA (http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/11/facebook-joins-the-gsm-association/), the mobile telecom telecom industry association, to begin employingelectronic SIM cards (http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/18/t-mobile-esim/) in their mobile devices. Electronic SIMs (or e-SIMs) differ from their physical predecessors in that they don't lock users into a specific carrier network and would allow them to switch any device between an network instantly. So, remember how when the iPhone debuted, it was only available on AT&T (http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/confirmed-apple-and-atandt-signed-five-year-iphone-exclusivity-de/)? That won't happen with e-SIMs -- any phone, tablet or network-enabled gadget will work with any carrier that supports the technology. Apple itself actually tried its own take on e-SIMS with the last generation of iPads, though only T-Mobile and AT&T supported that feature.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/16/apple-samsung-e-sim/
The Financial Times (http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0%2Ffc78a3ea-294b-11e5-acfb-cbd2e1c81cca.html) reports that Samsung and Apple are both in talks with theGSMA (http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/11/facebook-joins-the-gsm-association/), the mobile telecom telecom industry association, to begin employingelectronic SIM cards (http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/18/t-mobile-esim/) in their mobile devices. Electronic SIMs (or e-SIMs) differ from their physical predecessors in that they don't lock users into a specific carrier network and would allow them to switch any device between an network instantly. So, remember how when the iPhone debuted, it was only available on AT&T (http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/confirmed-apple-and-atandt-signed-five-year-iphone-exclusivity-de/)? That won't happen with e-SIMs -- any phone, tablet or network-enabled gadget will work with any carrier that supports the technology. Apple itself actually tried its own take on e-SIMS with the last generation of iPads, though only T-Mobile and AT&T supported that feature.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/16/apple-samsung-e-sim/