Why Embedded SIM is Better
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Embedded SIMs (eSIMs) represent an exciting evolution for mobile industry. By forgoing traditional card trays and building them directly into devices, eSIMs free up space for other features.
Electronic SIMs offer great potential to users and manufacturers alike; eliminating roaming charges abroad, simplifying carrier switching processes and freeing up valuable storage space are just a few benefits of having one.
1. More Secure
No one could deny that eSIM technology holds immense potential to disrupt and transform the mobile industry. Notably, it can reduce smartphone size while giving manufacturers access to additional power resources for their devices.
However, electronic SIMs (eSIMs) aren’t indestructible and might not possess the same security properties as physical SIM cards. While eSIMs may be less susceptible to common attack vectors like SIM swapping, hacking them remains possible.
eSIMs offer more flexibility, as they store multiple network profiles. This can make switching networks much simpler if you travel frequently or change carriers frequently. Furthermore, using an eSIM can save money on international roaming charges.
2. More Flexibility
Switching network profiles remotely enables eSIMs to support multiple SIMs, making them especially helpful for business travellers looking to manage roaming costs and save time and energy by eliminating physical SIM card insertion into mobile devices.
eSIM technology also reduces devices’ environmental impacts by decreasing air shipments required for device deployment and physical items manufactured, which means less plastics and other potentially harmful materials used during production and resulting in decreased greenhouse gas emissions.
The EE eSim QR code contains a unique one-time activation code. If you cannot use this code
eSIM also allows operators to offer multi-device packages and tailor made data plans tailored specifically to customers, making this tool particularly helpful for businesses that operate across multiple locations or need to add devices onto a plan at short notice.
3. More Convenience
Business travelers using eSIM technology are able to maintain control over roaming costs and data plans while switching networks remotely – saving space while decreasing device theft risk.
Small and mid-sized businesses can leverage eSIMs to give employees multiple phone numbers on a single device, enabling them to quickly switch between work-related calls and personal ones without carrying around two separate phones.
Enterprises can also benefit from using eSIMs to support IoT applications. If they plan on deploying devices overseas that support asset tracking, utilizing an eSIM instead of physical SIM cards could eliminate logistics management expenses as well as save space for new features or extended battery life.
4. More Reliability
eSim is a wireless communication technology that replaces physical SIM cards with an electronic Universal Integrated Circuit Chip Card (eUICC), which can be programmed to support different network protocols. A smartphone equipped with an eSIM can store three or five separate carrier profiles that are easily accessed using its app or by scanning QR Codes.
eSIM technology has long been around, being utilized for smart home solutions and cellular telephony in homes, but its true potential lies beyond these contexts. Enterprise IoT or utility-backed smart city initiatives could benefit greatly from using eSim to connect, track and control IoT devices more rapidly with less complexity than before possible.
5. More Scalability
An eSIM is an embedded SIM, a type of phone card which can store multiple network profiles (up to three or five). Switching carriers with an eSIM is much simpler as there’s no need to insert another physical SIM in your device.
As eSIM technology becomes an industry standard, mobile operators will need to adapt their SM-DP+ solution accordingly to accommodate for growing demand for services and devices utilizing this emerging trend. Cloud hosting services may help meet this increased transaction volume while maintaining quality service for subscribers at all times – this is why GSMA has established specifications and guidelines for hosting eSIM cloud solutions so operators can take full advantage of this emerging trend.