Nov 19, 2010
GSMA Plans Embedded SIM Cards
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GSMA Plans Embedded SIM Cards:-
The venerable SIM card used in most of the
world’s mobile phones will get renewed life as an embedded SIM card that
can be remotely activated, according to the GSMA wireless phone trade
association.
The GSMA envisions SIM cards being designed into a series of new form
factors for a generation of mobile communications that will likely speed
the nascent machine-to-machine (M2M) market. On Thursday, the GSMA
announced the formation of a task force to explore the phenomenon.
The traditional SIM has been an important
innovation in mobile telephony and has provided many benefits to
consumers in terms of security, portability of contacts, and ease of
portability of devices across networks,” Rob Conway, GSMA CEO and board
member, said in a statement. “As our industry moves from connecting
phones to connecting a wide range of devices, it is apparent that the
embedded SIM could deliver even greater flexibility.”
The M2M market has been picking up steam in recent months and is
expected to grow more rapidly as remote sensor prices drop to the
five-cents-a-device range and as nanotechnology helps to create
automatic controls for gathering data from billions of wireless spots.
Conway added that embedded SIM cards also can be a boon for enabling new
services, such as e-Wallet and near field communication (NFC)
applications.
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