Truphone finally gets new owners
UK-based eSIM specialist Truphone has been acquired by investors at the end of a lengthy and fraught process.
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BICS and Thales buddy up to push eSIM adoption
Belgian telco BICS and French engineering giant Thales are working together to smooth out some of the pain points associated with eSIM technology in IoT devices.
Apple gets into the satellite game with its latest iPhones
US gadget giant Apple had its annual major product refresh, featuring the usual incremental improvements and a couple of milestones.
Truphone reportedly to be sold for £1
UK eSim firm Truphone, partly owned by Roman Abramovich, is reportedly being sold for £1 to two investors following sanctions against Russian businesspeople.
Nokia is going big on software at MWC 2022
Finnish kit vendor Nokia is drip-feeding product announcements in the week leading up to Mobile World Congress and, so far, they’re focused on the software side of things.
Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone both claim eSIM first with BMW
BMW is adding a personal eSIM to the BMW iX and both DT and Vodafone are claiming to be first to market with the add-on that makes it work.
Nokia takes aim at 5G IoT with iSIM management software
Finland’s finest has launched new software designed to help operators get to grips with cellular IoT device provisioning and subscription management.
Oppo and Thales claim 5G SA eSIM first
Chinese smartphone vendor Oppo has launched a new phone that contains the first eSIM compatible with standalone 5G.
Apple and Google key to rocketing eSIM figures
The number of eSIMs installed in connected devices worldwide will increase by more than 2 billion over the next four years, driven by consumer giants Apple and Google.
Telcos eye $3bn eSIM opportunity from connected cars
Operators could generate an additional $3 billion of service revenue by 2025 from cars equipped with embedded SIM (eSIM) cards.
Industry offers a bunch of telecoms predictions for 2020
It wouldn’t be the last working day of the year without the good old predictions piece so here are a bunch we got together from assorted telecoms industry luminaries.
GSMA promises not to rig the eSIM standard in favour of its members
The US Justice Department has concluded a two-year investigation into the GSMA’s handling of the eSIM standard after the latter promised to play nice.
A bunch of telecoms predictions for 2019
It’s that time of year again and before we set about the food, booze and pressies with shameless abandon we decided to collate some predictions from the cognoscenti of our industry.
Google is expanding eSim reach beyond Fi
With connectivity taking a more prominent role, Google has tied more partnerships to support eSim on the Pixel 3, taking the business into international markets.
Truphone and Redtea among the first to exploit the Apple eSIM opportunity
Apple’s support of eSIM in its latest iPhones promised to kick-start that market and a couple of specialist companies are leading the way.
X marks the slot as Apple moves to eSIM
Every new Apple iPhone is an X thanks to the launch of the XR, XS and XS Max, with the pricier ones being the first iPhones to support eSIMs.
Connecting devices: Taking advantage of eSIM
Beyond smartphones, many more devices will be enabled by eSIM over the coming years. For example, the technology is likely to feature inside the multiple ‘smart’ devices in people’s homes.
Tele2 claims eSIM first in partnership with Microsoft
Sweden’s mobile operator Tele2 announced it will collaborate with Microsoft to enable eSIM on Windows 10 based devices.
Gemalto bags Qualcomm deal for PC eSIMs
Gemalto has announced a new partnership that will see its eSIM solution integrated into Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Mobile PC platform, another incremental step towards the reality of always-connected PCs.
AT&T, Verizon and GSMA face eSIM collusion investigation
AT&T, Verizon and the GSMA are the subjects of a reported probe from the US Department of Justice as to whether the trio have been blocking or hindering the adoption of eSIMs.
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