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Articles tagged with: Sim Card
Environmentalism Comes to the SIM Card
Smart card vendor, Oberthur Technologies has announced the successful deployment of EcoSIM - the first patented eco-friendly SIM card in the market. Following the soft launch earlier this year, over 10 million cards were delivered to mobile network operators worldwide. more
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Virtual SIM Card Targets Phone Sharers in Cameroon
Earlier this year, MTN Cameroon deployed a "virtual SIM" facility that enables multiple user accounts to be stored within a single SIM card. The facility allows several people to share the same mobile phone with their own personal accounts, without having to swap SIM cards each time. more
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Tata Teleservices to Offer SIM Cards for CDMA Network
Smart Card vendor, Oberthur Technologies has announced the commercialization of its OMHTM (Open Market Handsets) SIM cards for CDMA networks. Oberthur Technologies collaborated with India's Tata Teleservices and Qualcomm to introduce OMHTM SIM cards into the Indian market. more
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Germany to Require Active SIM Card to Make Emergency Calls
Germany's telecoms regulator, the Federal Network Agency has announced a subtle change to the regulations covering emergency calls made from mobile phones. Under the change, starting on 1 July 2009, emergency calls made from mobile phones in Germany will only be possible with an active SIM card. more
Related Tags: 112, 911, federal-network-agency, Germany
SIM Card Market Defying the Downturn
The latest data from IMS Research shows that the SIM card market continues to defy the economic downturn that is currently hitting the mobile market. Total shipments of SIM cards in 2008 grew to reach the record number of 3.07 billion. This is in marked contrast to the numbers from manufacturers which showed handset shipments declining sharply in the second half of the year. more
Related Tags: ims-research, mobile-banking, ims, memory, oberthur-technologies, smart, accelerometer, smart-card
Indonesia's XL Loses 1 Million Customers
Indonesia's PT Excelcomindo Pratama (XL) has reported a drop in its subscriber base by around a million customers during the first quarter. The company put this down to a decision to raise the purchase price of its prepay SIM cards. more
Related Tags: pt-excelcomindo-pratama, xl, axiata-group, telekom-malaysia, prepay, iden, tim, itu, sim, excelcomindo, telekom, Indonesia
T-Mobile Develops Tiny Embedded SIM Card
T-Mobile USA has announced a first-of-its-kind embedded SIM for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solutions. Nearly the size of a head of a pin, the durable embedded SIM withstands challenging environmental factors such as temperature, humidity and motion to deliver reliable wireless connectivity. more
Related Tags: t-mobile-usa, sim, m2m, machine-to-machine, encryption, ict, t-mobile, tim, ovi, iden, yankee-group, life, USA
Nokia Shows Off 3rd NFC Capable Mobile Phone
Nokia has shown off its third fully integrated Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile phone, the Nokia 6216 classic. The new arrival is Nokia's first SIM-based NFC device which enables operators to build NFC services on to the SIM card. The Nokia 6216 classic is expected to start shipping in the third quarter of 2009 in select markets with an estimated retail price of EUR 150 before taxes and subsidies. more
Related Tags: nokia, nfc, near-field-communication, gsm-association, itu, eu, sim, 3g, tim, near-field-communications, gsm
Tanzania to Require SIM Registration
Tanzania's government has joined the growing trend for countries to require all PrePay SIM cards to be registered with the network operators, citing the usual reasons of crime and terrorism. The Minister for Communication, Science and Technology, Prof. Peter Msolla, said the government would soon table a bill in the National Assembly for the establishment of a Central Equipment Identification Register (CEIR). more
Related Tags: prepay, sim, tanzania-regulatory-authority, ict, tim, iden, police, Tanzania
Just Under 3 Billion SIM Cards Shipped in 2008
SIMalliance, the global association of SIM card manufacturers has reported that global SIM card shipments exceeded 2.9 billion units during 2008, with strong demand from the emerging markets of India, China, Asia Pacific and Latin America contributing to a 29 per cent increase on shipments over the previous year. more
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