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Articles tagged with: Sim Card and Iden
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, 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, yankee-group, life, USA
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, police, Tanzania
30 Million Handsets Could Be Shut-Down in India by Mid-April
India's mobile phone networks have agreed to an aggressive 10-day deadline to disconnect all mobile phones which either do not have a unique IMEI serial number, or use Chinese style blank IMEIs. The regulator ordered the clampdown citing security concerns following recent terrorist attacks in the country. more
Related Tags: sim, eu, police, imei, India
Telenor Offers Banking Security via Mobile Phones
Norwegian operator, Telenor has announced that BankID for mobile phones is now available. This is an electronic identification and signature solution where the security elements are saved on the SIM card of the mobile phone. This will make banking and payment services available to Norwegians no matter where they are in the world. more
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