Goodbye to SIM cards for cell phones: in fact, the new iPhone 14 arriving on the American market will not have a slot for a physical SIM.
A trend that is destined to involve all smartphone manufacturers and that was triggered by Apple and that will lead to a farewell to the physical in favor of the virtual.
La Sim card, which for more than twenty years has represented the key to accessing the mobile network and which, in the next iPhone 14 will disappear. Attention: for now, the change – epochal in some ways – will concern the one and only US market, where the new iPhones will be compatible only with virtual eSIMs.
To confirm the trend, none other than Ericsson Mobility Report, according to the in the next few years the 8.
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There would certainly be advantages in terms of number portability but above all the security, which would be strengthened by the absence of a physical component – difficult to steal, which cannot be damaged and which is not affected by the wear and tear of time in any way. But undoubtedly the added value lies in the possibility of switching between companies without having to replace the physical SIM in any way. A significant advantage for those who change often – for work, necessity, convenience.
The iPhone will be the trailblazer for eSim (the iPhone is already Dual Sim with a first physical Sim and the second eSim). The second giant that will embrace the virtual to the detriment of the physical is Samsung. According to the report by think thanks ResearchThe overall value of the eSim segment could reach $17.5 billion by 2030, up from $7.3 billion last year.
(source Il sole24ore)
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