[ESIM (EMBEDDED SUBSRRIBER Identity Module)] -Keywords that can be found in 1 minute #8

The next -generation standard of SIM (Subscriptioner Identity Module), where each mobile phone operator has information to identify the subscriber.In the case of ESIM -compatible smartphones, the initial settings can be completed only by online procedures

The contract procedure of the mobile phone company is online and easy

ESIM is a built -in SIM with a module that is built into the terminal (= embedded) as a part.A computer module built into machines and equipment to achieve a specific function.The difference in function from the conventional SIM is that you can download and rewrite the contract information with the communication business operator by remotely operating a QR code and install the dedicated application, and complete the service contract.Since the procedure can be done online, it has been used in prepaid mobile phones used by overseas tourists, but recently the terminals handled by online brands are compatible with ESIM.

Not only smartphones, but also a wide variety of IoT equipment

ESIM is being widely used in IoT equipment, such as wearable terminals, vehicles equipped with communication functions, and construction machinery in addition to smartphones.By using ESIM, data can be exchanged only between devices, not human operations.When exporting cars and game consoles with communication functions overseas, if you have ESIM, you will not need a SIM according to the export country, so ESIM is the spread of IoT from improving management and operability.It is indispensable for expansion.

Since the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has been promoting the spread of ESIM -compatible as part of the lower mobile fee, each mobile company has begun to provide ESIM in earnest.Y -Mobile and LINEMO have started offering ESIMs in March 2021 and SoftBank in July 2021.

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(Published date: January 17, 2022) Sentence: Soft Bank News Editorial Department

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