MTN South Africa has expanded embedded Sim (eSim) support to its prepaid customers. eSim – effectively a digital, software-based replacement for physical Sim cards – is now available to all MTN customers, it said. MTN first introduced eSim in 2019, but only to its post-paid client base. Key features of MTN’s eSim include: Multiple eSims on...
Mobile operator Vodacom says it will now offer eSIM support for smartphones across prepaid, top-up and postpaid contract types. This comes after it launchedeSIM support for wearables under its OneNumber service in 2019, which allowed customers to link a number of devices to a primary account using the same phone number. According to Vodacom, this means users with...
The internet of things (IOT) sector will propel eSIM − or embedded SIM − connections globally, outpacing eSIM-enabled smartphone growth. This is based on insights from Juniper Research, which predicts the global number of IOT connections using eSIM technology will reach 195 million by 2026, up from 22 million in 2023. eSIM is a small chip...
Telkom has finally launched support for embedded Sims, or eSims, on smartphones connected to its network. This means that Apple iPhone users, for example, will be able to use the eSim functionality in their devices to connect to Telkom while using the physical Sim card slot to connect to another network. In other words, Telkom customers...
The much-rumoured eSIMs developed by Safaricom have officially been released in Kenya. What is an eSIM? eSIM or embedded SIM is built into your phone. It is a tiny device, much smaller than even the smallest available micro SIMs. The smallest “nano” SIM is 8.8 mm by 12.3 mm, whereas an eSIM is 2.5 mm...
MTN has announced that it has made a number of improvements to its eSIM solution, adding support for a range of iPhone and Samsung smartphones. “The digital journey of MTN customers takes another leap forward with the addition of embedded SIM (eSIM) connections on selected smartphones this month and the inclusion of eSIM connections for...
The recent approval granted MTN and 9mobile by the Nigerian Communications Commission to carry out a one year trial test of eSIM on their networks, will advance the country’s telecoms network in line with global best practices, writes Emma Okonji The latest regulatory move by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in granting MTN and 9mobile,...
Embedded SIM (eSIM) technology is becoming widely adopted in many modern smartphones, and South African mobile operators have started to support wearables with eSIMs.
