SIMs offer faster activation, better security, and easy travel SIMs, but drawbacks include harder transfers, carrier limits, ...

Traveling is exciting, but dealing with SIM cards can be a hassle. Thankfully, eSIMs (embedded SIMs) are changing the game, and many of the best smartphones now make room for them. You don’t have to ...

Mobile connectivity is entering a new stage. In 2026, prepaid international eSIMs have moved from a niche option to a mainstream expectation. What once required contracts, physical SIM cards, and ...

TRAI has recommended a separate regulatory framework for foreign SIM and eSIM cards embedded within export-only M2M and IoT devices.

While eSIMs are seen as an essential tool for many especially frequent travellers, their impact has mainly been limited by bad UI/UX, low awareness, unclear pricing, hardware gaps, and fragmented user ...

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. eSIMs are a recent trend that have taken the world by storm.

SIM convenience is changing how telecom ecosystem supports enterprise and IoT connectivity, forcing industry to reassess ...

Samuel has spent years writing about mobile carriers and their networks following a stint working as a technician in a carrier phone store. Whether it's helping people avoid 36-month payment plans, or ...

Sanuj is a tech enthusiast with a passion for exploring smartphones, tablets, and smart wearables. He started his tech journey with a Lumia smartphone, diving into Windows Phone. Later, he switched to ...

Unlike a physical SIM card in our phones, an eSIM can be acquired and transferred digitally. Thousands of donors are sending them to journalist Mirna El Helbawi, who provides them to people in the ...