Qualcomm iSIM tech set to revolutionise phones
CHIP-MAKER Qualcomm has demonstrated a working smartphone featuring the next-gen integrated SIM (iSIM) technology in partnership with Vodafone and Thales.
San Francisco: CHIP-MAKER Qualcomm has demonstrated a working smartphone featuring the next-gen integrated SIM (iSIM) technology in partnership with Vodafone and Thales.
The iSIM, which complies with GSMA specifications, embeds the SIM functionality into the device's main processor, allowing for greater system integration, higher performance, and increased memory capacity, the company claims.
"Some of the areas that will benefit most from iSIM technology include smartphones, mobile PCs, VR/XR headsets, and industrial IoT. By engineering the iSIM technology into the SoC, we are able to create additional support for OEMs in our Snapdragon platform," Enrico Salvatori, Senior Vice President and President, Europe/MEA, Qualcomm Europe, said in a statement.
This technology is the latest evolution of SIM technology in which 'eSIMs' are embedded into devices. However, eSIM requires a separate chip: with iSIM, this is no longer necessary and removes the need for dedicated space assigned to SIM services.
