In IoT, the SIM may not easily be changed via physical access to the device or may be used in an environment that requires a soldered connection. Imagine for example an industrial IoT application were a connected machine operates in remote, technically hard to access location, physical replacing the SIM would be very expensive and disruptive in the production process. Thus there is a need for ‘over-the-air’ provisioning of the SIM with the same level of security that is achieved today with the traditional removable SIM.
The GSMA Embedded SIM Specification makes this possible. It has been backed by over twenty operators, two leading M2M Alliances and a host of OEMs. The complete set of documents relating to the GSMA Embedded SIM Specification can be accessed via this IoT Knowledgebase.
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Remote SIM Provisioning for M2M
Sunday 7 February, 2016 |
GSMA Embedded SIM is a vital enabler for Machine to Machine (M2M) connections including the simple and seamless mobile connection of all types of connected machines. In the M2M market the SIM may not easily be changed via physical access to the device or may be used in an ...
Remote SIM Provisioning Update
Monday 11 April, 2016 |
A presentation on Remote SIM provisioning, its key attributes, its level of take up in the operator and automotive community, as well as GSMA positions on the ability to switch in M2M. Download
Embedded EUICC: the path to standards
Tuesday 1 March, 2016 |
A presentation from ETSI on the EUICC technology evolution and potential describing work ETSI has done on this area up to March 2016 when it was presented at CEPT event (Mainz, Germany) Download