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Future iPhones, Galaxies may mark the end of SIM cards as we know them

Future iPhones, Galaxies may mark the end of SIM cards as we know them

July 17, 2015

Via: itCurated
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What’s the future for smartphones? Handsets that don’t require physical SIM cards, according to a new report.

The Financial Times is reporting that Apple and Samsung are in “advanced talks” with major telecommunication companies and GSMA, the industry association that represents mobile operators, to standardize e-SIMs.

E-SIM technology allows for embedded SIM chips that don’t lock users to one particular network carrier, unlike the traditional SIM cards used today.

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