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Say goodbye to physical SIM cards once and for all? Qualcomm released a demonstration of "iSIM" technology

Zhongguancun online news: According to foreign media reports, Qualcomm recently demonstrated the "iSIM" technology jointly demonstrated by uncom foreign operator Vodafone and Taylors. Using this technology, mobile phone manufacturers can integrate the functions of sim cards directly into the snapdragon mobile platform, and the chip in this demonstration is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G mobile platform.

Say goodbye to physical SIM cards once and for all? Qualcomm released a demonstration of "iSIM" technology

Different from eSIM technology, which also needs to integrate additional chips, iSIM technology can be said to be the ultimate in burden reduction, and in the future, it can provide mobile network connection functions for many devices that cannot have a SIM card module built in.

As early as MWC19 Shanghai exhibition, Qualcomm brought users a demonstration of iSIM technology, and the Snapdragon mobile platform can directly "simulate" the unique encryption, authentication and storage functions of SIM cards with integrated security modules, completely eliminating the need for additional body space and saving hardware costs.

However, the technology still needs the support of operators, domestic eSIM technology has not yet been officially popularized, iSIM technology to the official commercial level is estimated to have to wait for a while.

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