Shulou(Shulou.com)11/24 Report--

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen OC_Formula for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com, December 1 (Xinhua)-- Apple's patent for "physical SIM to eSIM conversion on devices" was recently announced.

According to the patent summary, the present disclosure relates to physical SIM to eSIM conversion on the device. This application describes a cellular service transfer mechanism that can be used to convert cellular service credentials included on a physical SIM (pSIM) card in a wireless device into a newly downloaded electronic SIM (eSIM) on an embedded general integrated circuit card (eUICC) of the wireless device. The transfer of these credentials for cellular service access may occur locally within the wireless device, which has authorization for the transfer from a mobile network operator (MNO) authorization server associated with the pSIM. The new pSIM corresponding to the previously used eSIM can be downloaded to the eUICC from the configuration server of the MNO.

CTOnews.com learned that Apple had become so aggressive with the US version of the iPhone 14 series that it had completely eliminated the physical SIM tray, used all eSIM technology, and switched to eSIM cards supported by AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon.

Research firm Counterpoint Research has previously reported that the iPhone 14 series, which only supports eSIM, will be a turning point in the adoption of eSIM technology. " Other OEM may be able to launch certain products or technologies faster than Apple, but once Apple uses the technology to sell on the iPhone, it will accelerate its adoption. This example has happened in dual cameras, portrait cameras, and display slots with Face ID. The introduction of eSIM is a turning point for the industry and facilitates the transition from physical SIM cards to eSIM. IPhone, which only supports eSIM, will not only promote eSIM to the minds of many consumers around the world, but will also drive other OEM manufacturers to switch to eSIM in the future. "

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