Buying
a SIM for your new mobile phone will become a passe soon and if one goes by the
latest news from Apple’s stable, the new ‘iPad Air 2’ has come embedded with SIM,
which, according to mobile network analysts, will trigger a price war among
mobile operators across the globe.
Apple
SIM will give the owners more freedom to choose the network and exit whenever
they find a cheaper and reliable option.
The 4G-compatible iPad Air 2 has come
with software-based SIM card, which nullifies the need for the multi-numbered plastic
cards provided by mobile network operators to take control of their services.
With the new Apple SIM, users in the US and UK can sign up directly from the
devices for services from any operators and can use the same number in
different nations with different service providers.
“The Apple SIM gives users freedom to
select any short-term plans from selected carriers in the UK and US from their
iPad,” Apple said on its website.
The SIM provides subscribers’ unique
IDs and carry out the encrypted authentication number to the network of that identity.
In the UK and US most of the phones
sold are locked to a particular network, hence customers have to stick to a
particular service provider even though they want to end their contract early. The
software-based SIM by Apple may end the phone locking practice.
Owners with new iPad Air 2 can choose short term data plans with
any mobile phone provider and shift to others when needed, which means a long
contract is going to go soon.
Presently, a few mobile phone operators have recognised Apple’s new
technology, which includes EE from the UK and AT&T, Sprint and T-mobile from
the US.
The new SIM technology could give more freedom for customers allowing
them to switch networks on-the-go, if they find a network with better service
at lower cost.a
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