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eSIM

The ubiquitous SIM card has played a fundamental role in mobile telecommunications for over 25 years. It is recognised by end users and provides a secure means for authenticating devices onto networks, all inside a removable “Secure Element”, which is easily transferrable between mobile devices.

Although the role of the SIM itself is not changing, the GSMA has defined a radical new way to load it into devices. Now the SIM may be securely downloaded into a ‘Secure Element’ that can be permanently embedded inside any type of device. To enable this change, an ecosystem of trusted platforms and players has been facilitated by the GSMA to create the eSIM solution. It offers an equivalent level of security and protection to that provided by the removable SIM card.

The following video provides a quick introduction to eSIM and how it works in just a few minutes.

GSMA _ eSIM - eSIM.ts

The eSIM White Paper provides both a primer to introduce the basics of Remote SIM Provisioning technology and an introduction to the detailed technical specifications for both the consumer solution & M2M solution channels:

Consumer Solution: This is the ‘direct to consumer’ channel. This is required when the end user has a choice of operators supplying connectivity. Consumer solution requires an end user interaction that they are familiar with operating that results in actively choosing their network connectivity provider. The Consumer solution also targets enterprises who use devices targeted to the consumer market. 

M2M solution: This is for ‘business to business to consumer’ channels. This solution serves the needs of business to business customers, specifically in the Internet of Things (IoT) market.

Click here to download the eSIM White Paper

What is eSIM for Consumer?

The SIM for the next Generation of Connected Consumer Devices

eSIM is a global specification by the GSMA which enables remote SIM provisioning of any mobile device.

eSIM now allows consumers to store multiple operator profiles on a device simultaneously, and switch between them remotely, though only one can be used at a time. The specification now extends to a wider range of devices, beyond the single companion device made possible with the first release. Manufacturers and operators can now enable consumers to select the operator of their choice and then securely download that operator’s SIM application to any device.

Remote provisioning means much smaller devices can be supported. The first products have already come to market, and we can expect to see many further launches in 2019: it is now easier to extend mobile connectivity to devices such as tablets, smart watches, fitness bands, portable health systems and various other devices.

eSIM is the only globally-backed remote SIM specification for consumer devices. This universal approach will grow the Internet of Things by allowing manufacturers to build a new range of products for global deployment based on this common embedded SIM architecture.

Consumer benefits include:

Simpler device setup without the need to insert or replace a SIM card;

Devices that can operate independently of a tethered smartphone, with their own subscriptions;

A range of new, enhanced mobile-connected devices.

eSIM for M2M

What is the GSMA Embedded SIM Specification?

The GSMA’s Embedded SIM Specification provides a single, de-facto standard mechanism for the remote provisioning and management of machine to machine (M2M) connections, allowing the “over the air” provisioning of an initial operator subscription, and the subsequent change of subscription from one operator to another. 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.

M2M offers a huge market opportunity

Mobile networks are being used to connect all sorts of devices; automated reading of utility meters, intelligent connectivity of cars and commercial vehicles to enable drivers to access navigation, infotainment or breakdown services, traffic lights, home security and assisted living. The number of mobile connected devices is expected to be 10.5 billion by 2020, resulting in a huge new market opportunity, predominantly in the machine to machine (M2M) and consumer electronics sectors. All parties in the M2M ecosystem will struggle if we remain solely dependent upon the traditional SIM card, which is predicated on only associating with one network operator.

This is because changing SIM cards is problematical for many business-to-business (B2B) customers. For the industry, optimising manufacturing process is a key challenge that GSMA Embedded SIM solves by providing a global product for a global manufacturing process with local provisioning when the product is deployed in the field. It also solves the challenge of managing those devices in the field when many M2M devices are remotely located, often hermetically sealed, their after sale location is not known during production and furthermore their product life cycles are lengthy. Many of the interfaces and processes needed to make the remote provisioning of SIMs work are virtually identical to current SIM personalisation processes and interfaces used by mobile operators today.

The latest version of the GSMA specification now includes Profile Interoperability that will simplify the process of connecting M2M devices and enhance the flexibility for how mobile network operators and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) do business in the future.

The GSMA Embedded SIM Specification has been backed by over twenty operators, two leading M2M Alliances and a host of OEMs. The full array of documents pertaining to the GSMA Embedded SIM Specification can be found below, or alternatively in our resources, along with other Connected Living case studies, documents, reports and guidelines.Key Documents

Figure: Split & Roles of the GSMA Architecture‘s Subscription Manager.

Standardised Architecture
Without a standardised subscription management architecture each Network Operator may develop proprietary technical solutions for the remote personalisation of their SIMs. Difficulties then arise when trying to switch a device which contains a remotely provisionable SIM embedded between two operators who implemented fundamentally different technical solutions based upon their proprietary requirements.

Developing a standardised subscription management architecture based upon common requirements has resolved such issues whilst at the same time reducing cost and complexity. A standardised solution drives the necessary ‘economies of scale’ to ensure the successful deployment of this type of SIM to the market.

Who benefits from the GSMA Embedded SIM?

Operators

Operators gain new business opportunities from a world of intelligently connected services and devices, reduce the logistical costs associated with handling traditional SIM cards and retain existing SIM security levels, all with minimum impact to their current network infrastructure, and minimum cost of integration and testing.

SIM Manufacturers

SIM Manufacturers add flexibility to their current products and open up new markets by providing the infrastructure and services that remotely provision SIMs. Adherence to a common industry standard ensures all returns on R&D investments are maximised.

Business Customers

Business Customers, whose product life cycles are often lengthy, enjoy the reassurance of knowing there is a common global architecture with no compromise on existing SIM capabilities. Inevitably they benefit from enhanced flexibility regarding their manufacturing, global constraints versus local connectivity contracts. Effective and efficient management of large scale volumes of M2M devices is entirely possible together with the knowledge that future expansion of connected services will not be prohibited by any third parties.

End users

Finally, end users enjoy a seamless experience on a plethora of devices, knowing they are securely and intelligently connected to ubiquitous mobile networks. This remotely provisionable SIM is the vital enabler for the future growth of the machine to machine market.

Beecham Research has released a new independent study which explores the benefits of the GSMA SIM Specification on the Mobile Enabled M2M Industry. It estimating that the immediate industry-wide adoption and deployment of the GSMA Embedded SIM Specification will deliver 34 per cent higher market growth by 2020.

Download the report here: Benefits Analysis of GSMA Embedded SIM Specification on the Mobile Enabled M2M Industry. Click here to view the accompanying infographic

Simplifying the adoption of compliant M2M solutions

The recent backing of the GSMA Embedded SIM Specification from a large number of global auto manufacturers suggests that it is on the way to becoming the de-facto standard mechanism for the remote provisioning and management of machine to machine (M2M) connections.

But for those buying an M2M solution, how will they know if it is GSMA compliant? In this instructive video, Executive Director, Embedded SIM, Gary Waite, explains three simple ways in which the GSMA is making it easier to adopt the Specification.

What happens when an M2M customer wants to change from one operator to another?

One of the most significant advances made in the IoT and M2M industries has been the development of Remote SIM Provisioning, which allows the “over the air” provisioning of an initial operator subscription, and the subsequent change of subscription from one operator to another.

As such, OEMs and Operators need to agree on a process on how this initiation and potential transfer occurs. In this short video, Executive Director, Embedded SIM, Gary Waite, explains how some the key questions relating to this process and how they can be successfully addressed.