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Advances in eSIM technology will drive adoption in IoT, registering a growth of one billion in 2023 to over 3.6 billion in 2028, according to research conducted by Omdia.

Decision intelligence platform SourseAI has partnered with South African mobile network Melon Mobile to improve its mobile capabilities.

Verizon Business has unveiled a wireless IoT platform that will allow businesses to deploy and centrally manage IoT devices across international borders to leverage both native eSIM and roaming capabilities of MNO partners.

Operators will generate an estimated US$10 billion of roaming data revenue globally in 2024, a rise from US$8.6 billion in 2023, according to market research firm Juniper Research.

Telecommunications and mobile money service provider Airtel Africa has deployed Finnish telecommunications provider Nokia’s iSIM Secure Connect technology in a SaaS delivery model to offer customers 5G and IoT based-on demand services.

felix, a mobile and internet brand under telecommunications company TPG Telecom, has introduced VoLTE and Wi-Fi calling to improve call connections, quality, and offer the ability to simultaneously talk and browse over a 4G connection for its customers.

Consumers are ready to switch their plastic SIM cards for next-generation eSIM technology to unlock a host of benefits, according to software and services to communications and media companies provider Amdocs’s eSIM Consumer Pulse 2022 report.

Last week, American multinational technology company Apple released the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, two new phone models that boast design, camera upgrades, a new safety capabilities. The new models sold in the US market will be eSIM only, a move that will have major ramifications across other markets, according to analysts at research firm GlobalData.

felix says it is making it easier than ever for customers to connect to mobile services with the launch of its new eSIM technology which will enable customers to sign up and activate their mobile service in a matter of minutes while also helping eliminate plastic e-waste from going to landfill.

The 5G SA-compatible eSIM features on Oppo's latest flagship 5G smartphone, the Oppo Find X3 Pro, and is promised to "bring new possibilities for smart devices in the 5G era."

Before iOS 14.5, it was not possible to use 5G data connectivity on an iPhone 12 when using both the eSIM and a second physical SIM, but as you can see from the attached image, iOS 14.5 has solved this problem.

Australia's biggest telco, Telstra has announced eSIM activation for all its MVNOs through Telstra Wholesale after a successful trial with two MVNO partners" in what is an Australian first in this space, with MVNOs to offer the service "in the next few months".

More than six billion eSIM-capable devices will be shipped over the next five years, the technology research firm Counterpoint Research has forecast, adding that this would include those using both eUICC and iUICC technologies.

Not everyone has dozens of gigabytes on their mobile plan to burn through each month, and unless you're on Vodafone's new Infinite mobile phone plans in Australia with 2mbps, 10mbps or 25mbps speeds after using your monthly data allocation, free WiFi is more available than ever.

Telstra has updated its mobile app, giving customers who have eSIMs the ability to manage them from the app without having to visit a store or requiring an eSIM activation card.

About two billion eSIM-based devices will ship globally by 2025, up from 364 million in 2018, the analyst company Counterpoint Research says, adding that most of these devices would have a hardware chip-based eSIM solution until 2025, after which there would be more integrated SIM-based solutions adopted.

The mobile operators trade body, GSM Association, has found that significant progress has been made by Chinese mobile vendors, operators and manufacturers in adopting remote SIM provisioning and eSIM technologies.

Telstra says it will allow consumers who have Windows 10-based devices with an eSIM to connect to its mobile network without any other hardware.

British SIM software provider Truphone says its eSIM connectivity will be available on the Google Pixel 3 and 3 XL smartphones.