Challenger MVNO Honest Mobile says it has signed up 100,000 users to its new Smart eSIM which automatically switches to another network when the primary signal is weak or unavailable. For £3.75 a month, the Smart eSIM works alongside a user’s main SIM, providing unlimited data on 200+ apps via EE, O2, and Three. It

GK Telecom has uograded its Digital ePOS System and eSIM  eROAMING service for businesses who want to sell, activate, and manage eSIMs in real time. eROAMING was launched last year. It offers users a single global number and does away with the need for multiple SIM cards. The revised ePOS system is aimed at distributors,

SIM Distributor GK Telecom is introducing a range of SIM-only data plans specifically designed for IoT devices. The IoT Mobile plans offer options on 12-month and 24-month contracts. Prices range from £11 per month for 12GB of data to £23 per month for unlimited data. Ravi Navaratnam, Managing Director of GK Telecom (main pic left)

Vodafone UK and eSIM Go have partnered to enable UK organisations to become instant MVNO’s without any upfront costs or technical expertise. This solution, described as an ‘MVNO-in-a-box’ allows businesses to seamlessly integrate mobile services into their digital platforms. eSIM Go’s platform already supports over 300 MVNO partners globally, including prominent brands like Western Union,

Gist Mobile has partnered with eSIM tech provider Mobilise to introduce eSIMs to its mobile application. Founded in 2020, Gist Mobile started as a VoIP provider, offering virtual numbers, voice and SMS features. It is now using Mobilise’s  HERO to introduce eSIMs which allows service providers to offer connectivity services using their existing app in

Three has welcomed Ymobile as a new MVNO to offer data-only eSIM plans that can be bought through the Ymobile app without any contractual obligations. Ymobile offers five flexible, 30-day data plans. These are 2GB for £2, 5GB for £5, 10GB for £7, 50GB for £10, and 100GB for £15. Ymobile is an MVNO brand

MVNO Lyca Mobile and Sim Local have teamed up to now offer Lyca’s data eSIM plans across the UK, France, Ireland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Portugal, and the USA. Sim Local’s platform offers eSIMs to international global travellers which connect to data packages from regional providers The partnership with Sim Local is Lyca’s first e-commerce retail

SIM distributor GK Telecom has become an MVNO enabling it to offer travel eSIM with phone numbers and support texting and voice calls. From January, travellers using a GK Telecom travel eSIM will experience roaming as if on their home network, albeit with a different eSIM number. Travel eSIMs are typically data only, requiring users

Former Virgin Media O2 Head of SMB Sales Angie Ablard Simpson has joined secondary market refurbisher urMobile as director of channel develoment. Her first project is launching a trade portal within called ur Business for buying and trading handsets which is now open, The UR Business portal offers account holders the ability to manage orders,

EE has launched an eSIM service for pay monthly SIM-only mobile users. EE’s eSIM enables customers on SIM-only plans to choose their plan, select their eSIM type, and download it from the EE website or EE app. Customers selecting an eSIM-compatible device will now have the option to choose an eSIM at the point of

A new eSIM only MVNO called Slice Mobile owned by Lyca boss Allirajah Subaskaran’s company Paraspara has launched offering talk, text and data plans on the EE network.  Slice Mobile was conceived by gffgaff founder and ex-CEO Gav Thompson Like giffgaff, Slice Mobile is using the “community-powered” approach where customers, or “members,” are encouraged to

Sim Local, the eSIM and travel SIM provider, has installed eSIM kiosks for outbound long-haul passengers at Heathrow. Travellers select a destination and a data plan and receive a QR code with instructions to scan the code for connectivity at their destination. This trial of self-service kiosks is located across each of Heathrow’s four terminals

Vodafone will be donating around 75,000 connections during the Wimbledon tennis tournament, which starts today (July 1). The ‘Connect Better’ promotion will challenge players to hit their fastest serves and increase the target number of 75,000 connections. It is part of Vodafone’s everyone.connected program, which aims to help four million people and businesses cross the

Vodafone is using eSIM technology and QR codes to offer Glastonbury-goers who are subscribers on other networks a free seven day trial of the network. Festival goers scan a QR code at Vodafone’s Connect and Charge stand or click on a link in the in the Official Glastonbury App  (below) to get 50GB data, 500 minutes

eSIM Go has signed Confused.com to its Breeze affiliate partner programme. The comparison web site will now offer travel insurance customers an eSIM Go eSIM of up to 2GB of free mobile data to use in selected countries around the world . eSIM Go recently signed uSwitch as an affiliate and says there is strong

Comparison site Uswitch.com has teamed up with eSIM Go to launch data-only travel eSIMs, offering prices from 13p a day. Customers can sign up online and connect to local networks at their destination or before they travel for instant connection on an eSIM-compatible device. The travel eSIMs use mobile data onl and exclude regular network

eSIM usage is a tiny fraction of total global mobile subscribers, at only 150 million eSIMs, compared with 8.9 billion cellular subscriptions worldwide but operators seem now more willing to embrace the technoogy say analysts at CCS Insight. Around 800 operators worldwide now support eSIM technology, and there are more than 200 eSIM-enabled devices CCS

ESIM provider and distributor GK Telecom plans to roll out 1,000 eSIM McDonald’s-type touchscreen kiosks across the UK that allow people to purchase an eSIM that works in 160 countries, with just a few finger taps.  The digital kiosk is being launched next week at the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai, which is expected to

eSIM provider and distributor GK Telecom plans to roll out 1,000 eSIM McDonald’s-type touchscreen kiosks across the UK that allow people to purchase an eSIM that works in 160 countries, with just a few finger taps.  The digital kiosk is being launched next week at the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai, which is expected to

Asda Mobile is to offer Pay Monthly SIM-only contracts as part of an investment to increase its customer base. People who sign up for a contract through Asda’s loyalty app, Asda Rewards, will get up to five percent cashback on their monthly bill, which can be spent either in-store or online on groceries and homeware.

E-SIM distributor GK Telecom is enticing travelers to purchase its unlimited eSIM data plan for Europe with a physical eSIM pack they can activate without having to navigate the usual online search. “eSIM technology is new and can be complex for first-time users. Our objective is to raise awareness through the distribution of a physical

Unicorn fintech Revolut has partnered with 1Global to launch an eSIM service to millions of Revolut customers offering data plans without unexpected roaming charges in over 100 countries. 1Global is the new brand for Truphone, The partnership allows Revolut customers to install the eSIM and top up their data plans in their Revolut app whenever

GK Telecom has introduced a new range of 7-day unlimited eSIM plans targeted at people attending major sporting events such as Paris Olympics 2024, expos in Dubai and Qatar and the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup USA. The seven-day plans aim to provide reliable internet in over 200 countries, helping travellers stay connected without

The rapid evolution of smartphones and IoT devices has transformed the way users access information and data, writes Craig Palmer, CEO of billing and CRM platform VAS-X. Smartphones have become digital assistants. And, as demand surges for continuous connectivity, operators must seek innovative solutions to elevate user experience, differentiate their offerings, reduce costs, and tap

Vodafone culled 179,0000 low-income legacy SIMs which impacted the size of the contract customer base in the first half of the year. 

How has eSIM changed consumer behaviour? The long-term impact of eSIM on consumers is yet to be seen, but the emerging changes have already begun writes Hamish White, founder and CEO of eSIM pioneer Mobilise As the technology continues to evolve, we can expect the capabilities and definitions of mobile providers to change in line

SIM and calling card distributor GK Telecom is launching an eSIM data-only service on Monday (9/11) that will allow its subscribers in 210 countries to earn unlimited commissions simply by sending their friends and followers a unique invitation QR code.

Mobile connectivity specialist Cellhire has teamed up with Manx Telecom IoT company OV to give Cellhire’s clients and channel partners access to more than 600 direct roaming agreements. 

Network operators will need to develop more ways than just QR codes and make it easy to transfer an eSIM from one device to another to maximise the potential of eSIM growth.

Vodafone has disconnected 66,000 ‘zero value’ SIMS provided to businesses during the COVID pandemic. The SIMS were cut off over the last three months and caused the contract base to dip by 66,000. But revenue increased by 5.7 per cent partly due to annual price increases and good growth in Business, In one of its

BT has partnered with interactive immersive learning spaces provider Immersive Interactive to supply business and public sector clients with 5G-enabled simulations of real-world environments in an internal or external room, or mobile unit.

Sim Local, which clams to be the largest seller of SIM cards in the UK travel market, has opened its newest store at Vienna Airport. The store is Sim Local’s 12th, and will provide a choice of local SIM cards from Vienna networks eety, Drei (Three) and Lyca to international travellers and a range of

Lyca Mobile, which claims to be the world’s largest MVNO, has launched an eSIM service in the UK. 

Around a 64 per cent of people in the world’s least developed countries (LDC) are still offline in least developed countries writes Hamish White, CEO of SaaS solutions provider Mobilise This equates to 720 million people , or 27 per cent of the global offline population, even though the these countries population makes up just 14

Hungary airline Wizz Air has partnered with eSIM Go to allow Wizz Air passengers to buy and activate eSIMS to access mobile data services in more than 150 countries

Global roaming data revenue to reach $10 billion next year but eSIMs could curtail income.

Mobile News Awards winner Sky Mobile is adding connected laptops with their own SIM plan and data allowance to its range of available devices. The range launching includes four new Samsung-connected laptop models. These are the Chromebook GO LTE, Chromebook2 360 LTE, two Windows laptops, the Galaxy Book2 Go 5G and Galaxy Book3 Pro 360

Other players might replace the operator’s role, taking ownership of the customer relationship says Lifecycle Software CEO Kelvin Chaffer

Three is offering free connections worth a total of £150,000 to small and medium businesses with 20 to 150 employees in Manchester and Birmingham who can best demonstrate how their businesses can grow using the Three network. Successful applicants will get free SIM packages as well as free Business Broadband for two years. Businesses must

Roaming between networks guarantees contiguous coverage for smart devices on the move

Cost-of-living crisis changes customer usage and buying habits

The news means over 2.5 million (72 per cent) of the network’s customers will have more choice and greater value

Deals are valid until November 30

eSim’s could unlock a lot of potential and we could see more manufacturers adopting this

BT has collaborated with ServiceNow and Dynatrace for a better management of services, with the latter now being BT’s sole provider of full stack observability across its entire estate

Operators are now in an abusive relationship with Apple says Simon Rockman When Lenovo launched the Motorola Razr 5G it was eSIM only. And no one noticed. Apple launched the iPhone 14 (essentially an iPhone 13 with ’14’ on the box) and it was hailed as a great innovation because it was eSIM only. Perhaps there

SMARTY Mobile has launched data-only SIMS specifically designed for devices that only require data, ranging from £5 for 2GB data to £20 for unlimited data.

USA move to eSIM hailed as a ‘game changer’ Apple has scrapped the physical SIM tray in American versions of the iPhone 14 and replaced it entirely with an electronic SIM. The move was hailed by Amdocs group president and head of technology Anthony Goonetilleke as a “watershed, game-changing moment for seamless connectivity”.  “We’re seeing momentum

The new stores join many other international Sim Local stores

Switching from a pay monthly contract to SIM can save customers money according to SMARTY

It comes after the Nigerian government asks telcos to bolster security against threat of cyber fraudsters

The SIM card retailer now has standalone stores in Athens, Brussels and Heathrow

Out-of-contract customers are overpaying on pay-monthly rolling mobile contracts that costs 430 per cent more than the best value SIM-only offers

The proposition aims to offer greater flexibility for customers

Truphone has provisioned close to 18m SIMs globally, up from 10m last March

eSIM adoption is set to reach 3.4 billion globally by 2025, up from 1.2 billion last year, according to Juniper Research

The partnership aims to give added protection to stop customers from being victims of fraud

The white-label approach to all alerts and emails allows reseller partners the chance to send alerts directly to the customer chain

O’Connor will oversee new global Operators as Sim Local expands its retail footprint internationally

iSIM enables the functionality of a SIM card to be integrated into a device’s main processor

The T3 store is the latest addition to a range of Sim Local stores across all four terminals at Heathrow, and several UK and European airports. 

The service provides consumers with a second mobile number 

The SIMs have been given to the refugees based in London and Leicester 

Store is the first outside of the UK

The plan gives students 13GB for £10 per month

There’s no time like the present for eSIM adoption, enabling greater flexibility for consumers when roaming, and cost and revenue benefits for operators says Mobilise founder and CEO Hamish White

The service is due to be available commercially later this quarter

It becomes the fifth Sim Local store opened at Heathrow

Operators have seemed reluctant to push the benefits of eSIMs, but increased travel may soon change things

Former Vodafone-man Foley joins from CarTrawler

System gives real-time network control to phone systems

NetLync aims to help MNOs and MVNOs embrace eSIM opportunities

eSIM eradicates the need for physical SIM cards

Ian Rankin has been tasked with expanding Sim Local’s international business 

GSMA estimates there could be up to 2.8bn eSIM connections globally by 2025

Truphone are the third-biggest provider of eSIM services globally 

Demand for traditional SIM also remained strong last year despite pandemic 

The partnership will enable quicker and more cost-effective access for MNOs and MVNOs

The service is available from today

Both the new £15 and £20 options will be 5G-ready

Partnership aids firm’s plans to become largest travel market SIM seller

MNO’s Support Twitter page says eSIM support is coming in ‘early 2021’

Distributor supporting release with free training modules for resellers

Offer is first major B2B initiative since new business MD appointment

Distributor has put in place requisite processes in past month

The rollout will be achieved within the next two years

Gamma voice services to be available through FibreNest

Sly has over 20-years experience in the telecoms industry

eSIM is the future of mobile according to SIM Local head of eSIM strategy Gary Waite 

The solution provides instant over-the-air connectivity 

Truphone claims to have provisioned over four million eSIM profiles worldwide

Prices start from £11 per month

The appointment of Fergal Donovan will help CTech to grow says CEO

Global connectivity to over 450 networks

Trio of big data offerings in the last three months for cloud provider

Jola is the first wholesale provider for the SIMs

Dealer accused of mis-selling SIMs goes under after Chess pulls the plug on commission 

SIM-only sales at third-highest since 2014 in the week after new ruling came into effect Ofcom’s ‘Text-to-Switch’ ruling has boosted mobile market sales by 57 per cent year-on-year (YoY) and has led 12-month SIM-only deals to rise 104 per cent. This is according to data compiled by www.awin.com which analysed its weekly Mobile Benchmarking Report

Callsign is also looking to expand into other countries served by Hutchinson operators