Docomo, Gemalto develop multi-profile SIM for smartphones, tablets

News Wireless Japan 28 NOV 2017
Docomo, Gemalto develop multi-profile SIM for smartphones, tablets
Japanese operator NTT Docomo, in partnership with Gemalto, has developed a multi-profile SIM for use through multi-carrier collaborations. The SIM is designed to allow users to switch between profiles, which include data such as contract information and telephone numbers, on their smartphone or tablet in each country. The commercial launch is scheduled for fiscal 2018, Docomo said. 

By inserting the SIM into a smartphone or tablet, customers planning to stay overseas long term, such as expatriates and students, can access Docomo’s network while in Japan, as well as use voice and data communications services provided directly by affiliated operators in their respective service areas overseas, without inserting the SIM card of a local operator or carry a rental device. 

Customers will be able to arrange to receive service from an affiliated operator so that they can make calls and access the internet once they arrive overseas.

Docomo and Gemalto have been verifying the feasibility of their multi-profile SIM in joint tests with Conexus Mobile Alliance carriers since 2016. The newest tests will be conducted with TrueMove H in Thailand and VNPT in Vietnam from December 2017 to March 2018. Corporate customers traveling between Japan and these countries will use the data services provided by the multi-profile SIM, and a quality evaluation will be made based on their experiences.

Categories:

Mobile

Companies:

NTT Docomo,  TrueMove,  Conexus Mobile Alliance,  Gemalto,  VNPT

Countries:

Japan

Tags:

Consumer, Sim cards

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