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A typical SIM card (mini-SIM with micro-SIM cutout) A SIM card or SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is an integrated circuit (IC) intended to securely store an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) number and its related key, which are used to identify and authenticate subscribers on mobile telephone devices (such as mobile phones and laptops).
Postpaid service mobile phone typically requires two essential components in order to make the 'post-usage' model viable: Credit history/Contractual commitment. This is the basis on which the service provider is able to trust the customer with paying their bill when it is due and to have legal recourse in case of non-payment; Service tenure.
SCP—Secure Copy; SCPC—Single Channel Per Carrier; SCPI—Standard Commands for Programmable Instrumentation; SCSA—Secure Content Storage Association; SCSI—Small Computer System Interface; SCTP—Stream Control Transmission Protocol; SD—Secure Digital; SDDL—Security Descriptor Definition Language; SDH—Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
In 2G networks, the SIM card and SIM application were bound together, so that "SIM card" could mean the physical card, or any physical card with the SIM application. In a GSM network, the UICC contains a SIM application and in a UMTS network, it contains a USIM application. A UICC may contain several applications, making it possible for the ...
A nano sim used in mobile phones. One of the key features of GSM is the Subscriber Identity Module, commonly known as a SIM card. The SIM is a detachable smart card [3] containing a user's subscription information and phone book. This allows users to retain their information after switching handsets.
AT&T’s mobility segment saw a postpaid churn of 0.93% versus 0.95% a year ago. The Consumer Wireline segment had 226 thousand AT&T Fiber net adds, falling short of the analyst consensus of 265.4 ...
The table below lists information technology initialisms and acronyms in common and current usage. These acronyms are used to discuss LAN, internet, WAN, routing and switching protocols, and their applicable organizations. [1] [2] [3] The table contains only current, common, non-proprietary initialisms that are specific to information technology.
For GSM, UMTS and LTE networks, this number was provisioned in the SIM card and for cdmaOne and CDMA2000 networks, in the phone directly or in the R-UIM card (the CDMA equivalent of the SIM card). Both cards have been superseded by the UICC. An IMSI is usually presented as a 15-digit number but can be shorter.