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Typically, APN settings are configured automatically when SIM is inserted or eSIM is activated. [1] An 'Access Point Name' (APN) is the name of a gateway [ 2 ] between a mobile network ( GSM , GPRS , 3G , 4G and 5G ) and another computer network , frequently the public Internet .
Closed public networks use a HotSpot Management System to control access to hotspots. This software runs on the router itself or an external computer allowing operators to authorize only specific users to access the Internet. [17] Providers of such hotspots often associate the free access with a menu, membership, or purchase limit.
An eSIM (embedded SIM) is a form of SIM card that is embedded directly into a device as software installed onto a eUICC chip. First released in March 2016, eSIM is a global specification by the GSMA that enables remote SIM provisioning ; end-users can change mobile network operators without the need to physically swap a SIM from the device.
A typical SIM card (mini-SIM with micro-SIM cutout) A SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card 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).
SIM Application Toolkit (STK) is a standard of the GSM system which enables the subscriber identity module (SIM card) to initiate actions which can be used for various value-added services. [1] Similar standards exist for other network and card systems, with the USIM Application Toolkit (USAT) for USIMs used by newer-generation networks being ...
Mobile/desktop convergence: the Librem 5 open-source mobile, when connected to a keyboard, screen, and mouse, runs as a desktop computer. This is a list of mobile phones with open-source operating systems .
A SIM box (also called a SIM bank) is device used as part of a VoIP gateway installation. It contains a number of SIM cards, which are linked to the gateway but housed and stored separately from it. A SIM box can have SIM cards of different mobile operators installed, permitting it to operate with several GSM gateways located in different places.
Alcatel (formerly Alcatel Mobile Phones and Alcatel OneTouch, previously stylized as ALCATEL in its logo) was a French brand of mobile handsets owned by Finnish consumer electronics company Nokia and used under license [1] by Chinese electronics company TCL Technology.