Vedomosti sources report that Russians connected 1 million eSIMs from July 2022 to July 2023. At the same time, since 2019, the operators have accumulated 3 million virtual subscribers.
The sharp increase in interest in eSIM is associated with a compromise between law enforcement agencies, the Ministry of Digital Development and operators. The latter decided to use the remote registration of a SIM card and confirm the identity of the subscriber on the State Services and through the State Key.
In total, 225 million SIM cards are currently active on the market for all Big Four operators.
As Tele2 noted, activating the card through government services provides access to the client, since it connects in a convenient remote format. MegaFon also confirmed that the popularity of eSIM is associated with remote activation.
In the Russian market, eSIM support is provided mainly by Apple, Google and Samsung. Alexander Sivolobov, Deputy Head of the Skoltech-based NTI Competence Center for Wireless Communications and Internet of Things, said that this technology is rarely found in Chinese smartphones – most often in premium models. [Ведомости]
Source: Iphones RU
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