Telenor Connexion deploys eSIM

27 Apr 2009

Telenor Connexion has started the rollout of the Gemalto M2M SIM, also known as eSIM, that improves product quality, reliability and cuts costs.

Based on Telenor Connexion's and Swedish Strålfors' patented eSIM-solution, the dedicated eSIM is tailored to the specific needs of the M2M market and customised for integrated communications in industrialised environments such as vehicles and machines. Offering improved SIM reliability in harsh environment and improved assembly efficiency for industrial large-scale production, it provides also improved design efficiency through its smaller footprint.

The two companies have been working over the past two years on various implementations of the eSIM meeting the needs of the M2M market, in fields such as the automotive industry, vending machines and industrial metering. Directly integrated within the M2M communicating module at manufacturing stage, the eSim eliminates manual operation and significantly reduces the related costs.

Strålfors' secure personalisation process supported by Gemalto is performed either before or after the card has been incorporated into the module, affording M2M players greater flexibility in managing subscriptions. Furthermore, since the card is welded inside the module, it cannot be stolen nor misused.