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Tuesday, 2 July 2019

e-SIM-based device shipments to reach nearly 2 billion units by 2025

e-SIM enabled smartphones are gaining momentum gradually and telecom operators in India like Airtel, Jio is also offering the same. In similar lines, today, Counterpoint Research Analysis has released a new report regarding the global shipments of e-SIM based devices and it also includes their findings of a potential rise in the adoption of integrated SIM-based solutions. According to the latest research from Counterpoint’s ETO (Emerging Technology Opportunities) Service, the shipments of e-SIM based devices is said to reach nearly 2 billion units by 2025 up from 364 million in 2018 and the main reason for it is said to be smartphones and enterprise IoT devices. The findings also reveal that a majority of eSIM-based devices will have a hardware chip based eSIM solution until 2025, and after that, there will be a rise in the adoption of integrated SIM-based solutions. The report also indicates that in terms of shipment volumes, smartphones and B2B IoT devices will lead. Major OEMs like Apple, Google are adopting eSIM on their smartphones and this is said to drive the major volume growth and as there is a smaller base of adoption of connected devices like mobile hotspots, routers, etc, it is said to grow at a higher Compound annual growth ...