In a 2022 analysis, both embedded SIM (eSIM) and integrated SIM (iSIM) solutions averaged lower costs across the lifetime of all technologies using them such as smartwatches, cars, and the Internet of Things (IoT). The use of remote SIM provisioning (RSP) in particular was shown to reduce costs by an average of 15 percent, though traditional removable plastic SIMs showed the highest lifetime costs across all categories. The low upfront cost of traditional SIMs was cancelled out by the cost savings associated with eSIM and iSIM regarding lower data tariffs and logistics simplification, according to the source.
Lifetime SIM, eSIM, and iSIM cost comparison for all technologies worldwide in 2022
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Transforma Insights. (June 30, 2022). Lifetime SIM, eSIM, and iSIM cost comparison for all technologies worldwide in 2022 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341134/lifetime-sim-esim-and-isim-cost-comparison-for-all-technologies-worldwide/
Transforma Insights. "Lifetime SIM, eSIM, and iSIM cost comparison for all technologies worldwide in 2022 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341134/lifetime-sim-esim-and-isim-cost-comparison-for-all-technologies-worldwide/
Transforma Insights. (2022). Lifetime SIM, eSIM, and iSIM cost comparison for all technologies worldwide in 2022 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341134/lifetime-sim-esim-and-isim-cost-comparison-for-all-technologies-worldwide/
Transforma Insights. "Lifetime Sim, Esim, and Isim Cost Comparison for All Technologies Worldwide in 2022 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341134/lifetime-sim-esim-and-isim-cost-comparison-for-all-technologies-worldwide/
Transforma Insights, Lifetime SIM, eSIM, and iSIM cost comparison for all technologies worldwide in 2022 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341134/lifetime-sim-esim-and-isim-cost-comparison-for-all-technologies-worldwide/ (last visited September 07, 2024)
Lifetime SIM, eSIM, and iSIM cost comparison for all technologies worldwide in 2022 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Transforma Insights, June 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341134/lifetime-sim-esim-and-isim-cost-comparison-for-all-technologies-worldwide/
