In the first half of 2023, almost 400 mobile service providers worldwide offered a commercial eSIM service for smartphones, up from 343 in 2022. An eSIM (short for embedded SIM) functions as a digital SIM card embedded within a device, enabling mobile plans to be activated without the need to insert a physical card.
Number of mobile service providers worldwide offering a commercial eSIM service for smartphones from 2018 to 2023
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GSMA . (February 28, 2024). Number of mobile service providers worldwide offering a commercial eSIM service for smartphones from 2018 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1491275/global-number-of-mobile-service-providers-with-esim-service/
GSMA . "Number of mobile service providers worldwide offering a commercial eSIM service for smartphones from 2018 to 2023." Chart. February 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1491275/global-number-of-mobile-service-providers-with-esim-service/
GSMA . (2024). Number of mobile service providers worldwide offering a commercial eSIM service for smartphones from 2018 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1491275/global-number-of-mobile-service-providers-with-esim-service/
GSMA . "Number of Mobile Service Providers Worldwide Offering a Commercial Esim Service for Smartphones from 2018 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1491275/global-number-of-mobile-service-providers-with-esim-service/
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Number of mobile service providers worldwide offering a commercial eSIM service for smartphones from 2018 to 2023 [Graph], GSMA , February 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1491275/global-number-of-mobile-service-providers-with-esim-service/