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Apple Plans Another Death Blow to the Phone Carriers
Even if they don’t come in this week’s iPhone launch, virtual SIMs look inevitable.
Does it drive you nuts having to change your iPhone SIM card? Things may be about to change.
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Each new iPhone is usually good news for mobile network operators. The latest Apple Inc. device always comes with upgrades that make it easier to play games, watch films and download reams of data. More data means bigger phone bills.
There’s a chance, though, that Wednesday’s arrival of the next generation of iPhones might not be so welcome. That’s because there’s a possibility that Apple could introduce so-called electronic sims, or eSIMs. Even if this doesn’t happen this time around, the shift to the new technology looks inevitable.