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Sim Card
Telecom
1 min read

Providers of pre-activated SIM cards face suspension

The Ministry of Information and Communications has announced that it will suspend network providers found distributing pre-activated SIM cards or cards registered under incorrect personal info. The providers need to publish a list of authorized salespoints on…

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Electronics
3 min read

Apple admits to SIM bug on iPhone 14 line

Apple is admitting in an internal memo that there is a problem with the iPhone 14 series that results in a pop-up message that says, “SIM Not Supported” which is often followed by the freezing of the device. While Apple said that it is investigating the…

Sim Card
Telecom
1 min read

SIM Cards Must Now Be Registered With Telcos in the Philippines

Mobile phone users in the Philippines must now register their SIM cards with their telecom provider after the country’s President, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., signed into law the SIM Card Registration Act. According to the official dispatch, the new measure aims to…

Tmobile
Telecom
1 min read

T-Mobile introduces a more secure way for authorizing SIM changes

In an internal notice sent to its stores, as reported by the T-Mo Report, T-Mobile informs its employees of a new, more secure method of authorizing SIM changes. The customer will now be required to provide SMS verification when requesting SIM changes, such…

Sim Leisur
Living
2 min read

Sim Leisur to open theme park at Paradigm Mall

Penang-based theme park developer Sim Leisure Group is to open an indoor recreational center at Paradigm Mall in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. Sim Leisure has already started the construction of the 35,000sqft indoor recreational center which it will operate as a…

Poptel V9
Electronics
2 min read

Poptel V9, the largest videophone with Android

It’s not often that a videophone comes along, let alone one with a huge, Android-driven display, but the ever-enterprising Poptel just introduced the intriguing V9 to cover that homey dream. Equipped with a SIM card slot, the Poptel V9 nevertheless lets you…

Unitel
Telecom
1 min read

Unitel introduces eSIMs to Laos market

Vietnamese military-owned operator Viettel has announced that its subsidiary in Laos Unitel has become the first mobile operator in the market to launch eSIM technology. The Unitel eSIM service was introduced at the beginning of March, and Unitel is aiming to…

singtel
Telecom
1 min read

Singtel targets Millennials with all-digital mobile plan

Singtel has announced the launch of an all-digital mobile service plan targeted at technology-savvy Millennial customers. The new product, GOMO Mobile, offers functionality including immediate online sign up and same-day SIM card delivery, 24/7 live chat for…

Vinaphone Vietnam
Telecom
1 min read

VinaPhone launches eSIM technology in Vietnam

Vietnam has today officially become the 25th nation in the world to launch eSIM technology. VinaPhone, the mobile subsidiary of state-owned operator VNPT, has held the official mass market launch of eSIM technology, Vietnamese state news agency SGGP reported.…

docomo japan
Telecom
1 min read

DoCoMo launches prepaid SIM for foreign visitors

Japan’s NTT DoCoMo will this week launch a new prepaid SIM service for foreign visitors to Japan providing access to its network for 15 days. The Japan Welcome SIM offering will launch on July 1. It will allow travelers to apply for the service online prior…

Sim Cards
Telecom
1 min read

Workz launches new eSIM operating system

UAE-based mobile solutions vendor Workz Group has entered into a value-added reseller agreement with UK telecoms software company Simulty Labs covering the provision of commercial and technical support for Workz’s eSIM operating system and remote provisioning…

fingerprint
Telecom
1 min read

Thai MVNOs must use fingerprint SIM registration

Thailand’s MVNOs will need to implement a new online fingerprint ID registration system for both prepaid and postpaid mobile SIMs by March, after regulator the NBTC declined to exempt them from complying with the new registration regime. The online…

AIS Thailand 1
Telecom
1 min read

AIS, True must launch low-cost 4G SIMs for poor

Thailand’s telecoms regulator NBTC has issued an order requiring AIS and True Move to provide low-cost 4G SIMs for disabled and low-income citizens. The order is based on the terms of the licenses for 1800-MHz and 900-MHz 4G spectrum won by the two operators…

OOREDOO Myanmar PhotoLaunch 2
Telecom
1 min read

Ooredoo Myanmar expands SIM registration channels

Ooredoo Myanmar has added new channels for its subscribers to use to self-register, in line with a government directive that all SIMs in use in the nation be registered by next year. Customers now have four options for self-registering their SIMs. The four…