为什么eSIM很快将取代移动、联通、电信Sim卡,背后的真实原因?
摘要:近期,中国联通宣布,首家eSIM业务将在全国开通,这意味着eSIM将大规模走进公众视野。中国联通这一消息放出大家都认为实体SIM已经走到了尽头。究竟怎么回事?
不管是十年前还是现在,每当我们买新手机,第一件事就是往里面塞进SIM卡。十几年前用手机如此,现在用手机依旧如此,SIM卡对我们来说已经是一个习惯,一个常识。然而,近日中国联通宣布,首家eSIM业务将在全国开通,这意味着eSIM将大规模走进公众视野。
对于eSIM卡可能很多人还不是很熟悉。eSIM简单来说,就是电子化的SIM卡,eSIM卡的概念就是将传统SIM卡直接嵌入到设备芯片上,而不是作为独立的可移除零部件加入设备中,用户无需插入物理SIM卡,如同早年的小灵通,功能上和普通SIM卡无异。eSIM技术的出现,将以往小灵通和电信使用过的烧号变得更加规范和便捷,同时用户也掌握了芯片的主导权,方面切换自己想要的网络。用户可以随时随地入网,终端接入更为便捷,能够多场景使用。
那么, 为什么eSIM很快将取代移动、联通、电信Sim卡,背后的真实原因?
一方面、虚拟Sim卡在手机的硬件设备里预装一块芯片,而不是拆卸的卡槽。这个点子可以让用户避免将自己「绑死」在一个运营商,或者不用购买新手机就能自由地从不同的运营商之间切换。于是这个想法催生了一套 eSIM 的工业标准,而这个标准将会让用户或者机构在使用他们的手机之时,更为便捷,安全并且还有助于降低资费。
另一方面、消费者已经厌倦了被运营商的合约所束缚住了,而硬件制造商们也厌倦了面对全球不同市场之间的,限制他们形成全球规模出货的壁垒。然而这个过程将不可避免地遭到网络提供商的反对。事实上,厂商将很快在市场方面有越来越多的讨价还价的余地,因为消费者将不再需要从运营商手上购买手机了。
根据调查公司Smart Insights的数据,到2020年以前,将会有34.6亿到86.4亿搭载eSIM设备出货,在未来十年内,传统的实体SIM卡将会减少至少 16% 的出货量。这意味着,未来几年内eSIM技术将会被广泛接受,移动、联通、电信Sim卡时代也终将被取代。你觉得呢?
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