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SIM card

A SIM card or SIM (subscriber identity module) is a type of integrated circuit, often in the form of a smart card. They are intended to securely store an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) number and its related key, which are used to identify and authenticate subscribers on mobile telephone devices (such as mobile phones, tablets, and…

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History and procurement

Design

Data

Formats

Security

Developments

Usage in mobile phone standards

SIM and carriers

Multiple-SIM devices

Thin SIM

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SIM card

Nodes126
Edges125
Triples248
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015873
Components1

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SIM card

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related to SIM and carriers · 23
SIM card → Asia, Australia, By, Canada, Common, December, Denmark, Europe, Finland, GSM, Hong Kong, Many, Mexico, Mostly, MVNOs, On, Poland, SIM, SIM-only, The SIM
related to Data · 21
SIM card → All, GSM, ICCID, If, IMSI, KB, Ki, LAI, MCCs, MNCs, Mobile, Refer, SDN, Short Message, SIM, SMSC, SPN, The, The SIM, This
related to Security · 19
SIM card → BlackHat, DES, Further, GCHQ, Gemalto, Having, In, In February, In July, International Telecommunication Union, July, Karsten Nohl, Ki's, NSA, SIM, SRLabs, Thales DIS, The, The Intercept
related to Design · 18
SIM card → API, APIs, ETSI, ETSI TS, GlobalPlatform, ISO/IEC, Java Card, Modern, Modern SIM, RFID, SIM, SIM Application Toolkit, SIM-likes, The, There, These, To, TS
related to history · 16
SIM card → EEPROM, EPROM, ETSI, IC, MOS, SIM, Smart, The, The SIM, This, TS, UICC, UMTS, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, USIM, With
related to International mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) · 15
SIM card → Canada, Digits, IMSI, IMSIs, MCC, MNC, MNCs, Mobile, MSIN, Normally, One MCC, SIM, The, Three-digit MNC, United States
related to Micro-SIM · 15
SIM card → ARIB, CDMA2000, ETSI, European Telecommunications Standards Institute, GlobalPlatform, GSM Association, GSMA SCaG, GSMNA, Liberty Alliance, OMA, Open Mobile Alliance, SCP, SIM, The, UTRAN/GERAN
see also · 15
SIM card → Apple SIMGSM, GSM, IMEI, IP Multimedia Services Identity, ISIM, MEID, Mobile, Mobile Equipment Identity, Module, SIM, SWP, TetheringTransponderGSM USSD, Unstructured Supplementary Service Data, Willcom-SIM, Wire Protocol
related to Multiple-SIM devices · 14
SIM card → Africa, BlackBerry KeyOne, Dual SIM, Dual-SIM, East Asia, Europe, Multiple SIM, SIM, SIMs, Some, South Asia, Southeast Asia, This, US
related to Authentication key (Ki) · 13
SIM card → AuC, Each SIM, GSM, In, Instead, Ki, Run GSM Algorithm, SIM, SIMs, The Ki, The SIM, This, USIM

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sim card mobile cards network gsm number phone used use devices also operator identity networks subscriber code digits using phones

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SIM cardis atype of smart card0.90text
SIM cardis aR-UIM and the equivalent of the SIM application is the CSIM.A virtual SIM is a mobile phone number provided by a mobile network operator that does not require a SIM card to conn…0.90text
flash memoryinstance ofalong with MOS memory technologies0.80text
EEPROMinstance ofalong with MOS memory technologies0.80text
the SMSCinstance ofThe SIM also stores other carrier-specific data0.80text
SMSinstance ofthe specifications were further developed and enhanced with functionality0.80text
GPRSinstance ofthe specifications were further developed and enhanced with functionality0.80text
in Africainstance ofMultiple SIM devices are commonplace in developing markets0.80text
East Asiainstance ofMultiple SIM devices are commonplace in developing markets0.80text
South Asiainstance ofMultiple SIM devices are commonplace in developing markets0.80text
Southeast Asiainstance ofMultiple SIM devices are commonplace in developing markets0.80text
where variable billing ratesinstance ofMultiple SIM devices are commonplace in developing markets0.80text

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