The term ‘smart meter’ covers a variety of residential, commercial and industrial solutions monitoring a full range of utilities, including electricity, water and gas with a market value of $19.98 billion by 2022.
UICC (Universal Integrated Circuit Card) is the hardware used in mobile devices that contains SIM and / or USIM applications enabling access to GSM, UMTS / 3G and LTE networks. It is the most widely distributed secure application delivery platform in the world.
eUICC, also known as an embedded UICC or eSIM, refers to a UICC which:
◗ Is capable of hosting multiple network connectivity profiles (as defined by GSMA).
◗ Supports secure over-the-air (OTA) remote SIM provisioning as well as updates to the operating system (OS), keys, application and connectivity parameters, according to GSMA and Global Platform Specifications.
◗ Securely executes sensitive services.
◗ Includes soldered (MFF1, MFF2, etc.) and traditional removable (2FF, 3FF, etc.) form factors.
