What is eSIM and what are the advantages over a SIM card?

eSIM explained in sipgate – advantages over the classic SIM card and activation step by step.

The eSIM is the next evolution of the classic SIM card, and it makes mobile communications easier and more flexible. The “e” in eSIM stands for embedded, which means that the eSIM is permanently built into the smartphone in the form of a tiny chip. While the SIM profile is already permanently stored on every SIM card, owners of devices with an integrated eSIM chip can download one or more eSIM profiles to their device and also delete them again.

If you want to use sipgate with the eSIM, there are no additional costs or disadvantages. Quite the opposite: compared with the classic SIM card, the eSIM offers many advantages:

Dual SIM function (multiple SIMs on one smartphone)

In addition to the eSIM chip, current smartphones still have a SIM card slot. This automatically makes these smartphones Dual-SIM devices. Many users who currently use two smartphones for two different phone numbers (e.g. business and private) can in future do without a second smartphone, as they can use both numbers in parallel on one device.

sipgate onto your smartphone with just one QR code scan

So far it always takes several days until the ordered SIM card arrives in the mailbox. With the eSIM this is fundamentally different: An eSIM profile can be loaded onto the device from anywhere in the world and within a few seconds by scanning a QR code on the sipgate website. Calls and mobile data are active after just a few seconds. It is possible to activate several eSIM profiles in a device group directly one after the other.

Location-independent and remote

Do you use sipgate for business? Unlike conventional SIM cards, eSIM profiles reduce administrative effort. Colleagues can be provided with a mobile solution regardless of location and in real time. This gives the eSIM concrete benefits for admins and the entire company.

In order for you to surf the internet on the go abroad with an eSIM profile, you first need to enter the APN in your smartphone. In the article How to use your mobile data abroad you will find the necessary settings.

Future-proof

After a certain transition period, the eSIM will completely replace the physical SIM card. In addition to the advantages for users of eSIM-capable devices mentioned above, there are also clear advantages for manufacturers once the SIM card disappears completely.