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ARTICLE · 08 APRIL 2021

Turkey Has Introduced Its National ESIM Technology: But Why Is It Important?

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Turkey has introduced the new domestic and national eSIM technology on December 24, 2020.

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Turkey has introduced the new domestic and national eSIM technology on December 24, 2020.1 The Minister and the Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, and the President of The Information Technologies and Communication Authority ("ICTA") presented the new technology to the public.

eSIM is a technology that can be summarized as an embedded SIM. eSIM has many advantages for consumers such as enabling switching networks easily without swapping SIM cards, as well as allowing for a temporary switch to another network instead of using dual SIM cards.2 However, this is not all: eSIM is also an important milestone in connectivity, as IoT devices can gain great benefits from it3 via the recent 5G technology and it is already being effectively used in connected cars.4

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