Sprint Is Comming With Cardless Sim Technology

[HetalDP 947]

BREW 2007: Cardless SIMs on Sprint Nextel

by Debi Jones

June 22, 2007 at 7:43 am · Filed under Mobile Tech, Events + Conferences, BREW07, CDMA, SIM, Sprint

The BREW conference is underway in San Diego, CA. The attendance is strong and there are lots of applications which deliver “media”. My first observation at the conference was the following. The phrase mobile content is last year’s color, and now, all is media. Ringtones, wallpapers, logos, text messages, pictures, and of course, video are all media.

Brian Finnerty, director of devices at Sprint Nextel, reached the top of the escalator just as I walked up to it. I took the opportunity to ask him a question or two.

me: “Sprint has always been known as the carrier with the coolest phones. Why didn’t Sprint land the iPhone?”

Brian: “They didn’t ask us. Apple wanted a GSM carrier so they could launch worldwide, or internationally.”

me: “What about SIM cards for CDMA carriers? Will Sprint have SIM cards in the near future?”

Brian: “We are deploying SIM technology without the card.”

me: “When?”

Brian: “It’s working on the phone I have in my pocket, right now.”

me: “Can I see that?”

Brian: “No.”

me: “When will Sprint release it?”

Brian: “In August.”

Nextel phones use SIM cards, and the new cardless SIM solution may be one benefit that can be credited to the merger. From a consumer perspective the benefit of having a card module is the ability to move it from one phone to another or change network operators by popping in a new SIM card to an existing device. It’s unclear what the consumer benefit will be for Sprint’s cardless SIM.

[Sadikk 301]

Aren't they talking about what we call HCC (Handset Change Card) here??

Edited June 28, 2007 by Shaikhsadik

[@mitJ@in 256]

i think dey are talking of the technology we are using in relaince

that is SIM LESS Phones....

may be sprint has used sim card phone right from begining.....

now it will be new thing for dem to have sim card less phones.....

[HetalDP 947]

Sprint Just have Taken Over Nexel Communicaions which uses IDEN (Integrated Digitaly Enhanced Network) which have SIM card but Sprint rom Start have never released any RUIM / SIM of that based phone in past. Now They talking about this thing lets wait for auguest to come and see what they offeres

[Sadikk 301]

Well i am sure its nothing new but same as our old good HCC

[HetalDP 947]

But They already have Online ESN Swap Thing

Means a Registered User can go online on Sprint Web Site and Swap the ESN Between the Number. ???

Lets See, and HCC is the Case then Why they Point out this into Brew Conference.