I-eSIM: Yintoni kwaye isebenza njani

Itekhnoloji ye-SIM khadi iye yavela kakhulu ukusukela oko yathi yaziswa ngo-1991. Siye sasuka kula makhadi alingana nekhadi letyala ukuya kwezonanoSIM zincinci sizisebenzisa kwii-smartphones zethu namhlanje. Kodwa imboni yeselula ayimi ngxi kwaye inyathelo elikhulu elilandelayo lilapha: i-eSIM okanye i-SIM ebonakalayo, ethembisa ukuguqula indlela esinxibelelana ngayo.

Yintoni kanye kanye i-eSIM?

I-eSIM okanye i-SIM edibeneyo isisiseko itshiphu yeSIM edityaniswe ngokuthe ngqo kwihardware yesixhobo, nokuba yi-smartphone, ithebhulethi, i-smartwatch okanye ilaptop. Ngokungafaniyo neeSIM khadi zokwenyama esiqhele ukuzifaka kwiifowuni zethu eziphathwayo, i-eSIM ayisuseki okanye inokutshintshwa ngumsebenzisi.

Le chip idityanisiweyo yenza kanye umsebenzi ofanayo njengekhadi leSIM lemveli: ichonga kwaye iqinisekise isixhobo kumsebenzisi wenethiwekhi yeselula, ikuvumela ukuba wenze iifowuni, uthumele i-SMS kwaye uqhagamshele kwi-intanethi yeselula. Umahluko kukuba ekubeni ithengiswa kwi-motherboard, i-slot okanye i-tray ayiyimfuneko ukuyifaka.

Uqwalaselo kunye nokusetyenziswa kwe-eSIM

I-eSIM yenzelwe ukubonelela ngamava afanayo kumakhadi e-SIM emveli, kodwa ngokukhululeka kokungawaphathi ngokwasemzimbeni ikhadi. Abaqhubi beselula ngokuthe ngcembe bayamkela le teknoloji, ekuqaleni inikezela njengenye indlela kumakhadi e-MultiSIM kwizixhobo zesibini.

Ukuseta i-eSIM, inkqubo inokwahluka kancinci ngokuxhomekeke kumphathi kunye nesixhobo, kodwa iyonke ilula kakhulu. Ukusuka kwindawo yabathengi okanye usetyenziso lwefowuni yomsebenzisi, unokucela inkonzo ye-eSIM isixhobo yesibini, ezifana tablet okanye smartwatch.

Ukusebenzisa i-eSIM kwenziwa kusetyenziswa ikhowudi ye-QR okanye iprofayile enikezelwa ngumsebenzisi kumsebenzisi. Skena ngokulula le khowudi ngekhamera yesixhobo sakho okanye ulandele imiyalelo yokukhuphela iprofayile, kwaye i-eSIM iya kuzilungisa ngokuzenzekelayo ngenombolo yefowuni ehambelanayo kunye nesicwangciso sedatha.

Njengakwikhadi elibonakalayo, i-eSIM inekhowudi ye-PIN kunye ne-PUK ukuyikhusela ekusebenziseni okungagunyaziswanga. Ukuba isixhobo silahlekile okanye sibiwe, I-eSIM inokuthintelwa ngokuqhagamshelana nenkonzo yabathengi bomsebenzisi. Inzuzo ye-eSIM kukuba ekubeni idityaniswe kwi-hardware yesixhobo, ayinakususwa ngokwasemzimbeni, okwenza kube nzima ukuba isela lifihle indawo yefowuni ebiweyo.

Olunye uphawu olunomdla lwe-eSIM kukuba ivumela ukugcina iinkangeleko ezininzi ezivela kubaqhubi abahlukeneyo, ukukwazi ukutshintsha phakathi kwabo ngokweemfuno zomsebenzisi. Oku kuluncedo ngakumbi kubahambi rhoqo abafuna ukuqhagamshela kuthungelwano lwasekhaya kumazwe ahlukeneyo ngaphandle kokutshintsha ngokwasemzimbeni iiSIM khadi.

Ngokumalunga noqwalaselo lwe-eSIM, amanyathelo anokwahluka kancinci phakathi kwezixhobo ze-Android kunye ne-iOS, kodwa ngokubanzi ibandakanya ukukhetha ukuba iya kusetyenziselwa kuphela idata okanye ukufowuna, nokuba iya kuba ngumgca oyintloko okanye wesibini ukuba uneqela, kunye nezinye izicwangciso ezisisiseko. Umsebenzisi uya kunika imiyalelo ecacileyo kwimeko nganye.

I-eSIM ifuna ukunikezela amava omsebenzisi agudileyo kwaye abhetyebhetye ngakumbi, ukugcina ukusebenza okufanayo kunye nokhuseleko njengeeSIM khadi eziphathekayo. Njengoko abathwali abaninzi kunye nabavelisi besamkela le teknoloji, kunokwenzeka ukuba ibe ngumgangatho omtsha woqhagamshelwano lweselula kuzo zonke iintlobo zezixhobo.

Izinto ezilungileyo zokubheja kwi-eSIM

Ukwamkelwa kwetekhnoloji ye-eSIM kuzisa iingenelo ezininzi kubo bobabini abasebenzisi, abavelisi kunye nabaqhubi. Ezinye zeenzuzo eziphambili zezi:

• Uyilo oluncinci, olunamandla: Ngokuphelisa isidingo sokubandakanya i-SIM tray, abavelisi banokwenza izixhobo ezinqabileyo, ezilula, kwaye zixhathisa amanzi kunye nothuli.
• Sala kakuhle kumakhadi kunye neeadaptha: Akusekho kukhathazeka malunga nokuphulukana nekhadi elincinci okanye ukusebenzisa iadaptha ukutshintsha ukusuka kwi-nano ukuya kwi-Micro SIM xa uhlaziya ifowuni yakho. Nge-eSIM, izixhobo zokutshintsha ziya kuba lula njengokuskena ikhowudi ye-QR.
• Imigca emininzi kwisixhobo esinye: I-eSIM ikuvumela ukuba ugcine kwaye uvule iiprofayili zabasebenzisi abaninzi kwi-terminal enye. Unokuba, umzekelo, inombolo yakho yobuqu kunye nenombolo yakho yomsebenzi kwi-smartphone efanayo ngaphandle kwesidingo semodeli ye-SIM ezimbini.
• Uqhagamshelwano lwehlabathi olulula: Xa usiya kwelinye ilizwe, unokwenza ikhontrakthi ngokulula kwisicwangciso sedatha yasekhaya ngokusivula kwi-eSIM yakho, ngaphandle kokujonga ivenkile ebonakalayo okanye ulawule ifowuni yakho.
• Ukuphatheka ngokukhawuleza: Ukutshintsha abaqhubi kuya kuba ngumcimbi wemizuzu. Awusayi kuphinda ulinde ukufumana ikhadi elitsha lomzimba, kodwa unokuvula inombolo yakho kwi-eSIM ngokucofa okumbalwa.

Ubukho be-eSIM yangoku

I-eSIM yitekhnoloji entsha noko, kodwa Ngoku ifumaneka kwinani elifanelekileyo lezixhobo eziphezulu. I-Apple idibanisa kuzo zonke ii-iPhones zayo ukususela kwiimodeli ze-2018 XS kunye ne-XR, kunye ne-iPad Pro kunye ne-Apple Watch Series 3 kwaye kamva.

Kwihlabathi le-Android, uninzi lweeflegi ukusukela ngo-2020 sele zine-eSIM. Le yimeko ye-Samsung Galaxy S20, i-Note20, i-S21 kunye ne-Z Flip, i-Huawei P40 kunye ne-Mate 40, i-Google Pixel 4 kunye ne-5, i-Motorola Razr okanye i-Oppo Fumana i-X3.

Ngokumalunga nabaqhubi, IMovistar, iOrange, iVodafone kunye neYoigo ngoku zivumela ukusetyenziswa kwe-eSIM eSpain, nangona okwangoku ikakhulu kwiiwotshi ezihlakaniphile ezifana ne-Apple Watch okanye i-Samsung Galaxy Watch. Kancinci kancinci baya kwandisa ukuhambelana nezixhobo ezininzi kunye namaxabiso.

Ikamva elingenazo iiSIM khadi

Nangona inguqu iya kuthatha ixesha kwaye siya kuhlala namakhadi omzimba kunye ne-eSIM iminyaka, Icandelo lizibophelele ngokucacileyo kwi-SIM virtualization kwixesha eliphakathi. Kwimeko yexesha elizayo, ii-smartphones zethu, iitafile, izinto ezinxitywayo kunye neemoto ziya kufika zisemgangathweni nge-eSIM.

Oku akuyi kwenza ubomi bube lula kubasebenzisi kuphela, kodwa Iya kuvula ucango lwezinto ezinokwenzeka ezitsha ezinje ngezixhobo ezincinci, uthungelwano lwabucala, uqhagamshelo lwezigidi zezixhobo ze-IoT okanye amaxabiso eefowuni e-la carte esinokuthi siwenze kwaye siwenze usebenze ngoko nangoko kwi-app.

I-eSIM ngomnye umzekelo wendlela entsha eguqula ngayo unxibelelwano lweselula ukuze luziqhelanise nalo ilizwe eliya liqhagamshelwa, libhetyebhetye kwaye likrelekrele. Ihlabathi apho ikhadi leplastiki elilula liba yinto ebonakalayo, ukuvula uluhlu lwamathuba amatsha. Ikamva loqhagamshelwano lweselula ngokungathandabuzekiyo lidlula kwi-eSIM.