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Ibrahim Ramalan
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Airtel Nigeria, a telecommunications company, on Tuesday announced the launch of an eSIM, embedded SIM, a digital SIM that enables customers to access same functionality as using a physical SIM.

Airtel made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria.

eSIM is an embedded-SIM, a form of programmable Subscriber Identity Module, SIM, that is embedded directly into a device.

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eSIM was launched in 2016 succeeding the now popular Nano SIM which came around in 2012. The Samsung Gear S2 became the first device to support an eSIM.

The eSIM is so flexible it can be built into a smartphone, wearables such as smartwatch and any smart device.

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It is a software which can be activated by any supporting cellular network provider anywhere in the world.

The eSIM ensures there’s no loss of data because whatever has been programed into it during the registration phase can be reprogrammed to another cellular network any time.

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It saves a lot of cost which may arise during roaming when one is in another country.

According to Airtel, the eSIM offers several benefits over the traditional SIM cards as it is quick and simple to set up online.

Airtel said it had developed a simple and flawless process to activate the eSIM service for all its  customers.

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It said that the telco believed that the digital SIM would significantly improve the productivity of Nigerians and help stakeholders to achieve personal and professional goals.

The Chief Commercial Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Femi Oshinlaja, said :” We are always at the forefront in championing technological advancement and creating innovative platforms and opportunities that will make life better for all those in our stakeholder value chain.

“With eSIM, we are not only bringing the latest technology to the fingertips of our customers, but we are also focusing on our sustainability goals of digital inclusion and environmental best practices as no plastic is involved with eSIM.

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“It is therefore our commitment to continue to create offerings that will expand and deepen our digital footprints in line with everything mobile Internet, digital and home broadband,” he said.

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