eSIM-enabled smartphones on the rise, offer versatility

Business news | March 9, 2020

By Wisse Hettinga

The eSIM serves mainly as a second SIM, to be used as a replacement for the main one in certain situations, for which the primary data plan wouldn’t be cost-effective. Ubigi, a Transatel brand, offers particularly attractive rates for the use of data in more than 150 countries. It’s a boon for travelers, especially business travelers, who cannot depend on unreliable and unsecured Wi-Fi.

Pioneering solutions against roaming costs since 2000, Transatel is one of the first operators in the world to offer a service compatible with all SIM-unlocked devices equipped with an eSIM.

Ubigi’s eSIM is ideal for all the occasional and regular travelers who want to be able to connect globally, while still benefiting from near-to-local rates for data. With the eSIM, you no longer have to wait to receive a SIM card in the mail or buy it in a store. Simple and easy to implement, the whole process is digital: from downloading an eSIM profile to buying a data plan, through to selfcare and balance updates.

Thanks to inexpensive data plans offered for more than 150 countries and destinations, Ubigi enables you to get your emails, browse the internet, use navigation apps, stream videos, stay connected on social media and send photos and videos to your contacts. Moreover, unlike public Wi-Fi, the cellular connectivity offered via Ubigi secures the data traffic. Public Wi-Fi is, by nature, vulnerable to hacking and spyware. Since public Wi-Fi networks are unencrypted and unsecured, any username, password, and information can be intercepted. Using a 4G mobile network, such as the one offered by Ubigi, therefore protects users’ data, as well as their company’s information systems.

While most smartphone manufacturers are currently launching eSIM-enabled references, Ubigi’s eSIM profiles are already compatible with all operating systems: iOS for iPhone and iPad; Android and Windows 10 for PCs.

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