First Apple cut carriers out of the software delivery business. Now the tech giant wants to eliminate the last hold carriers have on customers: the sim card. But should the smartphone maker destroy ...

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) today announced that it has standardized a new SIM card format for mobile devices. The fourth form factor (4FF) card will be 40% smaller than ...

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute on Friday selected Apple's contested "nano-SIM" design as the official fourth form factor for the SIM card standard. The decision was made in a ...

ETSI has standardized a new form factor (4FF) for the SIM card, 40% smaller than the current smallest design. At its 55th meeting held on 31 May and 1 June 2012 in Osaka, Japan, ETSI’s Smart Card ...

The cut corner on a SIM card serves a crucial practical purpose: ensuring correct orientation and preventing damage to the chip and device. This thoughtful design, originating from early SIM cards, ...

We already knew that Apple is pushing hard to have the European Telecommunications Standards Institute select its nano-SIM card design over competitors like Nokia and Motorola, who proposed their own ...