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by jaboutboul 3521 days ago
There is actually an eSIM (embedded sim) specification (http://youtu.be/mLouo2mYjAU) that was released quite a while ago by the GSMA and its mostly up to the device manufacturers and carriers to implement it now.

It lets you virtually subscribe to a network, so for example if you're traveling, you don't need a local card just pop up some software and choose a new network.

Apple already has some devices that implement it, AFAIK, the iPad Pros use this. Apple calls it Apple SIM (https://techcrunch.com/2016/03/23/explainer-alert-heres-what...)