Emir BardakçıAn innovative “Everything Connected with One Card – eSIM Technology Industry Seminar” took place last week at the renowned China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), with the most talent in mobile connectivity under one roof. The historic event placed Xiaomi front and center with other leaders in the industry speaking about the path forward for eSIM technology that is set to transform the way that devices connect around the globe. With close to 40 participants from the world of operators, equipment manufacturers, and chipmakers, the seminar showcased the remarkable pace of the adoption of eSIM across Xiaomi’s global device ecosystem. The technology is a testament to the innovation in Xiaomi’s dedication to seamless connectivity and is the perfect synergy with the company’s idea of an entirely connected world with no boundaries.
China’s Huge Market Potential for eSIM Technology
Xie Yi, the Secretary General of the Telecommunication Terminal Industry Association of China, opened the event with a speech that highlighted the huge market potential of China for eSIM technology. The diverse range of usage scenarios paired with the huge base of consumers makes China the ideal platform for eSIM innovation. It exactly fits the strategy of Xiaomi: creating products that address multiple usage scenarios in different categories of devices.
The keynote presentation included Lu Limin, Director of the eSIM Operation Support Center of China Unicom, discussing their “eSIM Industry Management Working Committee” and describing China Unicom’s approaches toward driving industry maturity with collaborations. It was further announced that China Unicom has quietly gone live with an “iPhone eSIM website” in anticipation of full services, but the current functionality is restricted.
The international eSIM implementation of Xiaomi
Xiaomi Technology Co., Ltd. Senior Engineer Wang Zhancheng presented an in-depth presentation of Xiaomi’s extensive international eSIM support across its lineup of products. His presentation outlined:
Xiaomi’s eSIM implementation hardware architecture is advanced.
- Optimized chip solutions for specific markets mobile phone eSIM activation features
- Global markets’ support for wearble eSIM feature
The presentation reinforced Xiaomi’s role as a pioneer in adopting and developing eSIM technology across the world, simplifying connectivity for everybody. The seminar included expert views from several business leaders:
- Sun Hengbo of Tsinghua Tongxin Microelectronics explained how next-generation eSIM capabilities will become increasingly advanced with increased uses across all-encompassing scenarios
- Apple standards department senior manager Liang Huarui emphasized the advantages of eSIM in technology, the environment, and safety
- Lenovo Connect Senior Product Manager Wei Jun stressed how eSIM offers stable connectivity support for the AI PCs
- Lin Shengyu of Shanghai Bailianke Technology presented testing frameworks for different implementations of eSIM
In the exchange session, the representatives of OPPO emphasized the significance of machine-card binding standards, and the representatives of NXP emphasized its emphasis on safety and user privacy in the Chinese market. The representatives of Jide emphasized the need for localization of international standards for the promotion of China’s eSIM industry growth.
Those interested in testing Xiaomi’s eSIM features can download the MemeOS Enhancer app from the Play Store, which offers step-by-step instructions on how to activate and make the most of eSIM on supported Xiaomi handsets.
Sources: IThome
Hardly any Xiaomi phones currently support esims so I don’t know where the claim they have “extensive international eSIM support” comes from!
In fact I know several people who have ruled out getting a new Xiaomi/Redmi/Poco specifically due to the lack of this