{"id":343281,"date":"2019-09-27T07:48:37","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T05:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=343281"},"modified":"2019-09-27T08:22:34","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T06:22:34","slug":"execmobile-launches-esim-profile-technology-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/343281\/execmobile-launches-esim-profile-technology-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"execMobile launches eSIM profile technology in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>execMobile, a leading global mobile data provider, has made its eSIM profile technology available, allowing travellers, enterprises and IoT devices seamlessly connectivity in 192 countries, without the need for a physical SIM.<\/p>\n<p>eSIM is a global specification by the GSMA which enables remote SIM provisioning; the technology allows various devices to connect to mobile networks, using these device\u2019s embedded virtual SIM (or eSIM).<\/p>\n<p>Jody Carollissen, General Manager at execMobile, confirmed that execMobile\u2019s eSIM profiles work with any GSMA compliant embedded SIM device, notably most IoT devices. For consumer products, many manufacturers are yet to launch eSIM capabilities on their devices (mobile phones, laptops, tablets etc.). execMobile currently supports corporate customers\u2019 compatible Apple products. Google and Samsung support will be offered within the next quarter.<\/p>\n<p>As an example, Apple\u2019s latest iPhones support multiple SIM profiles, meaning that users can operate as usual on their local network using a traditional SIM, but switch their data profile to execMobile\u2019s roaming eSIM profile when travelling to access low rates in 192 countries, whilst still receiving calls and texts via their home SIM.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany of our executive travellers already have devices which support eSIM profiles\u201d, continued Carollissen. \u201cIt is as simple as receiving an email with a QR Code, which when scanned, provisions the profile to the phone. The technology also supports \u201cHotspotting\u201d or tethering, which is major benefit for those travelling with additional devices (or colleagues) which also need connectivity\u201d.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.execmobile.co.za\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=September_Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Click here to learn more about execMobile\u2019s SIM management and global mobile data products<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">eSIM profiles expand solutions to manufacturers and devices<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re an IoT\/M2M manufacturer or distributor, our eSIM can streamline your deployment globally, ensuring connectivity wherever your device may be and add additional value to your client with pre-loaded connectivity service on the device\u201d, said Carollissen. \u201cOur sim management capabilities and global rates are the best on the market, ensuring this connectivity is affordable, with solutions for both high (remote offices) or low (IoT) bandwidth applications\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Increased coverage<\/h3>\n<p>Carollissen also highlighted that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.execmobile.co.za\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=September_Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>execMobile<\/strong><\/a> has expanded its international coverage from 74 countries in 2010, to 192 countries today, which notably includes 30 African countries.<\/p>\n<p>execMobile boasts relationships with over 400+ international mobile data operators, with more than one network in most countries, and LTE coverage in around 120, ensuring reliable and redundant connectivity for customers.<\/p>\n<p>execMobile uses its multi-IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity) technology to provide customers with all their international carrier partners\u2019 prices on a single SIM, whether in a PocketWifi device, as a standalone SIM card or eSIM profile.<\/p>\n<p>While the company originally targeted only international travellers, the new solutions and eSIM capabilities now allow it to also target Enterprises and Things (IoT), both globally and locally in South Africa.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Local Connect<\/h3>\n<p>Local Connect allows users to manage large numbers of SIM cards on a centralised SIM management platform, offering extensive reporting and impressive data visualisation dashboards, in addition to low local data rates.<\/p>\n<p>Locally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.execmobile.co.za\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=September_Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>execMobile<\/strong><\/a> has a partnership with Telkom (who channel their roaming solutions). Carollissen indicates this partnership offers two distinct advantages for local data; users get to pay the cheaper Telkom rates but also enjoy superior coverage, as users are also able to roam on Vodacom\u2019s impressive network thanks to the recent network roaming agreement between Telkom and Vodacom.<\/p>\n<p>execMobile\u2019s Local Connect solution avoids the pitfalls associated with corporate APNs and provides users SIM-level Internet access and control, without having to pay for extra features they deem unnecessary. This is ideal for the mobile workforce who need fast access to cloud based services, without going through corporate infrastructure for access.<\/p>\n<p>Customers are billed month-to-month, which means that customers do not need to commit to lengthy contracts. Pre-paid or post-paid solutions are offered, to cater for fixed or variable data allowances, essential when catering for customised solutions to suit diverse customer needs.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">execMobile<\/h3>\n<p>execMobile was founded in 2010 and has received various accolades and commendations from analysts and customers. Its products have also won various awards, including being named on the \u201cTop 20 African Fintech Innovation\u201d list.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.execmobile.co.za\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=September_Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Visit execMobile\u2019s website to learn more<\/strong><\/a>, or contact them via <a href=\"mailto:sales@execmobile.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>email<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>execMobile, a leading global mobile data provider, has made its eSIM profile technology available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":343285,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[14395,26],"class_list":["post-343281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-execmobile","tag-headline"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=343281"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":343341,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343281\/revisions\/343341"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/343285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=343281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=343281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=343281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}