Episode 25: Is e-SIM finally set to surge?

About this episode

The episode discusses the current state of the eSIM market and features an interview with Telna's CEO.

With Apple's iPhone Air putting eSIM firmly in the headlines, the technology was the focus of Mobile World Live's latest topic panel this month. In this podcast, Kavit, Chris and GSMA Intelligence's Pablo Iacopino delve into the current state of the eSIM market, uptake to date, the need for industry education and ongoing regulatory and security concerns that continue to be a challenge. Later on in the podcast, we hear from Gregory Gundelfinger, CEO and founder of eSIM specialist Telna, our sponsor for this episode. 0:00 Intro 3:00 Topic Panel Takeaways 7:00 eSIM in Digital Industries 10:00 Apple Air China Launch 13.30 OEM Device Strategy 16.30 Security Concerns 21.00 Travel, Roaming Use Case 25:00 Interview with Telna

People in this episode

Hosts: Kavit, Chris

Guest: Gregory Gundelfinger

Topics covered

• eSIM technology
• mobile industry
• Apple products
• security concerns
• travel and roaming
• industry education

Keywords

• eSIM
• Apple
• mobile technology
• security
• roaming
• industry education
• Telna

Sponsors

Telna

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GSMA Intelligence

Products: iPhone Air

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