Vodafone will introduce eSIMs into its 2020 device and wearable roadmap.
The eSIM (or electronic SIM – a SIM card that's embedded into your mobile device, instead of being a separate card you swap in and out) functionality will be available from mid-2020.
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Tony Baird, Vodafone's technology director, said that the arrival of the fifth generation mobile network is expected to usher in a new wave of dual-SIM devices and wearables over the next few years.
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