Iphones clearly bother mobile phone providers without a physical sim-carcase. In the UK, network operator BT Group (EE) and Virgin Media O2 have approached the competition authority there. According to a report by The Telegraph, regulators are waiting for the fact that smartphones like Apple can expand their domination on the mobile phone market through giant technology. In particular, mobile operators are afraid that manufacturers may push themselves between network operators and customers – and the mobile phone provider eventually loses direct customer contact.
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Mobile operator request check
Competition and Market Authority (CMA) should check whether devices manufacturers use their “major status on the market to get benefits,” says one Bt group published inputThis was already done in December. ESIMS will bring “risk of apathy” to the telecom industry, which means the loss of customer loyalty.
In a market study in late November 2024, the British competitive keepers came to the conclusion that Apple Torpedo Innovation with mobile browsers through compulsion to use the browser engine. A few days ago, CMA opened an investigation against Apple and Google.
Sim card slot in Apple’s launch list
Fixed Integrated Sims (ESIMS) are no longer abnormal in smartphones, but almost always remains parallel, but a physical SIM card is the option to collect cards. The largest exterior is Apple: In the equipment produced for the United States, the manufacturer has been without a SIM card slot since iPhone 14. The slot recently disappeared from the new iPad.
According to a report, the Autumn will stroke the slot in other areas the required iPhone-17 series in the Autumn 2025. Does it also include that Germany is open for some time. This year a new, highly diluted model is also expected, which has been traded as “iPhone 17 Air” so far. Apple has difficulty integrating a SIM card slot due to thin housing and can avoid it, it was said to be the last. So far, the group has continued to sell pure ESIM iPhones in the United States through large network operators and still does not offer mobile phone services.
(Lbe)
