London — eSIMs are beginning to arrive in Africa and it may not be long before they start to displace traditional plastic SIMs. It will probably start on high-end phones and other non phone devices like tablets and watches but eventually find it's way into the market right across the price range. Russell Southwood talks to Mark Humphreys, Chief Marketing Officer, Workz about its recent entry into the continent with its GSMA certified eSIMs.
Everyone's familiar with plastic, analogue SIMs. You either have a pocket full of them or they live in the multiple handsets you carry round. Then came the micro and nano SIMs which were even smaller than the original mini SIM. Next in line is the embedded eSIM card that is only 6mm in length.
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