Sagem Orga and Telefonia have recently enhanced mobile broadband services by releasing ‘SIMFi’ – the first SIM card with integrated Wi-Fi.
Using the SIM as a hotspot is anticipated to have the potential of becoming the next revolutionary application. An embedded WLAN modem in the SIM card, driven by the SIM applets running in the SIM, will enable Telefonia to broadcast High Speed Packet Access Internet access through Wi-Fi to notebooks and netbooks.
“We strongly believe that SIMFi, with its unprecedented functionality for wireless access, will significantly improve the user experience,” expressed Remy Cricco, Technology Innovation Manager at Sagem Orga. “If customers can connect their notebooks to the Web anytime and anywhere by simply using what they have with them most of the time and what is the most trusted secure device – the SIM card – adoption can be expected to be enormous.”
Designed to offer breakthrough performance for wireless access, the SIMFi allows users to connect their devices to the Web anytime and anywhere. The new generation USIM card ‘SIMFi’ can be inserted in any type of classic handset to act as a universal and interoperable HSPA/Wi-Fi router for any device.
The pricing and availability details of the latest offering are kept under the wraps for now.