SIM Form Factors
Plintron’s eSIM4Things (https://esim4things.com/sim-for-things) IoT SIM card is a ready to use, easy to deploy solution for your business. It is available in all form factors –
- Mini SIM (2FF)
- Micro SIM (3FF)
- Nano SIM (4FF)
- Embedded Chip SIM (MFF2)
SIM Grades
Plintron’s eSIM4Things (https://esim4things.com/esim-for-iot) offers all form factors (2FF, 3FF, 4FF and MFF2), in Standard grade, as well as in special high resilience grades like Automotive and Industrial SIMs.
Automotive and Industrial grade SIM cards are more robust - with increased corrosion-resistance, to withstand the extreme environmental conditions in demanding M2M applications. The increased reliability and life expectancy of these SIM Cards reduces the risk of potential failures, during operation – and the time and cost involved in replacement of the SIMs.
| Available Specifications |
Standard SIM |
Industrial SIM |
Automotive SIM |
| Hardware Features |
|
| CPU |
32-bit CPU core |
32-bit CPU core |
32-bit CPU core |
| Electrical Characteristics |
1.62V~5.5V |
1.62V~5.5V |
1.62V~5.5V |
| Non-volatile random-access memory (NVRAM) |
|
| Operational Temperature Characteristics |
-25° to +85° |
-25° to +85° |
-25° to +85° |
| Endurance cycles |
100,000 Cycles |
500,000 Cycles |
100,000 Cycles |
| Data retention/ Life Span |
10 Years |
17 Years |
10 Years |
| Vibration |
N/a |
5Hz to 20000Hz |
5Hz to 20000Hz |
| Software Feature |
|
| Technology |
2G/3G/4G-LTE |
2G/3G/4G-LTE |
2G/3G/4G-LTE |
| Java Card |
2.2.2 version |
3.0 version |
3.0 version |
| Global Platform |
2.1.1 version |
2.3.0 version |
2.3.0 version |
| Supported Applications |
|
| SIM |
Release 4 |
Release 4 |
Release 4 |
| USIM |
Release 8 |
Release 8 |
Release 8 |
| ISIM |
Release 8 |
Release 8 |
Release 8 |
| RFM |
Yes, Release 8 |
Yes, Release 8 |
Yes, Release 8 |
| RAM |
Yes, Release 8 |
Yes, Release 8 |
Yes, Release 8 |
| Authentication Algorithm |
|
| 2G COMP 128-1, 2, 3 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 2G GSM/ 3G Milenage |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| EAP/AKA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Cryptography |
DES/3DES
AES 128-256
SHA-1/SHA-256/MD5 |
DES/3DES
AES 128-256
SHA-1/SHA-256/MD4 |
DES/3DES
AES 128-256
SHA-1/SHA-256/MD5 |
| Form Factor |
|
| Form Factor |
2FF, 3FF, 4FF, MFF2 |
2FF, 3FF, 4FF, MFF2 |
2FF, 3FF, 4FF, MFF2 |
| e-SIM compliance |
|
| e-SIM compliance |
N/a |
Yes |
Yes |
| Supported standards |
|
| Supported standards |
UICC ETSI/3GPP Release 8 |
GSMA SP.01 v1.12/SGP .22 v3.x
SGP .11 v2.0
UICC ETSI/3GPP Release 8 |
SGP.21/22 v 2.2 |
eUICC Support
All Plintron SIMs (https://www.esim4things.com/sim-for-devices), across all grades and form factors (2FF, 3FF, 4FF and MFF2) are available with eUICC compatibility for easy provisioning and maintenance.
With eUICC support, management of SIM cards becomes easier compared to traditional SIM cards.
- Device can come embedded with an eSIM at the factory – without the need to configure a profile on the SIM at the time of manufacture itself. The profile can be remotely provisioned on the SIM card at the time of deployment itself.
- Provisioning of the SIM and changing Mobile Network Operators (MNO) can be managed Over-The-Air (OTA) itself. eUICC can host multiple MNO profiles and can be programmed to use a specific profile or change profile at any time without the need for physical replacement.
- eUICC allows faster time-to-market and quicker and easier deployment of the device
IoT Connectivity Management Suite
Plintron’s Connectivity Management Suite allows businesses to easily view, monitor, manage and control their IoT SIM cards. Using a single login – management of all SIM cards is possible.
Key features –
- Order new SIM cards from Plintron
- Change tariff plans and complete recharges online
- Ticketing and customer care features
- Classify SIM cards in groups – and manage them independently
- Activate, Deactivate, Block, Unblock SIM cards
- Assign and De-assign SIM cards to devices
- Create and manage sub-users and sub-administrators for your SIM cards
- Usage and validity alerts
We support –
- Device encryption processes on the cloud, with secure forwarding to IoT Platform
- Device authentication through SIM card
- Forwarding data securely to any cloud based platform
- Connecting Virtual Private Cloud to our platform
- Direct secure connectivity to hosted IoT platform on Cloud
- Virtual private Connections from our platform to your systems
- LAN connections between IoT devices connected using eSIM4Things connectivity
- Packet Inspection Capability -Inspection, mirroring, and redirection of packets, passing through Virtual Private Gateways (VPG)
