NEW YORK-SchlumbergerSema, Paris, has launched its SIM2SIM device, which enables automatic and secure transfer of end-user personal data from one subscriber identity module card to another.
The two-slot SIM card reader, which is smaller than a disposable camera, consists of a screen, keypad and batteries. In a matter of seconds after someone inserts a SIM card into each slot and enters required personal identification numbers, the reader allows the transfer of information, including phone book entries and short messages, from one card to another.
Current technologies for data transfer between SIMs are cumbersome, requiring consumers to use a personal computer or return to the point of original sale, SchlumbergerSema said.
SIM2SIM, developed by SchlumbergerSema and produced by Xiring, which provides transaction security methods for smart cards, is patented, interoperable with SIM cards already in use, and independent of any computer or telecommunications network connection.
Enabling subscribers to transfer personal data from one SIM to another “in a fast, easy and secure way enables mobile telecommunications operators to deploy a major upgrade of SIM cards in their subscriber base to maximize their return on investment,” SchlumbergerSema said.
