Industry — The SIM turns 30

The SIM turns 30 Munich, November 2021 – 30 years ago, Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) delivered the world's first commercial SIM card to a telecommunications company in Finland. At the time, hardly anyone could have imagined the success this smart card would achieve. But growth did not stop there – further innovations are on the horizon and the success story will continue. The IoT sector in particular is rapidly driving the SIM evolution. The SIM card connects the world and stores data securely – this fundamental basis has not changed in the last 30 years, even though the range of functions has...