In May last year a possible new standard for SIM card was proposed, the chip responsible for connecting your mobile device to the network service provider. This new standard, called nano-SIM has been proposed by Apple and has already produced prototypes at the end of last year, after receiving strong support from operators. Now he is about to be approved, Motorola, Nokia and RIM decided that it is not good enough.
The vote on the new standard will happen in the ETSI, the institute responsible for the standardization of European telecommunication items, next week. But according to the Financial Times, the manufacturers say they will have to redo their devices to accommodate the new chip, which requires a kind of drawer to stay in place (similar to what Apple has implemented into their iPhones and Cases and the Nokia N9).
Also there is another problem involving patents: Apple would own the design of the proposed nano-SIM, which would give it total control and empowers to provide the standard for businesses through a license, not something that appeals to manufacturers. And we also know how Apple loves a fight over patents.
In place of the new standard created by Apple, Nokia has proposed one that was accepted by Motorola and RIM, but could not so much support on the part of operators in Europe, even if he has "several technological advantages" over the design of apple company . Still, as Nokia has the most votes in ETSI, the new standard is far from decided.
The idea was to implement it on new phones by the end of this year. But this dispute does not seem to stop going to end anytime soon and therefore, this estimate can be thrown further forward.
The vote on the new standard will happen in the ETSI, the institute responsible for the standardization of European telecommunication items, next week. But according to the Financial Times, the manufacturers say they will have to redo their devices to accommodate the new chip, which requires a kind of drawer to stay in place (similar to what Apple has implemented into their iPhones and Cases and the Nokia N9).
Also there is another problem involving patents: Apple would own the design of the proposed nano-SIM, which would give it total control and empowers to provide the standard for businesses through a license, not something that appeals to manufacturers. And we also know how Apple loves a fight over patents.
In place of the new standard created by Apple, Nokia has proposed one that was accepted by Motorola and RIM, but could not so much support on the part of operators in Europe, even if he has "several technological advantages" over the design of apple company . Still, as Nokia has the most votes in ETSI, the new standard is far from decided.
The idea was to implement it on new phones by the end of this year. But this dispute does not seem to stop going to end anytime soon and therefore, this estimate can be thrown further forward.
