Apple wants an even tinier card on the next-gen devices, after implementing a smaller SIM card on the iPhone 4 and iPad, for that it has proposed a new standard for SIMs. According to Reuters, Orange is backing up the Cupertino giant.
Apple is now waiting for the approval after submitting its requirements to the European telecoms standard body, which could take a while. If the approval goes through, we could be seeing device with this technology on board next year. Orange mentions that some other major mobile operators are also supporting this initiative, so Apple has some serious backing here.
At this rate, the SIM card will become as easy to misplace as the microSD card, or maybe we’ll see iPhones with embedded cards soon, something that many users have feared for years.
