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This market data closely follows developments and trends affecting the SIM card market and its future evolution. Historically, the SIM card market typically grows year-on-year though future growth expectations are expected at a slower than normal rate as the traditional market in mobile handsets gets closer to saturation. Now, the challenge is to identify next-generation opportunities in new emerging product categories within consumer electronics devices and M2M applications alongside a focus on software and service capabilities to develop new revenue streams. The next battle is being waged on the NFC front with MNOs (with the SWP) and OEMs (with the e-SIM) wishing to take control of the secure element. Besides market shares from the leading SIM Card players, further SWP market shares are now available.
This market data contains SIM card shipments, installed base, and revenue data segmented by different air technologies, features, types of memory, end product, and form factors. Further, it is segmented by region and country. Increased granularity, visibility, and analysis are provided within market leading country-level analysis. Factors taken into consideration include subscriber and connection growth rates, MNO strategies relating to existing and new business models, voice and data tariffs, and OTT competition. Service development and mobile penetration, migration to higher-level air interface technologies, alternative devices, and support for high-end capabilities are all examined and assessed at a local and regional level. These are particularly important, as the market further segments into suppliers and consumers of low-level, basic usage SIM cards, and those enabling new, high-end revenue streams.