The Nigerian Communications Commission on Monday announced that it had granted approval for two mobile network operators, MTN Nigeria and 9 Mobile , to carry out trials on the workability of embedded Subscriber Identification Modules Service in Nigeria .
It said the trials , approved to run for a period of one year, would involve testing 5 , 000 e – SIMs by the two networks, subject to compliance with a number of regulatory conditions .
It outlined the conditions in a statement issued in Abuja by the Director , Public Affairs, NCC , Ikechukwu Adinde , to include full compliance by the MNOs with the Registration of Telecoms Subscribers Regulations 2011 .
Others include the Mobile Number Portability Regulations and Business Rules 2015 ; Guidelines on SIM Replacement 2017 ; and non – degradation of the quality of service experience by users of e- SIMs .
The commission’ s Executive Vice Chairman , Umar Danbatta, said the primary objective of the e – SIM trial was to assess the technical performance of the e – SIM on telecoms service providers ’ network towards eventual rollout , if satisfactory.
An e- SIM is a small chip that is embedded on a mobile phone or a smart device . It is designed for convenience , flexibility and simplicity .
