There’s a China connection to why eSIMs haven’t taken off in India

Mumbai: When Rajat’s Arora Apple iPhone was stolen in bustling Chandni Chowk market in Delhi, he smirked, and told his friends to remain calm. The police were able to track the device within 30 minutes as it had an embedded SIM (eSIM) which cannot be physically removed from the phone unlike a normal SIM. An eSIM can be tracked even when a phone is switched off.

In another instance, a large oil refinery in Assam was able to fix leakages and prevent accidents within a few seconds as several Internet of Things (IoT) devices with eSIMs sent live alerts to a centralised provisioning system.