TRAI moots light-touch authorisation for foreign IoT SIM sales

Telecom regulator TRAI has recommended that the sale of foreign telecom service providers’ SIM cards meant for use in for-export M2M and IoT devices should be regulated via a light-touch service authorisation under the Telecom Act. The new service authorisation should be termed as ‘International M2M SIM Service Authorisation’, it said. The entry fee, minimum equity, minimum net-worth, bank guarantee, and fee for the authorisation should be nil, TRAI said, mooting `5,000 as application processing charge for the authorisation. The regulator has suggested a 10-year validity period for the authorisation.