Embedded SIM Market Forecast, 2018-2028

Global embedded SIM (eSIM) Market: 

Focus on Device (M2M/IoT, Wearables, and Smartphones), 

End-user Industry (Automotive and Consumer Electronics), 

and Region - Analysis and Forecast, 2018-2028 

Key Questions Answered in the Report 

• What are the trends in the global embedded SIM (eSIM) market 

across different regions? 

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• What are the major driving forces that tend to increase the 

demand for the global eSIM market during the forecast period, 

2018-2028? 

• What are the major restraints inhibiting the growth of the global 

eSIM market? 

• What was the revenue generated by the global eSIM market by 

device types in 2017, and what will be the estimates by 2028? 

• Which device type (M2M/IoT, smartphones, and others) of the 

global eSIM market will dominate in the coming years? 

• Which end-use industry will dominate the global eSIM market in 

the coming years? 

• Who are the key players in the global eSIM market? 

• What are the new strategies adopted by the existing market 

players to make a mark in the industry? 

• What major opportunities do the technology providers and telecommunication 

majors foresee? 

• What is the competitive strength of the key leading players in 

the global eSIM market? 

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Table of Contents 

• Market Drivers 

• Market Restraints 

• Market Opportunities 

• Competitive Landscape 

• Key Strategies and Developments 

RESEARCH SCOPE 

& METHODOLOGY 

• Scope of the Report 

• eSIM Market Research 

Methodology 

MARKET DYNAMICS 

COMPETITIVE INSIGHTS 

INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 

GLOBAL eSIM MARKET, 2016-2028 

GLOBAL eSIM MARKET (BY DEVICE) 

GLOBAL eSIM MARKET BY END USE 

INDUSTRY 

GLOBAL eSIM MARKET (BY 

REGION) 

• Embedded SIM and Technology 

Overview 

• eSIM Services Overview 

• Evolution of eSIM 

• eSIM Ecosystem 

• Upcoming Trends and Developments 

• Emerging Use Cases for the SIM 

• Consortiums and Associations 

• Value-Chain Model 

• Assumptions and Limitations 

• Market Overview 

• M2M/IoT Device: Highly Influenced by 

the growing IoT Industry 

• A High Potential Market for eSIMs 

• Smartwatches: Enabling Intelligent 

Management of Notifications without 

using a Smartphone 

• Others 

• Market Overview 

• Automotive 

• Consumer Electronics: Smartphones 

and Wearables to be the driving factor 

• Other Industry: Smart Meters to be the 

Driving Factor 

COMPANY 

PROFILES 

• Overview 

• Eastcompeace 

Technology Co. Ltd. 

• Gemalto N.V. 

• Giesecke & Devrient 

GmbH 

• IDEMIA 

• NXP Semiconductors 

• Sierra Wireless, Inc. 

• STMicroelectronics 

N.V. 

• Telit Communications 

PLC 

• Valid 

• Workz Group 

• Wuhan Tianyu 

Information Industry 

Co., LTD. 

• XH Smartcard 

• Overview 

• North America eSIM Market (by 

Country) 

• Asia Pacific eSIM Market (by Country) 

• Europe eSIM Market (by Country) 

• Rest of the World eSIM Market (by 

Country) 

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List of Tables 

1. New Product Launches 

2. Partnerships and Collaboration 

3. Mergers & Acquisitions 

4. Other Strategies and Developments 

5. Emerging Use Cases for the SIM Cards 

6. Examples of Some Major Associations & Consortia 

7. Global eSIM Market (by Device), $Million, 2016-2028 

8. M2M/IoT Application Areas (by Industry) 

9. Global eSIM Market Breakdown by Region, Volume (Units Million), 2016-2028 

10. Global eSIM Market Breakdown by Region, Value ($Million), 2016–2028 

11. North America eSIM Market Breakdown (by Country), Units Million, 2016-2028 

12. North America eSIM Market Breakdown (by Country), $Million, 2016–2028 

13. Asia-Pacific eSIM Market Breakdown (by Country), Units Million, 2016-2028 

14. Asia-Pacific eSIM Market Breakdown (by Country), $Million, 2016-2028 

15. Europe eSIM Market Breakdown (by Country), Units Million, 2016–2028 

16. Europe eSIM Market Breakdown (by Country), $Million, 2016–2028 

17. Rest-of-the-World eSIM Market Breakdown (by Country), Units Million, 2016-2028 

18. Rest-of-the-World eSIM Market Breakdown (by Country), $Million, 2016-2028 


List of Figures 

1. Global Passenger and Commercial Vehicle Sales, 

Million Units (2012-2017) 

2. Global eSIM Market Size, $Million and Million Units 

(2018 and 2028) 

3. M2M/IoT Device Market Value ($Million) and Volume 

(Units Million), 2017, 2018 and 2028 

4. Automotive Industry is leading in the End Use Industry 

Segment 

5. Europe Leading the Global eSIM Market, $Million 

(2017, and 2018-2028) 

6. Market Dynamics Snapshot 

7. Impact Analysis on Market Drivers 

8. Impact Analysis on Market Restraints 

9. Impact Analysis on Market Opportunities 

10. Global Vehicle Production, Million Units (2010-2017) 

11. Key Strategies and Developments 

12. Competitive Benchmarking 

13. Percentage Share of Strategies Adopted (by the 

Market Players), January 2015 - September 2018 

14. eSIM Advantages to Various Stakeholders 

15. eSIM and Benefits to the Consumers 

16. GSMA Remote SIM Provisioning Architecture 

17. Services Offered by eSIM 

18. eCall Services Process 

19. Evolution of SIM Card 

20. GSMA Specification Status 

21. eSIM Ecosystem 

22. Value-Chain Models 

23. Global eSIM Market, $Million and Units Million (2018- 

2028) 

24. Global eSIM Market Classification (by Device) 

25. Global eSIM Market (by Device), $Million, 2018 and 

2028 

26. Key Categories in M2M Ecosystem 

27. M2M/IoT Device Market (by Region), Value ($Million) 

and Volume (Units Million), 2017, 2018, and 2028 

28. Global eSIM Market in Smartphones, Value ($Million) 

and Volume (Units Million), 2016-2028 

29. Global eSIM Market in Smartphones (by Region), 

Value ($Million) and Volume (Units Million), 2017, 

2018, and 2028 

30. Global eSIM Market Size in Wearable, Value ($Million) 

and Volume (Units Million), 2016-2028 

31. 

32. Global eSIM Market in Wearables (by Region), Value 

($Million) and Volume (Units Million), 2017, 2018, and 


33. Global eSIM Market in Other Device Category, Value 

($Million) and Volume (Units Million), 2016-2028 

34. Global eSIM Market in Other Device (by Region), 



35. eSIM Market – by End Use Industry 

36. End Use Industry Market Size, Value ($Million) and 

Volume (Units Million), 2017, 2018, and 2028 

37. Global Motor Vehicle Sales, Units Sold (2010-2017) 

38. Passenger Car Sales Trend, Units Sold (2010-2017) 

39. Global eSIM Market in Automotive End Use Industry, 

Value ($Million) and Volume (Units Million), 2016-2028 

40. Global eSIM Market in Automotive (by Region), Value 

($Million) and Volume (Units Million), 2017, 2018, and 


41. Global eSIM Market Size in Consumer Electronics 

Industry, Value ($Million) and Volume (Units Million), 

2016-2028 

42. Global eSIM Market in Consumer Electronics (by 

Region), Value ($Million) and Volume (Units Million), 

2017, 2018, and 2028 

43. Global eSIM Market Size in Other Industries, Value 

($Million) and Volume (Units Million), 2016-2028 

44. Global eSIM Market in Other Industries (by Region), 



45. Global eSIM Market (by Region), $Million, 2018-2028 

46. Global eSIM Market (by Region), Value ($Million) and 

Volume (Units Million), 2017, 2018, and 2028 

47. North America eSIM Market (by Country), $Million, 


48. The U.S. eSIM Market (by Device Type), Value 

($Million) and Volume (Units Million), 2018 and 2028 

49. Canada eSIM Market (by Device Type), Value 


50. Mexico eSIM Market (by Device Type), Value ($Million) 

and Volume (Units Million), 2018 and 2028 

51. Asia-Pacific eSIM Market (by Country), $Million, 2016- 


52. China eSIM Market (by Device Type), Value ($Million) 



List of Figures 

53. India eSIM Market (by Device Type), Value ($Million) 


54. Japan eSIM Market (by Device Type), Value ($Million) 


55. South Korea eSIM Market (by Device Type), Value 


56. Rest-of-Asia-Pacific eSIM Market (by Device Type), 

Value ($Million) and Volume (Units Million), 2018 and 


57. Germany to Dominate the Europe eSIM Market, 

$million, 2016-2028 

58. Germany eSIM Market (by Device Type), Value 


59. Spain eSIM Market (by Device Type), Value ($Million) 


60. The U.K. eSIM Market (by Device Type), Value 


61. Rest-of-Europe eSIM Market (by Device Type), Value 


62. Rest-of-the-World eSIM Market (by Country), $million, 


63. Saudi Arabia eSIM Market (by Device Type), Value 


64. The U.A.E. eSIM Market (by Device Type), Value 


65. Other Countries in Rest-of-the-World eSIM Market 

(by Device Type), Value ($Million) and Volume 

(Units Million), 2018 and 2028 

66. Company Profiles by Ownership Type 

67. Eastcompeace Technology Co. Ltd.: Overall 

Financials, $Million, 2015-2017 

68. Eastcompeace Technology Co. Ltd.: Net Revenue (by 

Business Segment), $Million, 2015-2017 

69. Eastcompeace Technology Co. Ltd.: SWOT Analysis 

70. Gemalto N.V.: Overall Financials, $Million, 2015-2017 

71. Gemalto N.V.: Net Revenue (by Business Segment), 

$Million, 2015-2017 

72. Gemalto N.V.: Net Revenue (by Region), $Million, 

2015-2017 

73. Gemalto N.V.: SWOT Analysis 

74. Giesecke & Devrient GmbH: Overall Financials, 

$Million, 2015-2017 

75. Giesecke & Devrient GmbH: Net Revenue (by 

Business Segment), $Million, 2015-2017 

76. Giesecke & Devrient GmbH: SWOT Analysis 

77. IDEMIA: SWOT Analysis 

78. NXP Semiconductors: Overall Financials, $Billion, 

2015-2017 

79. NXP Semiconductors: Net Revenue (by Region), 

$Billion, 2015-2017 

80. NXP Semiconductors: SWOT Analysis 

81. Sierra Wireless, Inc.: Overall Financials, $Million, 

2015-2017 

82. Sierra Wireless, Inc.: Net Revenue (by Business 

Segment), $Million, 2015-2017 

83. Sierra Wireless, Inc.: Net Revenue (by Region), 

$Million, 2015-2017 

84. Sierra Wireless, Inc.: SWOT Analysis 

85. STMicroelectronics N.V.: Overall Financials, $Billion, 

2015-2017 

86. STMicroelectronics N.V.: Net Revenue (by Business 

Segment), $Billion, 2015-2017 

87. STMicroelectronics N.V.: Net Revenue (by Region), 

$Billion, 2015-2017 

88. STMicroelectronics N.V.: SWOT Analysis 

89. Telit Communications PLC: Overall Financials, 

$Million, 2015-2017 

90. Telit Communications PLC: Net Revenue (by Business 

Segment), $Million, 2015-2017 

91. Telit Communications PLC: Net Revenue (by Region), 

$Million, 2015-2017 

92. Telit Communications PLC: SWOT Analysis 

93. Valid: Overall Financials, $Million, 2015-2017 

94. Valid: Net Revenue (by Business Segment), $Million, 

2015-2017 

95. Valid: Net Revenue (by Region), $Million, 2015-2017 

96. Valid: SWOT Analysis 

97. Workz Group: SWOT Analysis 

98. Wuhan Tianyu Information Industry Co., LTD.: SWOT 

Analysis 

99. XH Smartcard: SWOT Analysis 

100. Global eSIM Market Scope 

101. Secondary Data Sources 

102. Top Down and Bottom up Approach 

103. eSIM Market Influencing Factors 

104. Assumptions and Limitations 


Research Scope & BIS Methodology 

1. Scope of the Report 

This report is intended to be a comprehensive study of the global eSIM market. The existing report focuses largely on 

providing market information for device, end-use, and region. In addition to this, it focuses on the major driving forces, 

challenges, and growth opportunities of the global eSIM market. The major players have been identified on the basis of 

revenue generation pertaining to the global eSIM market, their geographical presence, and company developments. A 

detailed company profiling has been done in order to understand the players’ strategic behavior. The global eSIM market 

has been further explained and analysed on the basis of regions. The regional market has been categorized into four 

regions, namely: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest-of-the-World. Moreover, the country analysis has also 

been done in order to provide a clear picture of the global eSIM market 

2. Global eSIM Market Research Methodology 

The research methodology design adopted for this specific study includes a mix of data collected from the primary 

and secondary sources. The report was developed by exhaustively using both the primary sources (in-house experts, 

industry leaders and market players) and the secondary sources (a host of paid and unpaid databases) along with the 

analytical tools to build our forecast and predictive models. 

Primary Data Sources 

The primary sources comprise the industry experts from the global eSIM market, related industries as well as preferred 

suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, administrators, solution providers, and technology developers related to the 

various segments of the industry’s value chain. In the extensive primary research process undertaken for this study, the 

primary sources further include industry experts such as the chief executive officers (CEOs), vice presidents, marketing 

directors, technology and innovation directors, founders, and related key executives from various key companies and 

organizations in the eSIM market. All such resources have been interviewed to obtain and verify both qualitative and 

quantitative aspects of this research study. 

Data points taken from primary sources include: 

• Validation and triangulation of all the numbers and graphs 

• Validation of report segmentation and key qualitative findings 

• Understanding the competitive landscape 

• Current and proposed production values of a particular product by market players 

• Percentage split of individual markets for regional analysis 



Secondary Data Sources 

In the extensive secondary research process undertaken for this study, several secondary sources, such as certified 

publications, articles from recognized authors, white papers, annual reports of companies, gold and silver standard 

websites, directories, and major databases were used to identify and collect information to analyse the market both from 

the qualitative and quantitative standpoints. 

Secondary research was employed to obtain crucial information about the market’s monetary chain, total pool of key 

players, and application areas. It also assisted in market classification and segmentation according to industry trends 

to the bottom-most level, country markets and important developments from both market and technology-oriented 

perspectives. The key data points taken from secondary sources include: 

Data points taken from secondary sources include: 

• Segmentation breakups, split-ups, and percentage shares 

• Data for market value 

• Key industry trends of the top players of the market 

• Qualitative insights into various aspects of the market, key trends, and emerging areas of innovation 

• Quantitative data for mathematical and statistical calculations 



Figure 1: Data Triangulation 

List of Tables 

BIS Research Internal Repository 

• Key Players 

• Competitive Landscape 

• Opportunities/Restraints 

• Market Size and Market Share (2017) 

• Influencing Factors 

• Market estimates 

• Regional Analysis 

Bis Research 

Internal Repository 

Primary Sources 

DATA 

TRIANGULATION 

Secondary Sources 

Primary Sources 

Secondary Sources 

Demand Side 

Interview With: 

• End-user 

• Automotive 

• Consumer Device Manufacturers 

• Transportation 

Supply Side 

Interview With: 

• Senior Managers of Major Companies in the 

embedded SIM division 

• Tier II Players 

• Distributors 

• Retailers 

• OEMs 

Demand Side 

• Annual Reports of Key Industry Players 

• SEC Filings 

• Investor Presentations 

• Journals 

• Press Release 

• Paid and Unpaid Databases 

• GSMA 

• SIM Alliance 

• eSIMConnect 

• GlobalPlatform 

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