Nano-SIM Anticipation: Euro Carriers Stocking in Advance for iPhone Release

- Alert) arrival, some are not so sure this is such a good move, as Apple has not officially stated what we can expect to see from them regarding the newest iPhone.

“The nano-SIM design was approved by the mobile phone industry’s standards group earlier this year and should allow Apple to save even more space in its tightly designed iPhone interior,” Aimonetti writes.

The Financial Times even cited two sources who claim that these telecom companies are holding millions of chips in warehouses in anticipation of the high demand the iPhone 5 will create upon being released.

The article goes on to explain that these carriers may be jumping the gun in preparation due to a lack thereof when Apple switched to micro-SIM cards with its iPhone 4 release, as well as its first-generation iPad. Many carriers found that they didn’t have enough micro-SIMs to meet the high demand; needless to say, this is not an event in history they want repeated.

As the nano-SIM is 40 percent smaller than the current micro-SIMs found in most smartphones, it seems many other phone makers will likely adopt Apple’s new design. Only time will tell, however, if the new nano-SIM will give Apple the competitive edge it needs.

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Even with Apple Majority Vote, RIM, Motorola Working on Nano-SIM Compromise

You wouldn’t think so much drama and hand-wringing goes into the creation of something as simple as a SIM card, but where international standards are concerned, compromises must be made. Research in Motion and Motorola have done just that with Apple’s proposed nano-SIM design, which appears to have the majority of votes already.

The Verge has filed an update on the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) search for a new nano-SIM standard to replace the current micro-SIM used in Apple’s iPhone 4 and 4S, as well as other popular handsets such as the Nokia Lumia 900.

While ETSI members have already been quietly voting on the future of the SIM card this month, a competing standard proposed by Nokia, Research in Motion and Motorola persists. That is causing some concern among members that two different standards could emerge, much like the VHS and Betamax situation during the heyday of home video.

To appease ETSI members, Motorola and RIM have gone back to the drawing board to find a compromise

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Friday Recap: Nano-SIM Vote Delayed, Tim Cook Tops CEO List, Lumia Preorders

The weekend is here, and with comes the final installment of our daily recap for the month of March. But hey, don’t be sad or blue -- there will be plenty more tech news coming on Monday, when we jump head first into the month of April and see what new and delightful surprises the spring season might bring us. In the meantime, sit back and ride out the rest of March by catching up on the news for Friday, March 30, 2012.

Nano-SIM Standards Vote Delayed by ETSI Due to Apple, Nokia Bickering

AppleInsider is reporting that the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ESTI) has chosen to delay voting on the new nano-SIM standard. A meeting to decide the fate of the SIM card’s future was held on Thursday and a vote was expected today, but a decision was made to postpone for

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