Sicap updates its Device Entitlement Server to include support for Apple Watch pairing, enhance provisioning capabilities for Android smartphones, and introduce emergency address submission for VoWiFi. Now network and virtual operators can seamlessly activate the services on any Android smartphone connected to their network and increase profits in the smartwatch market.
Smartphones are so last season – the way forward is smartwatches and other wearables. These are touted to be the next consumer obsession and are estimated to create a global $40-billion business by 2020. Mobile service providers will get a 25% slice of these revenues, but need the right business model, value chain positioning and technology enablers to do this. Olivier Engel, EVP Research and Development at Sicap, explains what you need for this winning strategy.
Apple iPhone 6, the iconic smartphone released in 2014 is the most popular VoLTE phone in Europe. Five percentage of the VoLTE phone users were using iPhone 6 found Sicap’s VoLTE phone study, which examined 40 million VoLTE phones in use in 26 networks in Europe.