As we are moving towards Q4 of 2017, Telecommunications industry is waiting for the first release of 5G standards to be announced by GSMA & 3GPP organization. Having this being said, SIM Card technology providers which are mainly consisted of SIM Alliance members try to make considerable contribution to 5G initiative from the perspective of SIM.
From 2012 and onwards 4G LTE SIM Cards have taken over the market quite rapidly especially in developed countries , where the MNOs were seeking to exploit the IP and Multimedia services as well as M2M markets in order to enjoy new revenue streams and increase profit margins. However this is not the end but the beginning of a new era of virtualisation, because now 5G technology is at the door steps ringing the bells for higher speeds, extensive broadband and massive digitalisation opportunities.
To provide you with more in depth knowledgebase on future 5G networks, we would like to share with you the link to the related SIM Alliance white paper below;
http://simalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/SIMalliance_5GWhitepaper_FINAL.pdf
For more information, you could also contact sales@cardcentric.com