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Ekupheleni kukaJanuwari 2010, uSteve Jobs wethula i-iPad esekela amanethiwekhi e-3G. Ukuxhumeka ku-inthanethi kunikezwe i-Micro SIM. Leli khadi lasetshenziswa ngesilinganiso esikhulu okokuqala, nakuba imingcele kanye nokumiswa kokugcina kwase kuvunyelwene ngakho ekupheleni kuka-2003.

Ukwethulwa kwe-Micro SIM noma i-SIM ye-3FF kungase kuthathwe njengemfashini yokuklama enikeza umuzwa wokukhethekile noma ukuhlola ukuze kusetshenziswe kamuva ku-iPhone. Kungase futhi kube ukugwazelwa ezinkampanini zezokuxhumana. Ungakuchaza kanjani futhi ukusetshenziswa kwekhadi elingu-12 × 15 mm kuthebhulethi enkulu?

Kepha i-Apple ayiphumuli ekujabuleleni kwayo. Kubikwa ukuthi ulungiselela esinye isimanga - iSIM khadi yakhe ekhethekile. Ulwazi oluvela kumbuthano wabasebenzi beselula baseYurophu lukhuluma ngokubambisana kwe-Apple ne-Gemalto. Basebenza ndawonye ukuze bakhe ikhadi le-SIM elihlelekayo elikhethekile labathengi base-Europe. Ikhadi kufanele likwazi ukusebenza nama-opharetha amaningi, idatha edingekayo yokuhlonza izogcinwa ku-chip. Ngakho amakhasimende azokwazi ukukhetha inkampani yawo yezokuxhumana lapho ethenga kuwebhusayithi ye-Apple noma esitolo. Enye inketho kuzoba ukuvula ifoni ngokulanda uhlelo nge-App Store. Uma kunesidingo (isibonelo, uhambo lwebhizinisi phesheya noma iholide), kungaba lula kakhulu ukushintsha umhlinzeki wezokuxhumana ngokwesifunda. Lokhu kuzokhipha opharetha emdlalweni, bangase balahlekelwe yinzuzo enkulu ngokuzulazula. Lokhu kungase futhi kube yisizathu sokuvakashela i-Cupertino yabamele abakhulu bezinkampani zezingcingo zamaselula ezivela eFrance emasontweni asanda kwedlula.

I-Gemalto isebenza engxenyeni ehlelekayo ye-SIM chip ukuze ithuthukise izingxenye ze-flash ROM ngokusekelwe endaweni yamanje. Ukwenziwa kusebenze komsebenzisi omusha kungenzeka ngokulayisha idatha edingekayo esuka kumhlinzeki wezokuxhumana iye ku-flash drive ngekhompyutha noma idivayisi ekhethekile. I-Gemalto izohlinzeka ngezisetshenziswa zokuhlinzeka ngamasevisi nenombolo kunethiwekhi yenkampani yenethiwekhi.

Ukusebenzisana phakathi kwe-Apple ne-Gemalto kunentshisekelo eyodwa evamile - i-NFC (Near Field Communications) ubuchwepheshe bokuxhumana okungenazintambo. Lokhu kuvumela abasebenzisi ukuthi benze ukuthengiselana ngamatheminali e-elekthronikhi besebenzisa i-RFID (i-radio frequency identification). I-Apple ifake amalungelo obunikazi amaningana obuchwepheshe futhi kubikwa ukuthi isiqalile ukuhlola ama-iPhone prototypes nge-NFC. Umphathi womkhiqizo waze waqashwa. Uma uhlelo lwabo luphumelela, i-Apple ingaba umdlali omkhulu emkhakheni wokuqinisekisa okuphephile ekusebenzeni kwebhizinisi. Kanye nesevisi yokukhangisa ye-iAD, iyiphakheji ekhangayo yezinsizakalo zabakhangisi.

Amazwana omhleli:

Umbono othokozisayo nolingayo wekhadi le-SIM elilodwa kulo lonke elaseYurophu. Okuthakazelisa kakhulu ukuthi i-Apple iza nayo. Ngokumangazayo, inkampani efanayo ukuthi ezinsukwini zokuqala zebhizinisi layo leselula yakhiya i-iPhone ezweni elithile kanye nesithwali esithile.

I-Apple ingawushintsha futhi umdlalo weselula, kodwa kuphela uma opharetha beselula bewuvumela.

Izinsiza: gigaom.com a www.appleinsider.com

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