AT&T Launches Enhanced Global SIM Designed To Meet GSMA Specifications For M2M And Connected Device Manufacturers

DALLAS, Sept. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* is using the power of the tiny Global SIM card to help global companies do more. Multi-national companies can wirelessly connect, manage and support connected and M2M devices around the world using an enhanced, single SIM solution from AT&T Mobility that meets the GSMA specifications for multi-profile SIMs.

In 2012, AT&T announced a worldwide platform solution featuring a single SIM.  The SIM, combined with the AT&T Control Center, its service management platform, helps companies streamline device deployment around the world. The solution helped reduce the need for multiple device SKUs and simplifies logistics support and provided industry with the vast, reliable M2M wireless service where it does business.

Today AT&T is proud to announce that its single SIM solution meets the new GSMA specifications for the use of multiple operator profiles on a single SIM.

"Our Global SIM enables the internet of things for companies that need to connect devices, machines, or cars with a single platform around the world," said Chris Penrose, senior vice president, AT&T Emerging Devices. "We're the first carrier to announce a global SIM designed to meet GSMA specifications, and we are leading the industry into the future of connected devices."

AT&T's global SIM provides:

• Global service management platform with advanced diagnostic tools, smart process automation, machine monitoring, and alert/response capabilities.
• Global wireless M2M connectivity with access to hundreds of carriers worldwide¹.
• Integrated compatibility with global networks.
• Flexible solutions that provide best-in-class services.
• Designed and built to the GSMA specification for remote provisioning.

The enhanced global SIM is available in select markets.  

For more information on the GSMA's Embedded SIM project visit http://www.gsma.com/connectedliving/embedded-sim/

* AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates – AT&T operating companies – are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and internationally. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's most reliable 4G LTE network in the United States, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile Internet, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV service with the AT&T U-verse^® brand. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. Reliability claim based on third party data regarding United States nationwide carriers' 4G LTE.

Around the world, AT&T has facilities in more than 50 countries and serves multinational companies on six continents. It provides IP-based communication services available to customers in over 180 countries, which represent more than 99 percent of the world's economy.

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Reliability claim based on analysis of independent third party data re nationwide carriers' 4G LTE. LTE is a trademark of ETSI. 4G LTE not available everywhere.

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¹ Services are provided in available countries through commercial contracts with carriers, and are subject to the terms of those contracts, and compliance with local laws and regulations.

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