Evolving Systems Comments on the GSMA Embedded SIM Initiative and Its Impact on Conventional SIM Cards

ENGLEWOOD, CO--(Marketwired - Jul 21, 2015) - Evolving Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVOL), a leader in activation, enablement and management of services for connected mobile devices, today released management comments regarding the GSMA's Embedded SIM project.

Evolving Systems is the industry leader in activating SIM cards, and many of its customers are looking to the Company for advice on the GSMA Embedded SIM initiative. The Company believes its DSA solution will play a critical role in bridging carriers to the new standard.

Evolving Systems strongly endorses the Embedded SIM initiative led by the GSMA. The Company believes the initiative will make it easier for subscribers to gain access to wireless services and will give subscribers more choices in selecting service providers.

"The death of the SIM card, to paraphrase Samuel Clemens, has been greatly exaggerated," said Thad Dupper, Chairman and CEO. "There are currently billions of devices in use that require conventional removable SIMs, and these devices are expected to remain in service for the foreseeable future. Consequently, carriers will need systems that will support both standards -- the Embedded SIM and Removable SIM. Evolving Systems' Dynamic SIM Allocation™ (DSA) solution provides this capability."

With the current Removable SIM cards, a network operator needs to manage and assign key pieces of data: the id for the phone (IMEI), the id for the SIM (ICCID), the id for the subscription in the network (IMSI) and the phone number (MISISDN). Today, Evolving Systems' DSA solution helps carriers do that cost-effectively.

Should the new GSMA Embedded SIM proposal become a standard -- something Evolving Systems believes will occur, although the timing is uncertain -- the fundamental process for activating service will be an extension of what the DSA solution does today. It will require network operators to manage and assign phone numbers, IMSIs and other data and identifiers to Embedded SIMs and potentially to update that data at a later date. The DSA solution will be Embedded-SIM-ready and offer carriers the ability to support the GSMA Embedded SIM standard for smart phones, consistent with how the DSA solution supports Removable SIM cards today.