SIM CARD
- subscriber identity module (SIM)
- smartcard that stores data for GSM/CDMA cellular telephone subscriber
- placed inside a mobile phones
- has a uinique identification no for the owner
- integrated circuit that is intended to securely store the international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) and the related key used to identify and authenticate subscribers on mobile telephony devices (such as mobile phones and computers).
- usually made of PVC with embedded contacts and semiconductors
- first UICC smart cards were the size of credit and bank cards
- portable exchangable memory chip