The Road to eSIM Is Littered With Broken Promises
25.08.2025 –
Executive Insights
There’s no shortage of big promises in the eSIM space. Freedom-to-switch providers. Full lifecycle management. Total control. But take a closer look and you'll find something else buried beneath the marketing: failure. There is a saying in German: die Straße ist gepflastert mit Leichen - the street is paved with dead bodies. It means many have tried, most have failed. In the world of the M2M eSIM (SGP.02), it’s an accurate description. The street is littered with overengineered systems, delayed deployments and “revolutionary” ideas that collapsed the moment they met reality. At emnify, we chose a different path - focusing on the reality in front of us and solving for that. While others chase what eSIM might become in 18 to 24 months, we’ve made it work today, at scale, for real businesses.
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