Author Archives: Sulman Gul

Chart titled Building an eSIM Store, showing global travel eSIM retail spend of 3.3 billion dollars in 2025, around 5 billion in 2026 and close to 10 billion forecast for 2028.

Building an eSIM Store: White Label, Shopify, WooCommerce or Custom

The four ways to sell eSIM online compared: launch time, engineering effort and control, what makes eSIM different from ordinary ecommerce, and why the storefront matters far less than the twenty minutes after purchase. … Read More

Navy card titled eSIM vs Physical SIM vs iSIM, showing eSIM forecast at 42% of all SIM technologies by 2030 against 58% for physical SIM and other form factors.

eSIM vs Physical SIM vs iSIM: What Actually Differs

What each form factor really is, what changes depending on whether you are a traveller, a reseller, a business or a manufacturer, the trade-offs nobody mentions, and how fast the transition is genuinely moving. … Read More

Line chart titled eSIM Device Compatibility in 2026, showing eSIM-capable device models rising from 231 in 2023 to 333 in 2024 and 395 by mid-2025.

eSIM Device Compatibility in 2026: What Actually Works

What eSIM compatibility really depends on: the state of the device ecosystem, broad support by device family, the traps that catch people out including carrier locks and regional variants, and how to check properly. … Read More

Chart titled eSIM Activation UX, showing eSIM-capable device models rising from 231 in 2023 to 333 in 2024 and 395 by mid-2025.

eSIM Activation UX: Designing the Twenty Minutes After Purchase

Almost every eSIM refund and support ticket starts in the window between payment and a working connection. The seven moments where it breaks, the gap between what customers believe and what is true, and the copy that prevents most of it. … Read More

Chart titled How eSIM Provisioning Works, showing global eSIM smartphone penetration rising from 3% at end 2024 to 5% at end 2025 and a forecast 10% at end 2026.

How eSIM Provisioning Works: eUICC, SM-DP+ and the Activation Chain

A plain explanation of remote SIM provisioning: what an eUICC, profile, SM-DP+ and LPA actually do, what happens when a customer scans a code, how consumer and IoT provisioning differ, and how common failures map to the architecture. … Read More

Navy card titled eSIM API Integration, with the figure 4 to 12 weeks for a typical eSIM API integration into an existing product.

eSIM API Integration: A Practical Guide for Product Teams

What an eSIM API integration actually involves: the operations you need, how to model orders and profile state, why idempotency matters more here than elsewhere, and what to build beyond the happy path. … Read More

Card titled eSIM for Digital Nomad Platforms, showing 15% of travel eSIM buyers choose unlimited plans and 85% choose metered plans.

eSIM for Digital Nomad Platforms: Connectivity for Long Stays

Why long-stay members need a different connectivity product from tourists: validity, unlimited plans, regional coverage, top-ups and the tethering question that decides whether the whole thing works. … Read More

Chart titled eSIM for Cruise and Maritime, showing long-haul travellers are 2.5 times and multi-country travellers 1.5 times more likely to use a travel eSIM.

eSIM for Cruise and Maritime: Solving the Port Day, Not the Sea Day

What a travel eSIM does and does not solve for cruise: why it works ashore and not at sea, why passengers convert unusually well, six commercial models including crew welfare, and the timing constraint unique to ships. … Read More

Navy hundred-square grid titled eSIM for Event Organisers, with about three squares filled to show that only 3.3% of travellers arrived with a travel eSIM in Q2 2026.

eSIM for Event Organisers: Connecting Delegates, Crew and Exhibitors

How conferences and events handle connectivity: why most delegates arrive without data, six groups with different needs, five ways to fund it including sponsorship, and the timing mistake that makes most attempts pointless. … Read More

Card titled eSIM for Corporate Travel Managers, comparing 42 dollars average roaming spend per trip against 28 dollars on travel eSIM in 2026.

eSIM for Corporate Travel Managers: Controlling Connectivity Spend

The travel manager view of business connectivity: why nobody owns it, where the cost actually hides, the policy questions that are yours to answer, and how to build a business case that gets approved. … Read More