GSMA SGP.22 (eSIM)

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Consumer eSIM specification for remote SIM provisioning, profile download, and multi-profile management.

  
  
GSMA SGP.22 is the consumer eSIM standard for remote SIM provisioning, defining how a device downloads, installs, and switches operator profiles onto an embedded UICC without a physical card. It introduces the LPA (Local Profile Assistant) and SM-DP+ server roles that let a user activate a plan by scanning a QR code. The specification is what makes carrier switching and multi-profile use possible on modern phones, watches, and tablets.

  
  

    
    SGP.22
    
    
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    Published 2016
    
    
  






  
  

    
    




    
    

    
    

    
    

      
Standard Details

      

        

          
            
            
            
CategoryGSMA

            
            
            
Year Published2016

            
            
            
            
StatusActive

          
        

      

    


    
    

    
    

    
    
    
    

      
Compliant Card Types

      

        
        
          

            
eSIM (eUICC)

            Embedded
          

          
Embedded SIM with remote provisioning capability, enabling multiple carrier profiles on a soldered chip.

        
        
      

    

    
    

    
    
    
    

    
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