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Jio SIM packets come with IMSI number and also the other serial numbers for your information. However, you will not find the mobile number on the packet as mobile numbers are only allotted randomly to the SIM buyers. So, when you want to know your Jio mobile number, you can use the following methods. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Know your Jio mobile number through MyJio app" comment="subhead" text="Know your Jio mobile number through MyJio app">Know your Jio mobile number through MyJio app</cmsannotation> Download and install the MyJIo app Sign in on your JIo SIM Go to the Home page of The MyJio App The home page will display your <keyword id="7998648" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="jio-number" source="Orion">Jio number</keyword>. You will also find the Jio data balance remaining for the day and the plan that you have subscribed to. Another method to know Jio mobile number Download and install MyJio app Install it and the open it. Click on ‘Open’ on the right side to ‘Manage your Jio’ account. When you click on ‘Open’, you will find three options. This method can only work when you have Jio Internet. Click on ‘Sign in’ you will find at the bottom. This process will log you in and you can see your mobile number displayed on top of the page after logging in. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="One more method to know your Jio mobile number" comment="subhead" text="One more method to know your Jio mobile number">One more method to know your Jio mobile number</cmsannotation> Download Jio 4G voice. Install the app and then open it. Click on the screen and log in. Click on the three vertical dots menu option and then go to settings. You will see your Jio number displayed. This method can also work if you are on the Jio Internet. See Also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/steps-to-check-airtel-number/articleshow/69607391.cms">How to check Airtel Number</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/steps-to-check-vodafone-number/articleshow/69607773.cms">How to check Vodafone Number</a>

How to know and check JIO number

When you get a new SIM, it takes quite some time to get your number by heart. Many times, you might be calling your friends and relatives to give your phone number by calling them. It is possible to get your <keyword id="15492" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vodafone">Vodafone</keyword> mobile number free of cost without having to call anyone to check your number. Follow these simple steps to get your <keyword id="7732629" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="vodafone-number">Vodafone number</keyword>. You can also use this facility when you do not have any balance left in your account to make the call or send SMS. The USSD codes offered by different mobile network operators are different. Here are the Vodafone USSD codes to check your own number. Steps to know your own Vodafone mobile number On your Vodafone mobile number, dial *111*2# Alternatively you can also dial the numbers *555#, *555*0#, *777*0#, *131*0#. After dialing these numbers, you have to follow the instructions you will see on the screen. USSD codes to check your Vodafone mobile number If you are using Vodafone network, you can use the following USSD codes to know your own Vodafone number. USSD code to check your own Vodafone number: Dial the number *111*2# on the SIM whose mobile number you want to know. You will get an SMS instantly that will let you know your Vodafone mobile number. Check your own Vodafone number on the Vodafone app Visit Google Play Store or iTunes and download the Vodafone app. Install it on your phone and sign in. Log into your account using the credentials you created while signing up. Once you are logged in, you will find your own Vodafone number and all the package details displayed on the screen.

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Checking the <keyword id="7998649" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="jio-account-balance">Jio account balance</keyword>, tariff plan and validity are quite simple and handy. All of these activities and much more can be done easily on MyJio app. For Jio users, this information is also available via SMS. If you are a Jio prepaid user, there are a few simple ways to check your validity. The <keyword id="2894524" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="mobile-network-operator">mobile network operator</keyword> has provided a number of USSD codes that can let you check your validity, balance and tariff in simple steps. Checking Jio balance via SMS is yet another option for you. This can be done free of cost. There is also an online route to check these pieces of information. In January 2019, the user base of Jio touched 280 million, a phenomenal number in the mobile network industry. In this third quarter of 2018-19 alone about 28 million users subscribed to the network. How to check <keyword id="4257152" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="jio-validity">Jio validity</keyword> online To check Jio validity online, follow these simple steps. Download My Jio app from Google Play store. You can also download it from iPhone app store. Open the MyJio app. Log in to the app on your SIM. The app will now let you check your Jio validity information, balance, and data usage details pertaining to your plan. Check Jio validity via SMS This is yet another easy way to check the validity and balance of your Jip account. There are no charges to use these numbers. Send an SMS from your Jio SIM ‘MY PLAN’ to 199. This will give you the tariff of the plan you have subscribed to. To check the validity and balance of your Jio account, send an SMS ‘BAL’ to 199. See Also - <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/article/easy-ways-to-check-jio-recharge-plan-and-balance/articleshow/75774013.cms">Easy ways to check jio recharge plan and balance</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/article/check-out-the-prepaid-and-postpaid-new-plans-of-broadband-jio-fiber/articleshow/77997974.cms">Checkout jio fiber broadband plans </a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/how-to-check-jio-balance-information-using-ussd-codes/articleshow/74478555.cms">How to check jio balance information using ussd codes</a>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>A <keyword id="117983" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="SIM-card">SIM card</keyword>, or subscriber identity module, is a small card in your cellphone that connects you to the network.</li><li>Your <keyword id="6427652" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sim">SIM</keyword> card contains your phone number, and lets you make phone calls, send text messages, and more.</li><li>SIM cards have evolved over the years and come in several sizes, including mini-, micro-, and nano-SIMs. </li></ul>Most mobile phones rely on a small card called a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/sim" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SIM</a> (subscriber identity module) to make phone calls and send text messages. Without it, your phone isn't able to connect with the cellular network and can only function as an internet device (the lack of a SIM card doesn't prevent your phone from using Wi-Fi). <h2>What to know about SIM cards </h2>A SIM card is important because it stores your phone number and other important information. Generally, you can transfer one SIM card between two phones and the new phone will inherit your phone number without issue.<div type="image" title="SD card SIM card being inserted into Android phone" height="1249" width="2500" msid="82335841" hostid="261"></div>Most SIM cards are provided by phone companies, and contain some basic identifying information like serial numbers and identifying codes. These let the network know what your phone number is, and what phone carrier you use (T-Mobile, Verizon, etc.). SIM cards can carry a great deal of data, like your contact list and text messages. If you change phones, as long as you keep the SIM card, these contacts and text messages will come with you to the new phone.<h2>Types of SIM cards</h2>SIM cards need to fit in mobile phones, so as time has progressed, there has been a need for smaller cards as phones have become increasingly thin and filled with larger batteries and more sophisticated electronics.Today there are several kinds of SIM cards: <ul><li>Full SIM: No longer in use, the original SIM card was developed in the 1990s and measured 86x54mm. Despite the large size, virtually all of it was a plastic card - the actual contact surface was the same as later cards.</li><li>Mini-SIM: Because the full-size SIM is no longer used, these days this is often thought of as the full or standard SIM. It measures 25x15mm and the contact surface is surrounded by a large segment of plastic. </li><li>Micro-SIM: A micro-SIM has the exact same contact surface but is smaller (15x12mm) because the plastic is trimmed away, leaving a card almost entirely of just the contact surface. </li><li>Nano-SIM: This is the smallest SIM format in use today. It has a smaller contact surface, making it physically incompatible with older phones that expect a micro-SIM. It measures 12.3x8.8mm.</li><li>eSIM: An embedded SIM, or eSIM, is a new, emerging format in which the SIM is embedded directly into the device and is therefore not removable. Although not widely used, the advantage of an eSIM is that it allows you to change phones without transferring SIM cards; the mobile operator transfers the account information remotely. </li></ul><h2>How to remove a SIM card</h2>SIM cards vary in size, but they all work the same way - they're designed to be easily transferred between phones. Your phone probably came with a small SIM card removal tool (it looks like a small pin), but if you've misplaced yours, you can use a small paperclip.Find the SIM tray on the side of your phone and insert the SIM tool or paperclip in the hole; the tray should pop out easily. <div type="image" title="What is a SIM card 2" height="1250" width="2500" msid="82335842" hostid="261"></div>For more details on how to do this, see our articles on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-remove-sim-card-from-iphone" target="_blank" rel="noopener">how to remove the SIM card from an iPhone</a> or <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-remove-sim-card-from-samsung-galaxy-s10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Samsung Galaxy phone</a>. If you have a different phone, no worries: The technique is almost exactly the same. If you have any trouble, check out our article on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-does-my-iphone-say-invalid-sim" target="_blank" rel="noopener">how to troubleshoot an invalid SIM</a>.<a data-type="5db99a37dee0194f40700a44">How to find out your iPhone's cellular carrier without a SIM card</a><a data-type="5db72f4bdee0192221219fd3">'Why does my iPhone say invalid SIM?': 6 ways to troubleshoot your iPhone and SIM card if they aren't connecting</a><a data-type="600a00ed555a0408c6265a9d">How to enable and use Wi-Fi calling on your Android or iPhone to make calls without cellular service</a><a data-type="5ecd62683ad86133445d5ae5">What is Wi-Fi calling? Everything you need to know about making calls using Wi-Fi instead of a cellular connection</a>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="3957064" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="britbox">BritBox</keyword> is a subscription <keyword id="1797224" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="streaming-service">streaming service</keyword> in the UK and US, focused solely on British <keyword id="406" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Movies">movies</keyword> and TV. </li><li>The BritBox library includes both popular and classic titles, including "Downton Abbey" and "Doctor Who." </li><li>After a 30-day free trial, BritBox is available for $6.99 a month in the US and £5.99 a month in the UK.</li></ul>With <keyword id="572624" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Streaming">streaming</keyword> services becoming the preferred way for <keyword id="4578" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="entertainment">entertainment</keyword> fans to consume their favorite TV shows and movies, these platforms are becoming more and more popular. BritBox, which bills itself as having the "biggest collection of British content on any streaming service" - more than Netflix, Acorn TV, and Hulu - is one such platform that Brits and Anglophiles in the US alike can enjoy. <h2>What is BritBox?</h2>Launched in the US and Canada in March 2017 (and in the UK in November 2019), BritBox is a subscription-based movies and TV service, with <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/britbox-ceo-stepping-down-as-streamer-hits-1-5-million-subs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">roughly 1.5 million subscribers</a> in North America. The service, which is a joint effort of the British TV networks ITV and BBC, is centered entirely around <keyword id="41704" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="British-Television">British television</keyword> and movies. While both the North American and British versions of BritBox are pretty much identical, the key differences lie in the content library and offerings, with a smaller selection available with the US version. Both UK and US subscribers have access to BritBox Originals, however. <div type="image" title="Britbox 2" height="1564" width="2058" msid="82459990" hostid="261"></div>The North American version of BritBox operates mostly as a platform and content library to help expose non-UK audiences to British programming, while the UK version functions more as an archive of shows many subscribers will already know and love.<h2>What BritBox shows and movies are available </h2>BritBox offers a variety of British comedies, mysteries, dramas, lifestyle, and docs both ad-free and on-demand, with many in their entirety. Among the popular BritBox shows available to stream on the platform are "Downton Abbey," "Broadchurch," "Only Fools and Horses," "Doctor Who," and "Spooks."Classic British movies including the "Carry On" films and several Hitchcock thrillers are also available, along with original programming. In total, there are more than 300 titles to choose from, with more being added regularly. <div type="image" title="Britbox 1" height="1350" width="2400" msid="82459994" hostid="261"></div>BritBox shows and movies are also available on the following platforms and devices: <ul><li>iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch</li><li>Android devices</li><li>Apple TV </li><li>Roku</li><li>Smart TVs from Panasonic, Samsung, JVC, Logik, Polaroid, Sony, Toshiba, LG, Hisense, Hitachi, and Bush</li><li>Google Chromecast</li><li>TalkTalk TV</li><li>Freesat</li><li>BT TV</li><li>Amazon Fire TV</li><li>Mac or PC web browsers</li><li>Netgem</li><li>YouView</li></ul><h2>How much does BritBox cost?</h2>Related Article Module: How much is BritBox? A cost breakdown for the British streaming serviceIf you want to sign up for BritBox, the company offers a free seven-day trial to give you a taste of what's available before committing to a monthly subscription. After the trial period ends, you'll pay $6.99 per month or $69.99 per year for HD video on multiple screens and devices. In the UK, the monthly subscription fee is £5.99 a month or £59.99 per year.<h2>How to sign up for BritBox </h2>Once sign-up for BritBox is completed, you can begin streaming immediately. Additionally, you can cancel your account at any time during the free trial period to avoid being charged. <ol><li>Navigate to the BritBox website and click the "Free Trial" or "Try for Free" option in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. <div type="image" title="Britbox 3" height="1057" width="2239" msid="82459999" hostid="261"></div></li><li>Enter your first and last name, your email address, and a password you'd like to use with your account. </li><li>Now click "Create account and continue." <div type="image" title="Britbox 4" height="810" width="1665" msid="82460007" hostid="261"></div></li><li>Confirm whether you want a monthly or yearly plan. <div type="image" title="Britbox 5" height="1318" width="1965" msid="82460010" hostid="261"></div></li><li>Finally, enter your credit card information. This card payment will be taken after your free trial period ends. <div type="image" title="Britbox 6" height="1261" width="1682" msid="82460015" hostid="261"></div></li></ol>Quick tip: BritBox subscriptions are <a href="https://help.britbox.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043264033-Subscribing-through-Amazon-Prime-Video-or-Apple-TV-Channels" target="_blank" rel="noopener">also available</a> through Amazon Prime Video and the Apple TV app.<a data-type="5fe0dbd5c5e67e56a567ce66">How to get BritBox on your smart TV and binge your favorite British shows</a><a data-type="5fd7d59af41f580c00150604">What is Acorn TV? Everything you need to know about the streaming service that offers international shows</a><a data-type="5fd8f4606226304e94148ffa">How to cancel your Acorn TV subscription no matter how you signed up for it</a><a data-type="601dde1009e96f3044754b37">How to cancel subscriptions you made through Amazon and stop being charged for streaming services and apps</a>

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Steven John/Business InsiderYou can't make or receive a call without a SIM card in your iPhone.</div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>Remove a SIM card from one <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/iphone">iPhone</a> and move it to another device in order to make and receive calls there to your existing phone number.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/iphone">iPhone</a> SIM cards only store small amounts of customer data, including your phone number and billing information. </li><li>They do not store contacts, images, apps, and other data, which must be transferred separately when you get a new <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/iphone">iPhone</a>.</li></ul>Whether you're selling your old <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/iphone">iPhone</a>, trading it in for a new model, or sending it away for repairs, it's important that you remove the phone's SIM card. A SIM card - or Subscriber Identity Module card - is both a phone's ID tag and its key. SIM cards store your phone number, and without the card in place, you cannot make or receive calls. Transferring your number and billing data from one <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/iphone">iPhone</a> to another is as easy is popping your SIM card into the new device. (You will have to transfer your contacts, photos, apps, and other data separately.) <h2>How to remove the SIM card from an <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/iphone">iPhone</a></h2>First remove your iPhone's case (if you have one) to expose the phone itself. Then get your SIM card ejection tool, which <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Removal-Ejector-iSYFIX-Samsung-Smartphone/dp/B06X9CTJ68/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=sim+card+ejection+tool&amp;qid=1553184352&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1-spons&amp;psc=1">you can purchase online</a>. Or better yet? Grab a paperclip.1. Locate the SIM card tray; it will be on the right hand side of your phone (as viewed from the front) and is shaped like a long, narrow oval with a small recessed hole.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Steven John/Business InsiderThe SIM card tray on the right side of your iPhone.</div></div></div>2. Gently press the tip of your ejection tool or paperclip into the hole and press into the bottom of the SIM card tray until the tray pops out a bit. <div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Steven John/Business InsiderPress your paperclip or ejector tool into the hole of the SIM card tray.</div></div></div>3. After the tray pops open, slide it out and remove the small SIM card laying there within.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Steven John/Business InsiderThe SIM card tray and SIM card, removed.</div></div></div>4. Reinsert the empty tray to ensure the phone maintains its resistance to dust and water damage.(Note that <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/is-iphone-7-plus-waterproof-water-resistant">iPhones newer than the iPhone 7 are reliably dust and water resistant</a>, but only when intact; older iPhones are not safe around water.)5. Follow the same steps to insert the SIM card into your new phone. <h2>When should you remove your SIM card?</h2>In the movies, the hero pops the SIM card out of his or her phone, ducks into a crowd, and disappears. In reality, your phone can usually be tracked even without a SIM card in place.But it can't make calls, pull up contacts, or recall past SMS messages. So when you get a new phone, don't forget to pop your SIM card out of the old one and place it in the new device. Removing a SIM card from an old phone is also a good idea even if you won't need it in a new device, as the card will be linked to your old phone number.And before you have your phone repaired, spend the 30 seconds to remove your SIM card. 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The smart era that we live in and the vision of Digital India that every one of the 1.2 billion people share in India calls for the use of multiple technologies. Many are already being used and we just need to expand their uses rather than reinventing the wheel. 
 
One such area with a significant impact on businesses, consumers and our lives as a whole is Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications. 
 
That’s a vital key to create a digital infrastructure in any country and enable digital delivery of services, while bringing in significant efficiencies in our daily lives. 
 
The benefits of M2M have been few and we need to expand and scale the use of M2M. 
 
In simple terms, M2M is much like people-to-people conversations and use of data services via mobile devices that we take for granted today. Now, the same telecom networks are being used to help machines talk to each other. 
 
So the electricity meter at your home automatically sends power consumed data to the utility office to generate a bill. Or chips embedded in thousands of mobile towers across the country relay information to telco offices about diesel consumption (that run the towers), any leakages or faults with the tower so relevant teams are alerted for actions to be taken — fix a leak or replenish diesel. 
 
In another scenario, a bus sends information on empty seats to a ticker at the bus stop on how many seats are empty, helping commuters at the bus stop to decide whether to board the bus or not! 
 
All this happens without any manual intervention, and only via machines talking to each other. The machines, be it electric meters, mobile towers or seats in a bus, are embedded with Subscriber Identity Module (SIM; in case of GSM networks) cards. The machines use mobile towers to exchange data at pre-set time. It could be once a month for applications like billing, or real time for applications like seats in a bus. Several M2M technologies also use short range networks like WiFi. 
 
There are many distinct areas where using M2M, machines emerge as subscribers to telecom networks. One is power, where SIM-based meter readers will send alerts to suppliers on power thefts and to subscribers on their consumption and when bills are due for payment. 
 The second is transport and <keyword id="6374375" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Telematics">telematics</keyword> where M2M devices will be used for tracking vehicles, checking fuel consumption, routes taken by driver and engine diagnostics. 
 
The third segment is handheld point of sales systems, which can be used for remote banking. Such systems are already in use and this will only expand as it helps in bringing banks closer to the unbanked population. 
 
Another area is telemetry, which includes everything you may want to monitor remotely. For example, a Blood Pressure (BP) monitor can be embedded with a SIM card to relay information about health of chronic BP patients to doctors over telecom networks. 
 
M2M will basically improve efficiencies in the system and it will be live 24X7. For telcos this could be a new revenue stream, which will, in future, emerge as a significant business. 
 
The applications of M2M are really vast and often it’s limited by imagination. Come to think of it, M2M can be vital for smart cars and smart cities. For instance, there is lot of buzz around concepts like the connected car. In such internet enabled cars, communication is the key. In case of emergencies, like accidents, machines can bring assistance to the passengers even if they are unable to communicate their situation. The car sends a signal to say the nearest hospital and police station to react to the emergency. Also, under the car’s hood, it’s all connected parts, relaying information about faults to the dashboard, making the driver informed about the car performance all the time. All this is a combination of M2M using short range and long range wireless technologies. 
 
M2M will not only make devices smarter but the data that is continuously gathered will be vital to develop and improve future products. This is the right time to build and scale M2M applications as 4G networks currently being deployed offer high speeds, security and ideally suited for data exchanges. 
 
(The author of this article is Nigel Eastwood, CEO, New Call Telecom Ltd) 
(Image: Thinkstock)

Machine-to-Machine communication is the key to smarter life

The smart era that we live in and the vision of a <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=DIGITAL+INDIA">digital India</a> that each one of the 1.2 billion people share in India, calls for use of multiple technologies. While many are already being used, we just need to expand their use rather than 
reinventing the wheel. One such area with very significant impact on businesses, consumers and our lives as a whole is <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=MACHINE+TO+MACHINE">Machine-to-Machine</a> (<keyword id="6404332" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="M2M">M2M</keyword>) communications. 
 
M2M communication is a vital key to creating a digital infrastructure in any country and enable digital delivery of services, while bringing in significant efficiencies in our daily lives. 
 
The benefits of M2M have been few as the deployment has either been limited to pilots or a few pockets. And for this, we need to expand and scale the use of M2M. 
 
In simple terms M2M is much like people-to-people conversations and use of data services via mobile devices that we take for granted today. Now, the same telecom networks are being used to help machines talk to each other. 
 
So the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=ELECTRICITY">electricity </a>meter at your home automatically sends power consumed data to the utility office to generate a bill. Or chips embedded in thousands of mobile towers across the country relay information to telco offices about diesel consumption (that run the towers), any leakages or faults with the tower so relevant teams are alerted for actions to be taken — fix a leak or replenish diesel. Or in yet another scenario, a bus sends information on empty seats to a ticker at the bus stop on how many seats are empty, helping commuters at the bus stop to decide whether to board the bus or not! 
 
All the above mentioned things take place without any manual intervention—and via machines talking to each other. The machines — be it electric meters, mobile towers or seats in a bus — are embedded with Subscriber Identity Module (SIM; in case of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=gsm">GSM </a>networks) cards. The machines use mobile towers to exchange data at pre-set time — it could be once a month for applications like billing, or real time for applications like seats in a bus. Several M2M technologies also use short range networks like WiFi. 
 
There are many distinct areas where machines have used using M2M to emerge as subscribers to telecom networks. One is power, where SIM-based meter readers will send alerts to suppliers on power thefts and to subscribers on their consumption as well as when bills are due for payment. The second is transport and telematics, where M2M devices will be used for tracking vehicles, checking fuel consumption, routes taken by driver and to diagnose engine as well. 
 
The third segment is handheld point of sales systems, which can be used for remote banking. Such systems are already in use and this will only expand as it helps in bringing banks closer to the unbanked population. 
 
Another area is telemetry, which includes everything else you may want to monitor remotely. For example, a blood pressure (BP) monitor can be embedded with a SIM card to relay information about health of chronic BP patients to doctors over telecom networks. Basically, M2M will improve efficiencies in the system and it will be live, 24X7. For telcos, this could be a new revenue stream which will emerge as a significant business in future. 
 
The applications of M2M are really vast and often it’s limited by imagination. Come to think of it, M2M can be vital for smart cars and smart cities. For instance, there is lot of buzz around concepts like the connected car. In such a scenario, Internet-enabled cars communication is the key. In case of emergencies like accidents, machines can bring assistance to the passengers even if they are unable to communicate their situation. For instance: The car may then send a signal to the nearest hospital and police station so that the passengers may get some help in the time of emergency. Also, under the car’s hood, the connected parts relay information about faults to the dashboard. And this makes the driver informed about the car performance all the time. All this is a combination of M2M using short range and long range wireless technologies. 
 
M2M will not only make devices smarter, but the data, which is continuously gathered, will be vital to develop and improve future products as well. This is the right time to build and scale M2M applications as <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=4G">4G </a>networks that are currently being deployed, offer high speeds, security and ideally suited for data exchanges. 
 
(About the author: Nigel Eastwood is the Group CEO at NewCall Telecom.) 
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M2M for Smarter Life

A national identity scheme goes global.
THE founders of the internet were academics who took users' identities on trust. When only research co-operation was at stake, this was reasonable. But the lack of secure identification is now hampering the development of e-commerce and the provision of public services online.
In day-to-day life, from banking to dating, if you don't know who you are dealing with, you are vulnerable to fraud or deceit, or will have to submit to cumbersome procedures such as scanning and uploading documents to prove who you are.
Much work has gone into making systems that can recognise and verify digital IDs. A standard called OpenID Connect, organised by an international non-profit foundation, was launched this year. Mobile-phone operators have started a complementary service, Mobile Connect, which allows identities of all kinds to be authenticated from smartphones.
But providing a digital ID that will be widely used and trusted is far harder. Businesses can check their employees rigorously, and issue credentials for gaining access to buildings, computers and the like.
But what about outside the workplace? Facebook, Google and Twitter are all trying to make their accounts a form of ID. But these are issued without verification, so pseudonyms are rife and impersonation easy.
Private providers are offering their own schemes; miiCard, for example, uses bank accounts as a way of issuing a verified online identity. But these fall short of the reliability of a state-backed identity, issued by a government official, checked against other databases, using biometric data (such as fingerprints and retinal scans) and backed by law--in effect an electronic passport.
There is one place where this cyberdream is already reality. Secure, authenticated identity is the birthright of every Estonian: before a newborn even arrives home, the hospital will have issued a digital birth certificate and his health insurance will have been started automatically.
All residents of the small Baltic state aged 15 or over have electronic ID cards, which are used in health care, electronic banking and shopping, to sign contracts and encrypt e-mail, as tram tickets, and much more besides--even to vote.
Estonia's approach makes life efficient: taxes take less than an hour to file, and refunds are paid within 48 hours. By law, the state may not ask for any piece of information more than once, people have the right to know what data are held on them and all government databases must be compatible, a system known as the X-road. In all, the Estonian state offers 600 e-services to its citizens and 2,400 to businesses.
Estonia's system uses suitably hefty encryption. Only a minimum of private data are kept on the ID card itself. Lost cards can simply be cancelled. And in over a decade, no security breaches have been reported.
Also issued are two PIN codes, one for authentication (proving who the holder is) and one for authorisation (signing documents or making payments). Asked to authenticate a user, the service concerned queries a central database to check that the card and relevant code match. It also asks for only the minimum information needed: to check a customer's age, for example, it does not ask, "How old is this person?" but merely, "Is this person over 18?"
Other governments have tried to issue electronic identity cards. But costs have been high and public resistance strong. Some have proved careless custodians of their citizens' data.
There are fears of snooping. Britain had spent £257m ($370m) of a planned £4.5 billion on a much-criticised ID card scheme by the time the current coalition government scrapped it after coming to office in 2010.
That has left a gap in the global market--one that Estonia hopes to fill. Starting later this year, it will issue ID cards to non-resident "satellite Estonians", thereby creating a global, government-standard digital identity.
Applicants will pay a small fee, probably around EUR30-50 ($41-68), and provide the same biometric data and documents as Estonian residents. If all is in order, a card will be issued, or its virtual equivalent on a smartphone (held on a special secure module in the SIM card).
Some good ideas never take off because too few people embrace them. And with just 1.3m residents, Estonia is a tiddler--even with the 10m satellite Estonians the government hopes to add over the next decade.
What may provide the necessary scale is a European Union rule soon to come into force that will require member states to accept each others' digital IDs. That means non-resident holders of Estonian IDs, wherever they are, will be able not only to send each other encrypted e-mail and to prove their identity to web-service providers who accept governmentissued identities, but also to do business with governments anywhere in the EU.
Estonia is being "very clever", says Stéphanie de Labriolle of the Secure Identity Alliance, an international working group. Marie Austenaa of the GSMA, a global association of mobile-phone firms, praises it too. Allan Foster of ForgeRock, a firm that is working on government ID schemes in Belgium, New Zealand and elsewhere, thinks that the new satellite Estonians will help change attitudes to secure digital identities in their own countries, too.
The scheme's advantages for Estonia are multiple. It will help it shed the detested "ex-Soviet" tag and promote itself as a paragon of good government and innovation. It will attract investment: once you have an Estonian ID, setting up a company there takes only a few minutes.
And it will create an electronic diaspora all over the world with a stake in the country's survival--no small matter at a time when the threat from Russia is keenly felt. (Estonia is also planning to back up all its national data to secure "digital embassies" in friendly foreign countries.)
Struck by the X-road's scalability and security, and the fact that it has already worked well for over a decade, Finland and other countries are adopting the Estonian system in whole or in part. But for foreign individuals, perhaps its greatest appeal is that it is optional.
Those who like the system's convenience, security and flexibility can apply (though Estonia's chief information officer, Taavi Kotka, who is taking time away from his real-life job running an IT company, stresses that the ID is a privilege, not a right). Those who feel queasy about a foreign state having access to their personal data can steer clear.
Mr Kotka says that Estonia aims to do for identity what American Express cards did for international travel in the 1960s: to simplify life. But the bigger point is that government-verified identity has been divorced from location.
If Estonia's scheme takes off some other countries may well decide to follow its lead. Some may aim at volume; others, to target the top end, as with the market in non-resident investors' passports. Soon, multiple satellite citizenship may even become the norm.
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