????今天的智能手機(jī)用戶仍離不開被稱為SIM卡的小小塑料片。但如果科技業(yè)巨頭蘋果和三星共同要對(duì)SIM卡下手，它恐怕就命不久矣了。

????據(jù)英國(guó)《金融時(shí)報(bào)》報(bào)道，蘋果與三星正在進(jìn)行“高層對(duì)話”，討論在各自生產(chǎn)的智能手機(jī)上開始使用電子SIM卡，讓手機(jī)用戶能夠更靈活地切換通訊運(yùn)營(yíng)商。

????全球移動(dòng)運(yùn)營(yíng)商行業(yè)協(xié)會(huì)GSMA表示，業(yè)內(nèi)很快就會(huì)達(dá)成一致，公布新一代SIM卡的詳細(xì)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。不過，《金融時(shí)報(bào)》報(bào)道指出，至少一年內(nèi)不可能誕生新SIM卡。

????GSMF在聲明中表示：“大多數(shù)運(yùn)營(yíng)商都已經(jīng)加入，（我們的）計(jì)劃是敲定消費(fèi)類設(shè)備的端到端遠(yuǎn)程SIM解決方案的開發(fā)技術(shù)框架，預(yù)計(jì)到2016年拿出結(jié)果。”

????GSMA的首席執(zhí)行官安妮·布弗羅稱，該協(xié)會(huì)將繼續(xù)與蘋果協(xié)商，以“保證得到蘋果方面對(duì)此行動(dòng)的支持。”

????布弗羅表示：“我們讓大家都回到共同的出發(fā)點(diǎn)上來，蘋果與三星都同意參與新規(guī)范制定，我們一直在與這兩家和其他（制造商）合作，共同制定設(shè)備的行業(yè)解決方案，會(huì)就消費(fèi)類電子產(chǎn)品的解決方案達(dá)成一致?！保ㄘ?cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

????譯者：Pessy

????校對(duì)：詹妮

????To use our smart phones, most of us are still beholden to pieces of plastic known as SIM cards. But if Apple AAPL 0.86% and Samsung have anything to do with it, those cards won’t be around for much longer.

????The Financial Times reports that the tech giants are in “advanced talks” to start using electronic SIM cards in their smartphones, allowing users more mobility in switching between carriers.

????The GSMA, an industry association that represents mobile operators, said that there’s an agreement soon to be announced detailing standards for the new SIMs. However, the new cards aren’t likely to become available for at least a year, according to the report.

????“With the majority of operators on board, the plan is to finalise the technical architecture that will be used in the development of an end-to-end remote SIM solution for consumer devices, with delivery anticipated by 2016,” the organization said in a statement.

????Anne Bouverot, the CEO of the GSMA, said the organization is continuing to speak with Apple to “secure their support for the initiative.”

????“We have got everyone back on one point, with Apple and Samsung agreeing to be part of that specification,” she said. “We have been working with them and others to create an industry solution for machines and will agree a solution for consumer electronics.”