The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on March 21, 2024, released the Recommendations on 'Usage of Embedded SIM for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Communications'.
The salient features of these Recommendations are as follows:
• All communication profiles on any M2M eSIM fitted in an imported device on international roaming in India should be mandatorily converted/reconfigured into communication profiles of Indian telecom service providers (TSPs) within a period of 6 months from the date of activation of international roaming on such M2M eSIM or on change of ownership of the device, whichever is earlier.
• Unified Access Service License holder, Unified License (Access Service Authorization) holder, Unified License (Machine-to-Machine Authorization) holder, Unified License for VNO (Access Service Authorization) holder, Unified License for VNO (Machine to Machine Authorization) holder and the companies holding M2M Service Providers (M2MSP) Registration with specific permission to own and manage Subscription Manager Secure Routing (SM-SR) in India should be permitted to own and manage SM-SRs in the country.
• For installation of profiles of Indian TSPs on M2M eSIMs fitted in the devices imported in India, the concerned Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and M2MSP should be given the flexibility to choose between (i) profile download from the Subscription Manager-Data Preparation (SM-DP) of the Indian TSP to the M2M eSIMs through the existing (foreign) SM-SR, or (ii) profile download from the SM-DP of the Indian TSP to the M2M eSIMs through the new (Indian) SM-SR, after SM-SR switch from foreign to Indian.
This notification will come into force from March 21, 2024.
[Notification No 14/2024]
