HMD Global which presently controls the Nokia brand name may have filed a new trademark application for an e-SIM feature known as SIMLEY. The application was filed at the European Union Office for Intellectual Property (EUOIP) and was first spotted by LetsGoDigital. 
The application was submitted by intermediary Gilbey Legal from Paris, France and is categorized as Class 9/36/38. The description shows the tech will serve a multitude of functions ranging from telecommunication services to an e-wallet and banking service tool as well as an extended warranty service.
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What we can draw from the application is that HMD Global is working towards the introduction of eSIM compatible Nokia phones in the near future. It won’t be the first to do so as Apple and Google already offered this type of service on their devices for a while now. The service is still not very common but is rather catching steam on smartwatches. Xiaomi’s latest model came with e-SIM features.
Apart from its function as a SIM card for mobile service, HMD’s SIMLEY is also described to work as an electronic mobile payment service with added protection for user data but the details of how this will pan out are still sketchy.
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