Product Parade

September 11, 2002
SIM Copier makes copying phone book, SMS files a breeze

HONG KONG -- ACS Technologies Inc., a leading smart card company, has announced the availability of the ACR SIM Copier, a special smart card reader customized for GSM operators, that will now enable copying phone book and SMS files off your old SIM card a breeze.

The ACR SIM Copier is a low cost standalone device that does the job of copying the phone book and SMS files directly from one SIM card to another without needing a PC connection. Due to its low cost, the GSM operator is able to equip every sales outlet with such a device to serve mobile phone users efficiently. Features include dual card slots, backlit graphic LCD, 16 keys, support for any GSM 11.11 SIM card, copying all phone book records, SMS messages, and language preference from source card to destination card and SIM space detection.

Many GSM operators face high churn rates i.e., subscribers switch operators to enjoy a cheaper handset discount or lower subscription fee. Information inside a user's old SIM card (e.g. the phone book and SMS files) is usually lost during the process of switching. Users have to re-enter the data again if it is still available. ACS claims that the SIM Copier will take care of all these problems from now onward.