Universal integrated circuit card
Smart card used to uniquely identify a mobile device on a cellular network / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Universal integrated circuit card?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
The universal integrated circuit card (UICC) is the smart card (integrated circuit card) used in mobile terminals in 2G (GSM), 3G (UMTS), 4G (LTE), and 5G networks. The UICC ensures the integrity and security of all kinds of personal data, and it typically holds a few hundred kilobytes.[1]
This article needs additional citations for verification. (December 2009) |
The official definition for UICC is found in ETSI TR 102 216, where it is defined as a "smart card that conforms to the specifications written and maintained by the ETSI Smart Card Platform project". In addition, the definition has a note that states that "UICC is neither an abbreviation nor an acronym".[2]
NIST SP 800-101 Rev. 1 and NIST Computer Security Resource Center Glossary state that, "A UICC may be referred to as a SIM, USIM, RUIM or CSIM, and is used interchangeably with those terms",[3][4] though this is an over-simplification. The primary component of a UICC is a SIM card.[citation needed]