For Nokia and other nano-SIM card standard with Apple to reach a compromise

The world's most famous mobile phone manufacturer is currently developing a new SIM card standard, the only problem is that it can not reach an agreement. But yesterday, three mobile phone manufacturers trying to take another step toward the direction of reaching an agreement.

According to the U.S. technology blog The Verge quoted the remarks of the sources reported, RIM, Nokia and Motorola yesterday announced the latest conceptual design of a nano-SIM card. This SIM card from the appearance point of view with the previous SIM card is similar to the corner of the band notched rectangle design. Different design concepts and other nano-SIM card, RIM, Nokia, and Motorola's latest design is very small, and may pave the way for a new design concept and bring the opportunity to increase storage space.

This new design is very important. Apple also has its own concept of nano-SIM, but can not on the design of this standard with other mobile phone manufacturers to agree. Conference held in March, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (the European Telecommunications Standards Institute), Apple introduced a design concept, its competitors were offered another.

Nokia, Motorola and RIM launch the original concept and design of Apple's very different; At the same time, other companies do not want to immediately give Apple this standard, but may create a situation to use the two concepts, but many companies that they can not accept this practice. Therefore, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute does not vote on these standards, but announced the postponement of the polling time, waiting for a wide range of industry consensus ", in order to decide which concept will become the new standard.

Of The Verge call from Motorola, Nokia and RIM to get a new design concept plans, these companies have begun to try to compromise the Apple design of the "80 percent" is consistent with Apple want the remaining 20% by the characteristics of the mobile phone manufacturers are pursuing.

Apple would accept the proposal remains to be seen. However, these companies will be held June 1 in Japan, to reconvene the meeting, discussions on nano SIM card standard, and then may vote on to determine the new standard, but to determine whether the voting is still unknown.