For a while there have been dual-SIM phones available from small manufacturers in China.
Now, for the first time a major handset manufacturer, Samsung, recently announced the launch of a dual-SIM device to address the common phenomenon in Europe of people carrying more than one cell phone.
I have been talking about the impact of this kind of distortion in comparing market penetration rates between countries. The multi-SIM issue has led to some silly assertions from some quarters and feelings of inadequacies regarding communications services in Canada.
Samsung’s product launch provides additional validation of the number of people that carry dual SIMs.
With more Canadians heading south thanks to a stronger dollar, maybe more of us will begin to carry a US SIM, leading to demand for this device here as well.