Software:Facebook for SIM

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Facebook for SIM, also called LinqUs Facebook for SIM, is a client/server SIM application developed by international digital security company Gemalto that enabled people to access Facebook using the SMS protocol on their mobile phones, without needing a data plan.[1][2] Facebook cooperated closely with Gemalto in the development of the product.[3] Carriers that were partnering with Gemalto to offer this service included Entel in Chile, Tigo in Colombia, and Telecom Personal in Argentina.[1]

History

Gemalto first announced Facebook for SIM at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.[3][4][5]

The service launched in October 2011, with the carrier Telecom Personal in Argentina being the first carrier to adopt it.[2]

In September 2013, Gemalto updated Facebook for SIM to include Facebook Messenger.[6][7]

Since then, the service has been decommissioned.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Facebook for SIM: Bringing Facebook to any mobile". Gemalto. http://www.gemalto.com/telecom/linqus/personal_cloud/social_sim.html. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ray, Bill (October 6, 2011). "Facebook SIM brings social network to dumb phones". The Register. https://www.theregister.com/2011/10/06/facebook_sim/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cohen, Jackie (February 14, 2011). "First Facebook SIM Card Released". AllFacebook. http://allfacebook.com/first-facebook-sim-card-released_b32504. 
  4. ↑ Protalinski, Emil (February 14, 2011). "Gemalto creates SIM card that brings Facebook to feature phones". ZDNet. http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/gemalto-creates-sim-card-that-brings-facebook-to-feature-phones/113. 
  5. ↑ Chansanchal, Athima (February 15, 2011). "Facebook takes over the world, one SIM card at a time". NBC News. http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/facebook-takes-over-world-one-sim-card-time-125097. 
  6. ↑ Cohen, David (September 12, 2013). "Facebook Messenger Added To Gemalto Facebook For SIM For Feature Phones". AllFacebook. http://allfacebook.com/messenger-gemalto-facebook-for-sim_b124952. 
  7. ↑ "Gemalto's LinqUs Facebook for SIM now supports Facebook Messenger". InformationWeek. September 18, 2013. http://www.informationweek.in/informationweek/news-analysis/281912/gemaltos-linqus-facebook-sim-supports-facebook-messenger. Retrieved January 22, 2014. 
  8. ↑ "Obsolete Products". Gemalto. http://www.gemalto.com/obsolete. 



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