Samsung has announced the introduction of a new and improved SIM card solution, dubbed the S-SIM. The new SIM card technology will support present day MMC standard interface along with the USB 2.0 and InterChip-USB interfaces. It is based on the original SIM standard to ensure compatibility with conventional systems and support high-speed host interfaces like USB and MMC cards. Samsung’s S-SIM cards incorporate user memory up to 1 GB on the SIM card itself, removing the need for a separate memory card such as microSD. The main advantage of the S-SIM is the possibility it offers mobile operators and SIM card makers, which can now build future services using either the old or the new standards. The S-SIM is controlled by a separate microprocessor that has its own RAM and automatically configures itself to the interface that it detects, thus allowing instant support for advanced services like near-field communications. Samsung’s new S-SIM card solution will become available to SIM card manufacturers in the next few months.