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Mobile network operator 1p Mobile this week indicated that the long-awaited introduction of eSIM (Electronic SIM) support to their service – hopefully for both new and existing customers – could finally begin to go live around the end of this month.
Just to recap. The eSIM standard is an alternative to physical SIM cards, which works by essentially embedding an electronic SIM into your device (Smartphone) that could – once fully implemented – make it easier and quicker to switch between operators (e.g. not having to wait for a SIM card to arrive) and to use additional networks alongside your main mobile service (e.g. eSIMs for travel when abroad).
At present 1p Mobile only supports physical SIM cards, although back in March 2025 they did indicate that development of support for eSIMs had now “completed” and that a full launch would soon follow, assuming the EE side was ready too (at the time EE still needed to issue eSIMs to 1p Mobile’s system).
Fast-forward to this week, and one of our readers (here) spotted that 1p had just posted a new update via social media (X). “We should be able to start ordering eSIMs from the end of the month, it will then be a case of waiting for ‘delivery’,” said 1p Mobile’s X account on 3rd June 2025.