an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . june 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message worldsim industry telecoms founded 2006 number of locations london area served worldwide website www.worldsim.com worldsim is a mobile virtual network operator mvno that has roaming agreements with mobile networks worldwide in order to provide free incoming calls in almost 100 countries 1 contents 1 history 2 products 2.1 international sim card 2.2 data roaming usb 2.3 data sim card 2.4 dual sim phones 3 awards 4 references history edit founded in 2006 worldsim was created to reduce the high costs of using mobile phones while travelling overseas . they developed a unique sim card that enabled users to select the region they are located in to access free incoming calls while overseas and reduced outgoing call costs . 2 products edit international sim card edit worldsim pioneered the international sim card in 2006 which reduces the cost of using mobile phones overseas by up to 85 % . the sim has been continually developed and has since won a stream of awards for innovation best product and best service . developed using multi imsi technology the sim incorporates many different locations on to one sim and comes with a uk and us mobile numbers . this technology gives users wider network coverage so they can be contacted in over 175 countries . data roaming usb edit the introduction of the data roaming usb was made in 2012 which aimed to conquer the expensive costs of getting online while abroad . a worldsim international sim card is housed inside the usb which is in turn plugged into a laptop in order to give the user access to the internet in 130 countries . this product saves users up to 85 % on data costs and is an effective solution to staying connected while travelling . data sim card edit launched in 2013 the data sim card is intended for tablets and ipads but can also be used in laptops and mobile phones . much like the usb the data sim reduces data roaming costs by as much as 85 % and enables users to get online in 130 countries . dual sim phones edit dual sim mobile phones are a further development from worldsim ; these phones enable users to be contacted on their regular number as well as their worldsim numbers . plus they eliminate the need to carry two phones or keep switching sim cards . 3 awards edit uk blog awards best uk organisational travel blog 2014 4 business travel show gold award for innovation 2009 5 business travel show best traveller services 2009 6 references edit worldsim introduced in india . the financial express india . retrieved 2 april 2014 . worldsim drops international data roaming rates in asia and australia by 93 percent . www.trutower.com . retrieved 2 april 2014 . mwc worldsim launches orbizz dual sim smartphone for international roamers . www.gomonews.com . retrieved 17 april 2014 . worldsim wins best organisational travel blog award in the uk . www.trutower.com . retrieved 23 may 2014 . business travel show 2009 innovation award winners . odyssey media group . retrieved 23 may 2014 . business travel show 2009 announces innovation award winners . www.internationalmeetingsreview.com . retrieved 23 may 2014 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title worldsim & oldid 727203392 categories multinational companies based in the city of londoncompanies established in 2006telecommunication servicestelecommunications companieshidden categories articles with a promotional tone from june 2016all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 27 june 2016 at 10 58 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view