The annual turnover of SIM cards in Russia currently

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ones, but alsoChinese.

Statefor its part, insists that inRussianSIM cardsthere were only Russian chips. At the end of summer 2023Ministry of Industry and Tradestartedto the development of appropriate requirements for the localization of SIM cards, as well as bank cards that use UHF tags.

Operators support

A source in the telecom india telegram market told the publication that currently Russian SIM cards contain mainly Chinese ones.chips, although "test batches are also being ordered from Russian suppliers." However, according to him, "there is a risk that Russian enterprises will provide all the demand."

amounts to 100-150 million units. As representatives of "Megafon", development of productiondomesticmicrocircuits for SIM cards will make the market "more competitive and reduce dependence on imported supplies. However, they emphasized that when choosing a supplier, operators will focus primarily on the compliance of its products with requirements, as well as on the prices it offers.

Other plans of "NM-Tech"

According to Kommersant,R&Dfor the development of microcircuits forUHF tags, which are used inbanking, transport and other maps "NM-Tech" will begin in 2025. Production is tentatively scheduled for 2027.

Chips for passports, including international passports, will be slightly delayed. R&D for them will begin in 2027, production should start in 2029. R&D for chips for SIM cards and M2M tags is expected in 2026, their implementation - in 2028.

Interviewees "A businessman"Experts are confident that NM-Tech is fully capable of meeting the stated deadlines.

OOO NM-Tech is a relatively new company, founded in May 2019. It is noteworthy that the list of its founders and owners at the time of publication was classified, unlike financial data.

The company is currently unprofitable - itsnet lossby the end of 2023, it reached RUB 3.3 billion with a net profit of RUB 231 million. At the same time, in mid-2024, the company almost doubled its authorized capital - now it is about RUB 238 billion.