Why Microsoft's mobile future may depend on eSIM

Microsoft and Qualcomm's Always-Connected PC strategy has everyone talking about eSIM. But what is it? And why does it matter to Microsoft?

I've consistently advocated that despite Microsoft's smartphone debacles, the company's over-arching mobile strategy now targets a post-smartphone future consisting of pocketable, telephony-enabled PCs that are part of the cellular roadmap.

Given the indomitable nature of smartphones, the strength of mobile carriers and the cultural impact of the current mobile model, the idea of Microsoft introducing anything other than a smartphone within the context of the current carrier paradigm seemed delusional to some.

Believe it or not, Microsoft's mobile strategy is still on course (seriously)

However, Microsoft's rumored eSIM-equipped Project Andromeda device category as well as its Always-Connected PC partnership with Qualcomm, does not fit within the context of the current smartphone-carrier model. Here's how eSIM and Windows 10 brings all of this together.

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