eSIM suitability for 5G and B5G enabled IoT verticals

Up until recently, a physical SIM card was mandatory to make calls, send messages, and access the Internet using hardware modems, but a physical card has some limitations, especially when it is used within IoT devices deployed in a wide area. eSIM is an embedded alternative of the traditional physical SIM cards, providing the same usability, privacy, and security, but also minimizing some disadvantages of the traditional SIM card. In this work, we explore the usability of eSIM on vertical using 5G that can benefit from adopting eSIM. We start by presenting an overview of eSIM, discuss its main features, compare it to the physical SIM card, and specify the main characteristics of each vertical market.