Virtual SIM Card
- Investigating agencies have found that virtual SIM cards (Subscriber Identification Module Cards) were used by the Jaish-e-Muhammad’s terrorists for communications during the Pulwama attack.
What is a Virtual SIM?
- In this technology, the computer generates a telephone number and the user downloads an application of the service provider on their smartphone.
- It is a cloud-based number that can be used from any device via an app.
- All voice calls and SMS text messages directed from/to this virtual phone number are transferred to the Virtual SIM service provider’s network over available data/Wi-Fi connection.