Internet on the go with Kaspersky eSIM Store

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We’ve launched the Kaspersky eSIM Store — an easy way to buy and activate eSIM cards, giving you instant cellular internet access in over 150 countries and regions worldwide.
 
In today’s world, staying connected isn’t just a habit — it’s a necessity. We’re used to sharing beach photos on social media, keeping in touch with loved ones across time zones, and handling work from anywhere. All of this is possible if your smartphone has a reliable internet connection.

For years, the main barriers to seamless connectivity abroad were high roaming costs and the hassle associated with physical SIM cards, which you had to find, buy, activate, figure out how to top up, and swap out — risking losing your primary one in the process. With the invention of eSIMs (embedded digital SIM cards) — supported by most modern smartphones — the fuss with physical SIMs became a thing of the past. However, you still had to find a suitable, usually single-use, eSIM for the specific region you were visiting, and do it all over again for each trip.

The new Kaspersky eSIM Store is a game-changer for mobile internet, providing a simple way to find, pay for, and activate available mobile-data plans from local carriers worldwide. What’s more, you won’t have to buy and activate a new eSIM every time. Once you install it, you can use it indefinitely, connecting to data plans for different regions with the amount of data you need through a user-friendly app or website. Plus, with non-expiring Kaspersky eSIM Store plans, the mobile data you paid for doesn’t expire, which means any unused GBs will be there for you for your next trip. Let’s dive into the details…

What’s an eSIM?

First, let’s refresh our memory (or learn for the first time) what an eSIM — embedded SIM — is, and how it differs from traditional physical SIM cards.

Every cell phone has one or more slots for mini, micro, or nano-SIM cards. This small piece of plastic with contacts and a chip — essentially a microcomputer — stores GSM identification keys, which the given network uses to identify the subscriber. The SIM card can also store your contacts, SMS messages, lists of incoming, outgoing, and missed calls, as well as pre-installed carrier apps. However, the memory capacity of SIM cards is usually small, which limits their functionality.

But why not extract the chip from the plastic and install it into the phone directly? That’s exactly how eSIMs emerged in 2016. The data identifying the subscriber is no longer hardwired into the SIM card’s chip during manufacturing. Instead, it’s transmitted by the carrier to the subscriber in encrypted form and written to the eSIM on their device. Thanks to its larger memory capacity, an eSIM can store multiple carrier profiles, so you can have several virtual SIMs in your phone at once.

This doesn’t mean they’ll all work simultaneously, though. Most often, you can store multiple profiles and switch between them, but the upside is you don’t have to fiddle with swapping tiny pieces of plastic and risk losing them. Depending on the smartphone, one or more profiles can be active simultaneously.

What almost all modern smartphones allow you to do is choose which SIM to use for voice calls and text messages, and which for data. And this is one of the main advantages of eSIMs. To avoid huge roaming bills for mobile internet, you install Kaspersky eSIM Store on your smartphone, select your travel country or region, the plan type — either with a time limit or non-expiring — and the amount of data you need, then buy and activate the eSIM. If you buy the eSIM in advance, you can choose not to activate it immediately but schedule the desired activation date.

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