Tag: SIM

IMSI

IMSI = International Mobile Subscriber Identity IMSI is the identification number of a mobile phone subscriber which is unique around the world and cannot be duplicated. It is different from MSISDN, and is stored as a 64 bit field stored which is sent to the network by the phone. IMSI contains mainly 3 parts, MCC, […]

MSISDN

MSISDN = Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number   What is MSISDN? MSIDN is the unique number for a mobile phone user that make it possible to identify every single user in world separately. In general day to day life we often call this as the “Mobile Number” or ‘Phone Number” An MSISDN carries 3 parts. […]

SIM

SIM = Subscriber Identification Module   What is SIM? SIM is the short form of Subscriber Identification Module. It is a small sized smart card that includes a chip within it. When inserted in the SIM slot of a mobile phone, it allows the device to communicate with the network using a unique identification number […]

NA (Net Add)

NA = Net Addition / Net Add   What is NA? NA is the short form of the term Net Addition. NA in telco means the number of active sim in a given period after subtracting the churn figure for the same period.   How to Calculate NA? NA = GA – Churn Or, Net […]

GA (Gross Add)

GA = Gross Addition / Gross Add What is GA? GA the short form of “Gross Addition”, which is mainly the monthly sales figure of sales of actual activated SIM. GA is the actual number of sales before subtracting the churn for a particular period.   Example: If Telco “A” has sold 100 SIM during […]