MTS eSIM

Main article: ESIM (Embedded SIM) Electronic SIM card

2024: Telegram sales launch

MTS"," the digital ecosystem, on February 20, 2024, announced the launch of sales eSIM in. messenger Telegram Users will be able to choose not only the tariff, but also a beautiful number, the purchase process takes about five minutes.

You can purchase eSIM in the Telegram bot. Before choosing, the user must make sure that his device supports the technology, then select the appropriate tariff and phone number. After confirming his identity through MTS ID, he will be able to activate eSIM on his gadget using a QR code.

In 2023, we gave our customers the opportunity to order a SIM card inside the popular messenger. The service aroused the interest of users, now through the bot you can get a number without a visit to the store and delivery. According to our data, 56% of Russians in Telegram already use chat bots, for them it is an easy and fast way to buy eSIM and immediately get in touch. From a technological point of view, Telegram allows you to provide comfortable interaction with the user without being tied to sessions, and, therefore, reduces the level of vulnerability to fraud, - commented Inessa Galaktionova, First Vice President for Telecommunications Business of MTS.

According to Big Data MTS, most often eSIM is bought by young people aged 24-35 years, they account for 27% of sales, as well as teenagers (22%). 70% of virtual SIM card users are men. 58% of devices that use eSIM are Apple gadgets (the most popular eSIM smartphone is the iPhone 11), 16% are payment terminals, Samsung devices are in third place. Most fans of the technology live in Yekaterinburg, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Krasnodar and Saratov.

2020: MTS begins remote eSIM connection

On November 5, 2020, MTS announced the start of a completely remote connection of electronic SIM-cards. The service is available in all regions of the operator's presence.

You can connect eSIM without visiting communication salons and courier delivery - on the website mts.ru/esim. The purchase and activation process on a smartphone that supports this technology takes several minutes, according to MTS. On the site, you need to select a number, tariff, confirm your identity using the MTS public services portal or personal account for existing subscribers, indicate email and pay for the order. To activate the SIM card, you need to read the QR code or follow the link that appears on the gadget screen and is duplicated by e-mail.

MTS starts remote connection of electronic SIM-cards

For users who cannot independently register an electronic SIM card, it is possible to buy eSIM in a number of MTS sales offices and in M.Video stores. The specialist will help you make the necessary settings and activate the number. Accurate information on the presence of eSIM in communication salons can be obtained at the MTS contact center.

To connect using eSIM, you do not need to insert a chip into the device - the operator's profile can be obtained "over the air," for example, by scanning the communication provided by the company. QR code The function is supported, in particular, by the latest models, Apple iPhone tablets,,, iPad, and smartphones Samsung Huawei Google Microsoft other gadgets.

As noted in MTS, the company implements eSIM support in accordance with the requirements of the current legislation of Russia. As part of the first stage of technology implementation due to technological features, the number of eSIMs may be limited, the operator warned.

According to MTS, in the first nine months of 2020, 2.5 times more smartphones with eSIM support were bought in Russia than in the same period last year. From January to September 2020, sales of such devices in pieces amounted to 2 million, and in money - 127 billion rubles. In physical terms, devices with eSIM occupied 9% of the Russian market, according to MTS.