Indonesia Inaugurates eSIM Era: Mobile Network Providers Given Two-Year Grace Period to Meet New Requirements

In response to advances in Embedded Subscriber Identity Module (“eSIM”)[1] technology, which offers greater convenience for users, supports machine-to-machine (“M2M”)[2] communications and should hopefully contribute to the growth of the Internet of Things (“IoT”) across the country,[3] the Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs (“Minister”) has issued Regulation No. 7 of 2025 on the Utilization of Embedded Subscriber Identity Module Technology During the Organization of Telecommunications Systems (“Regulation 7/2025”), which has been in force since 11 April 2025.[4]