Facebook for SIM, also called LinqUs Facebook for SIM, is a client/server SIM application developed by international digital security company Gemalto that enabled people to access Facebook using the SMS protocol on their mobile phones, without needing a data plan. [1] [2] Facebook cooperated closely with Gemalto in the development of the product. [3] Carriers that were partnering with Gemalto to offer this service included Entel in Chile, Tigo in Colombia, and Telecom Personal in Argentina. [1]
Gemalto first announced Facebook for SIM at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. [3] [4] [5]
The service launched in October 2011, with the carrier Telecom Personal in Argentina being the first carrier to adopt it. [2]
In September 2013, Gemalto updated Facebook for SIM to include Facebook Messenger. [6] [7]
Since then, the service has been decommissioned. [8]
Facebook for SIM, also called LinqUs Facebook for SIM, is a client/server SIM application developed by international digital security company Gemalto that enabled people to access Facebook using the SMS protocol on their mobile phones, without needing a data plan. [1] [2] Facebook cooperated closely with Gemalto in the development of the product. [3] Carriers that were partnering with Gemalto to offer this service included Entel in Chile, Tigo in Colombia, and Telecom Personal in Argentina. [1]
Gemalto first announced Facebook for SIM at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. [3] [4] [5]
The service launched in October 2011, with the carrier Telecom Personal in Argentina being the first carrier to adopt it. [2]
In September 2013, Gemalto updated Facebook for SIM to include Facebook Messenger. [6] [7]
Since then, the service has been decommissioned. [8]