The iSIM wafer won't be available for purchase by end users, but an enterprise could purchase iSIMs from a carrier and then use the SIM tool kit to build a custom application. The advantage to using an iSIM is that it will work across a number of phone models from different manufacturers being used by a company or customer group, Eswara said in an interview.

"A major enterprise like Pepsi might have multiple carriers and multiple device types, but iSIM gives IT one control point to enable secure sales force automation or ERP application," Eswara said.

In addition, a bank could use the iSIM to issue security tokens into their customers' mobile phones, which would not be tied to a particular mobile carrier, Motorola said in an online brochure ( ) about the product.

Eswara said pricing for the iSIM will vary based on the kind of application used. Motorola will also work with companies to develop an iSIM application or to train a company's Java developers in creating an application.

At Bipper of Norway, the iSIM is used to provide .