Shanzhai encounters crisis again, India bans mobile phones without IMEI
According to foreign media reports, the order issued by the Indian government to ban IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identifier) ​​mobile phones has come into effect today. It is expected that millions of mobile phones will be blocked by Indian operators. This move will have a huge impact on China's "cottage".
India bans as many as 25 million mobile phones without IMEI
In June of this year, the Indian government issued an order prohibiting the import of IMEI-free mobile phones, and announced that it would fully investigate such mobile phones on the market since July. However, due to the large number of IMEI-free mobile phone users, the government has delayed the implementation of the ban twice, but this time it will not be postponed.
In fact, several months after the ban was issued, Indian operators have begun to provide reprogramming services to embed an effective IMEI into mobile phones, but there are still millions of potentially illegal mobile phones in use.
At present, it is initially estimated that 25 million mobile phones in India do not have IMEI, although this number has significantly reduced in the months before the ban deadline.
No IMEI mobile phone has hidden security risks
IMEI is composed of 15 digits and corresponds to each mobile phone one by one. Each IMEI is unique in the world. IMEI is generally attached to the logo on the back of the phone, and read and written in the phone's memory.
The first 6 digits (TAC) of IMEI is the "model approval number", which generally represents the model; the next 2 digits (FAC) is the "last assembly number", which generally represents the origin; the next 6 digits (SNR) are " "Serial number" generally represents the production sequence number; the last 1 digit (SP) is the verification code, usually "0", which is currently reserved.
Although IMEI does not affect billing, the bill is identified and managed by the SIM card, but it adds an additional verification layer and an extra layer of security protection. Assuming that the mobile phone user has violated the law, the police can find the specific caller through the mobile phone's IMEI; at the same time, the IMEI can also be used to find the stolen or lost mobile phone.
Since some terrorists use these IMEI-free phones for illegal activities, this issue has become a serious topic. And because of the lack of IMEI, it cannot be traced back to a specific cell phone, making it impossible to prove who made or received a specific call.
"Copycat" manufacturers will be greatly affected
India is now the world's second largest mobile phone market, with more than 15 million mobile phone users added every month since this year. The implementation of this ban by the Indian government will affect Chinese manufacturers of "cottage".
According to reports, mobile phones without IMEI are generally low-end mobile phones from Chinese mobile phone manufacturers, and prices are lowered by skipping the IMEI procedure.
At present, more than half of the world's mobile phones are ultimately produced in China. While most of the "cottage" manufacturers compete in the domestic market, they also take Southeast Asia, Russia, the Middle East, and Africa as their main export destinations. India is one of the most important markets One.
Recently, the GSM Association (GSMA) has begun to collect IMEI fees from mobile phone manufacturers to make it more difficult for "cottage maker" manufacturers to obtain IMEI. The GSM Association is made up of operators and equipment manufacturers involved in the GSM mobile phone standard mainly used in Europe. There is clearly an international brand of mobile phone manufacturers behind this move. But it is foreseeable that the life of the "cottage maker" will become more and more difficult.
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