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Procedure

Registration and Real-Name Authentication

Register a Huawei Cloud account and complete enterprise real-name authentication.

Purchasing Physical SIM Cards

  1. Contact the account manager or consult online to obtain the commercial discount, and then purchase the product with the provided purchase link.
  2. Specify the plan specifications.

    Set the application scenario, SIM type, monthly data plan per card, whether to use a forward data pool, quantity unit, required duration, and quantity.

    • Plan types:

      Currently, GSL provides Chinese mainland data plans and global data plans. Click tabs to switch between them.

    • SIM card type: Multiple physical SIM card types are supported, such as the commercial plug-in 3-in-1 SIM and industrial plug-in 2-in-1 SIM.
    • Carrier: Different carriers support different network standards. Select a carrier based on the network supported by your device.
      • China Mobile IoT SIM cards only support 4G networks.
      • China Telecom IoT SIM cards only support 4G networks.
      • China Unicom IoT SIM cards support both 3G and 4G networks.
      • IoT SIM cards of carriers outside the Chinese mainland only support 4G networks.
    • Data type: Two options are available only for Chinese mainland plans.
      • Common data: All domain names and IP addresses can be accessed. The monthly data usage cannot exceed 100 MB, or the card will be suspended. The quota is restored in the next month.
      • Dedicated data: You need to configure a fixed domain name or IP address. After the configuration, IoT SIM cards can be used to access only the pre-set fixed addresses.
    • Forward data pool: If you select Existing forward data pool or New forward data pool when purchasing SIM cards, the SIM cards in the order share data.
      • All SIM cards in the same data pool share data. For example, ten 1 GB SIM cards form a 10 GB data pool.
      • Once the pool is at its monthly data usage limit, all its SIM cards will be suspended until next month.
      • Test cards cannot form data pools.
      • For China Telecom SIM cards, you can only specify the data pool when placing an order. After the order is placed, the data pool cannot be changed.
      • It is recommended that you create a data pool during card purchase process. Carriers may not support pooling after purchase.

      Note: You cannot form a data pool with unpooled cards after the order is placed.

    • Quantity: The number of cards to purchase is equal to quantity multiplied by quantity unit. Example: If Quantity Unit is set to 1000, Quantity is set to 5, 5,000 SIM plans will be purchased.
    • Fixed address information: A fixed domain name or IP address is required for dedicated data. For details, see Dedicated Data.

  3. Read the precautions.
  4. Confirm the order information.

    Click Buy Now.

  5. Pay for the order.

    Select I have read and agree to the Global SIM Link Disclaimer, click Pay Now, and wait for the delivery.

    After the payment is successful, cards will be shipped within about 10 working days (six weeks for China Mobile SIM cards with plans of over 100 MB).

Parent Topic: Purchasing IoT SIM Cards