The new iPad, which probably should be due before Christmas, could already be equipped with an integrated SIM card. An anonymous employee of a telecom company told the newspaper that Apple devices with integrated SIM card at Christmas or at the latest early next year would publish the new. After massive criticism from leading European mobile operators Apple had changed his plans for the integrated SIM card.

The company had originally considered its smartphones equipped with its own SIM, but threatened with sanctions and the mobile operators would no longer subsidize the iPhone longer. "Apple has long tried to build a close relationship with its customers, and oust the mobile operator, but this time they were sent back to their drawing boards. With his tail between his legs," said The Telegraph quoted the employee. Since that is sold but iPad subsidy-free, Apple could then install its integrated SIM card with impunity. The new version of the iPad will probably come in the next few weeks on the market.