Difference:

The 171 number segment is the exclusive number segment of the virtual operator. The mobile communication access business provided for IoT users provides basic communication services such as wireless data, voice, and SMS for IoT terminals, and provides operational services such as communication connection management and terminal management for IoT customers.

General numbers, SIM cards are user identification cards and smart cards. GSM digital mobile phones must be equipped with this card before they can be used. The computer chip stores digital mobile phone customer information, encrypted keys, and the user's phone book, which can be used to identify GSM network customers and encrypt the customer's voice information during calls.

In 2013 and 2015, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology approved the exclusive number segments 170 and 171 for virtual operators, and they were put into use in 2014 and 2016 respectively. In November 2016, all users in Sections 170 and 171 will be visited back and their identity information confirmed. Users who have not registered or whose registration information is incorrect will be re-registered. If the re-registration is not completed within the specified time, all users will be shut down.

There are currently three major operators: China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom.

China Telecom’s current virtual operator number segments are: 1700, 1701, and 1702.

China Mobile’s current virtual operator number segments are: 1703, 1705, and 1706.

China Unicom’s current virtual operator number segments are: 1704, 1707, 1708, 1709, 1710, 1711, 1712, 1713, 1714, 1715, 1716, 1717, 1718, 1719.

Extended information:

Virtual Network Operator (VNO-Virtual Network Operator) refers to having certain or certain capabilities (such as technical capabilities, equipment supply capabilities, market capabilities, etc. ) A partner that forms a cooperative relationship with a telecommunications operator on a certain business or several businesses.

Telecom operators hand over their business to virtual operators to develop according to a certain profit sharing ratio, while they free up their own energy to do the most important work. At the same time, telecom operators themselves are also directly developing users. .

SIM card is (Subscriber Identification Module), mainly used in GSM network, W-CDMA network and TD-SCDMA network, but compatible modules can also be used in IDEN phones.

SIM consists of CPU, ROM, RAM, EEPROM and I/O circuits. When a user uses a SIM, the mobile phone actually sends a command to the SIM card, and the SIM card should execute or reject it according to standard specifications; the SIM card is not a simple information storage.

Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia-Virtual Operator

Baidu Encyclopedia-SIM Card