I put together a SIM Card Overview. It provides quick introduction to SIM Cards, standards, some industry numbers, Java Card, and the Smartcard Web Server, and links to Gemalto tools.
SIM Card Overview
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Interesting post.
Regarding IMSI: I know from experience Motorola phones return MCC and MNC in the IMSI, but is it stipulated by GSM to do so? Sony Ericsson phones return something completely different.
Nice short overview.
IMSI has nothing to do with a handset, it is a value personalized in the (U)SIM. There are specific rules for generating IMSI, indeed it includes MCC and MNC.