I have received a SIM to interrogate which is PIN protected, all I have is the ICCID, the card has no obvious markings on it to show who has provided it.
I would be grateful if somebody could please help me to identify who the network provider is.
What are the first 8 digits of the ICCID? (And what colour is the card?)
Alex, thanks for your reply.
The first 8 digits are - 8944 1100. The SIM is half white & half green on one side and purple on the other.
8944 1100
89 = issued for telecommunications
44 = UK
1100 = O2
Trew / Alex
Thanks for your help, is there a table available showing all providers from the ICCID?
The MCCs and MNCs are nicely listed on Wikipedia http//
The issuer ID (the 11 in the example above) in the ICCID often line up with the MNC, but not always (in fact, in the UK they don't in a lot of cases!) So creating a database of them can be very useful!
You may find it useful to know that ICCID is not identified using the information at the following link below and in other posts, although I agree it is a very useful link when dealing with MCC (Mobile Country Code) MNC (Mobile Network Code) and I would recommend keeping this link for reference purposes
http//
The ICCID has never used MCC and MNC and the standards are quite specific about that because of mandatory, technical and legal requirements associated with it.
The ICCID is as I identified above using the following scheme
Issuer = industry to which '89' is issued for use i.e. telecommunications
Identifier = the country of origin, which is the country code (CC) i.e. '44' is the UK
Numbers = translating to the operator identity that issued the card -'11' (but '1100' has always been used by in combination with Identifier and CC) by O2
As a statement of fact the standard to refer to is ITU-T Recommendation E.118 (E.118) - refers to the International Telecommunication Charge Card Numbering Scheme.
Nobin - This document displays the Issuer, Identifier and Numbers that reveal the Industry, Country and Operator that you seek.
Thanks for pointing me towards that document Greg - that will come in very very useful )
Trew / Alex
Again thanks for your help, I'll definitly look at both links.
Try this site http//