Sagem Orga has declared that it’s developed a SIM card that offers built-in A-GPS capabilities. The Paderborn-based company says this breakthrough will enable affordable, accurate positioning technology for those who don’t have GPS-equipped mobile phones.

The German company is working in association with Luxembourg-based BlueSky Positioning and aim to sell the cards - apparently the first of this kind in the world - to mobile phone operators who want to offer location-based services to their customers.

François Blanchard, global account marketing manager at Sagem Orga, said in a statement to the press: “The SIM is entering a new era where it can now be considered as a real service platform and a valuable device - the A-GPS-enabled SIM card will reshape the way SIM card are perceived by MNOs and end-users.”

The card contains a “highly accurate” GPS receiver and a proprietary antenna actually in the SIM card, that will work with most mobile handsets, with no need for software or hardware changes. Absolutely awesome.