A system and method for automatically determining a type of electrical interface used by a Universal Integrated Circuit Card ("UICC") card (110). In one embodiment, a wireless device (102) includes a UICC card port (112), and UICC detector (130). The UICC detector determines which of a plurality of electrical interfaces are provided by a UICC card coupled to the UICC card port. The UICC detector configures the UICC card port in accordance with a provided electrical interface of the UICC card.
