Juniper Research's new “5G Roaming Strategies” research provides a comprehensive assessment of current 5G deployments and roaming agreements, as well as valuable insights into the future of 5G roaming services. The research provides critical reading for stakeholders; providing in-depth analysis of roaming value-added services and key player benchmarking in the Juniper Research leaderboard.
This research suite includes:
- Deep Dive Strategy & Competition (PDF)
- 5-Year Deep Dive Data & Forecasting (PDF)
- Executive Summary & Core Findings (PDF)
- 12-months access to harvest online data platform
KEY FEATURES
- Key Stakeholder Recommendations: A set of strategic insights for network operators, standards bodies and 5G roaming service providers.
- 5G Regional Analysis: An assessment of commercial 5G networks and established 5G roaming agreements between operators across 8 key geographic regions, including insights into the future of 5G roaming services.
- Value-Added Services Assessment: An impact analysis of roaming value-added services on future 5G deployments, including:
- Data & Financial Clearing
- GRX/IPX
- Home Environment Services
- Roaming Analytics
- Roaming Hubs
- Sponsored Roaming
- Steering of Roaming
- Benchmark Forecasts: 5-year forecasts are provided for smartphone subscribers, consumer devices and IoT devices, including 5G roaming connections, 5G data roaming traffic and data revenue from 5G roaming.
- Juniper Research Leaderboard: Key player capability and capacity assessment of 15 leading 5G roaming service providers, including:
- A1 Telekom Austria Group
- BICS
- Cellusys
- Comfone
- Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier
- EMnify
- Etisalat Carrier and Wholesale
- iBASIS
- Mobileum
- Nextgen Clearing
- Syniverse
- Tata Communications
- Telefonica Global Solutions
- TOMIA
- Vodafone Roaming Services
- Interviews with leading 5G roaming service providers, including:
- Cellusys
- EMnify
- iBasis
- Mobileum
- Syniverse
- Tata Communications
- Telefónica Global Solutions
- TOMIA
KEY QUESTIONS
- 1. How much will the 5G roaming market be worth by 2026?
- 2. Which roaming value-added services will be vital for 5G networks?
- 3. How has COVID-19 impacted the establishment of 5G roaming agreements?
- 4. Which 5G roaming service providers are leading the market in 2021?
- 5. How much data will be generated by 5G roaming traffic by 2026 and how should roaming vendors prepare for this increasing cellular roaming data?
COMPANIES REFERENCED
- Interviewed: Cellusys, EMnify, iBASIS, Mobileum, Syniverse, Tata Communications, TOMIA, Telefónica Global Solutions.
- Profiled: A1 Telekom Austria Group, BICS, Cellusys, Comfone, Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier, EMnify, Etisalat C&WS (Carrier and Wholesale), iBASIS, Mobileum, Nextgen Clearing, Syniverse, Tata Communications, Telefónica Global Solutions, TOMIA, Vodafone Roaming Services.
- Mentioned: 2 Degrees Mobile, Air France-KLM, AIS, Alberici, Alibaba, Altice DR, Amazon, América Móvil, Anatel, ANTEL, Apple, AT&T, AtmoTrack, Automate.io, Batelco, Bell, Bharti Airtel, BICS, BigQuery, Blackbird, bmobile, Bouygues Telecom, ChargeX, China Telecom, China Unicom, Cisco, Clarity, Claro, Colt, Connect2Roam, Convene Networks, CPA FERRERE, Datadog, De Tune, Developing Solutions, Dialog Axiata, Digi, Digital Bold, Digital Ocean, Digitalparking, DirecTV, Drei, du, EcoWaste, Elisa, Entel, Ericsson, ESSAR, ev.energy, Eval&Go, Explosion Power, FarEasTone, Fastweb, GCI, General Motors, Globe Telecom, GoHome GPS, Google, HDFC, Hoots Classic, Hrvatski Telecom, Huawei, Hutchison Indonesia, Infobip, Innovmobile, Integromat, JT Group, Keen, KT Corporation, LG Uplus, Lohr Industries, Magenta Telekom, Magyar Telekom, MegaFon, MEO, Metaswitch, metr, Micron Technology Inc, Microsoft Azure, Monaco Telecom, Mphasis, MTC Namibia, MTS (Mobile TeleSystems), Nanti Systems, Niometrics, NodeWeaver, Nokia, NOS, NOVA, NTT DOCOMO, Nuuday, O2, Oasis Smart SIM, oee.ai, Omantel, Ooredoo, Optimus Digital, Optus, Oracle, Orange, Panasonic, Partitionware, PCCW Global, Pelephone, Personal, Pfizer, PiCo, Polkomtel, POST Luxembourg, PowerBI, Primagaz, PT Smart Telecom, PT Telekomunikasi, Qualcomm, Quick Sight, RealNetworks, Roamability, Roamingwise, RoamSmart, Roamsysnext, ROCCO, Rogers, Rostelecom, SalesForce, Samsung, Sensational Systems, SFR, Simfony, Siminn, Singtel, SK Telecom, Sky, Slack, Smart Communications, Smartisland, Solarly, Spark, Sparkle, Starhome, StarHub, STC Kuwait, Sunrise UPC, Swisscom, Symestic, Syrinix, Tacome (ZET-Mobile), Tango, TCell, TDC, Tele2 Group, Telekom Slovenije, Telia, Telindus Luxembourg, Telstra, Telus, The Proximus Group, Three, Tim Brazil, TIM SpA, T-Mobile, Tofane Global, Togocom, TravelSIM, True Move H Universal Communication, Turkcell, Twilio, U Mobile Malaysia, Unilever, Union Wireless, University of Würzburg, urban.io, US Cellular, VEON, Verizon, Videotron, Viettel, Vinaphone, Vivacom, Vivo, WeDo Technologies, Xiaomi, Xintec, XL Axiata, Zain, Zapier.
DATA & INTERACTIVE FORECAST
Juniper Research's “ 5G Roaming Strategies” forecast suite includes:
- Market data splits for 8 key global regions and 38 countries including:
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Canada
- China
- Colombia
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- France
- Germany
- India
- Indonesia
- Italy
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Poland
- Portugal
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Thailand
- UAE
- UK
- US
- Forecasts for 5G roaming connections, 5G data roaming traffic and data revenue from 5G roaming split by:
- Smartphone Subscribers
- Consumer Devices
- IoT Devices
- Access to the full set of forecast data of 98 tables and over 31,000 datapoints.
- Interactive Excel Scenario tool allowing users the ability to manipulate Juniper Research's data for five different metrics.
Table of Contents
Deep Dive Strategy & Competition
1. 5G Roaming: Current Status & Future Market Outlook
- 1.1 Current Market Status
- Figure 1.1: Total 5G Roaming Connections, Split by 8 Key Geographic Regions 2021: 16.4 Million
- 1.2 Future Market Outlook
- Figure 1.2: Total 5G Roaming Connections, Split by 3 Key Technologies, 2021 & 2026.
- 1.3 Key Takeaways & Strategic Recommendations
- 1.3.1 Regulatory Bodies Must Act Quickly to Establish 5G Roaming Standards
- 1.3.2 VoLTE Roaming Must Act as a Predecessor of 5G Roaming
- Figure 1.3: Total Voice Traffic from 5G Roaming Subscribers (m hours) in 2021 & 2016, Split by 8 Key Regions
- 1.3.3 Operators Will Continue to Invest in 5G Technology Despite the Impact of COVID-19
- 1.3.4 Network Slicing to Emerge as Core Monetisation Model
- 1.3.5 Roam Like at Home Extension Must Include Clauses on 5G Roaming
- 1.3.6 IoT Roaming to Impact Operator Roaming Agreements
- Figure 1.4: Total Number of Cellular 5G IoT Connections (m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2021 & 2026
2. 5G Roaming: Regional Analysis
- 2.1 Commercial 5G Networks & Established Roaming Agreements
- 2.1.1 North America
- i. US
- Figure 2.1: Total Mobile Roaming Subscribers on 5G Subscriptions in North America (m), 2021-2026
- Table 2.2: Commercial 5G Launches in the US
- ii. Canada
- Table 2.3: Commercial 5G Launches in Canada
- 2.1.2 Latin America
- i. Argentina
- ii. Brazil
- Table 2.4: Commercial 5G Launches in Brazil
- iii. Colombia
- iv. Rest of Latin America
- Table 2.5: Commercial 5G Launches in Rest of Latin America
- 2.1.3 West Europe
- Figure 2.6: Total Mobile Roaming Subscribers on 5G Subscriptions in West Europe (m), 2021-2026
- i. Austria
- Table 2.7: Commercial 5G Launches in Austria
- ii. Belgium
- iii. Denmark
- Table 2.8: Commercial 5G launches in Denmark
- iv. France
- Table 2.9: Commercial 5G launches in France
- v. Germany
- Table 2.10: Commercial 5G Launches in Germany
- vi. Italy
- Table 2.11: Commercial 5G launches in Italy
- vii. Netherlands
- Table 2.12: Commercial 5G Launches in Netherlands
- viii. Norway
- ix. Spain
- Table 2.13: Commercial 5G launches in Spain
- x. Sweden
- Table 2.14: Commercial 5G launches in Sweden
- xi. UK
- Table 2.15: Commercial 5G Launches in UK
- xii. Rest of West Europe
- Table 2.16: Commercial 5G Launches in Rest of West Europe
- 2.1.4 Central & East Europe
- i. Croatia
- ii. Czech Republic
- iii. Poland
- Table 2.17: Commercial 5G Launches in Poland
- iv. Russia
- v. Rest of Central & East Europe
- Table 2.18: Commercial 5G Launches in Rest of Central & East Europe
- 2.1.5 Far East & China
- i. China
- Table 2.19: Commercial 5G Launches in China
- ii. Japan
- Table 2.20: Commercial 5G Launches in Japan
- iii. South Korea
- iv. Rest of Far East & China
- Table 2.21: Commercial 5G Launches in Rest of Far East & China
- 2.1.6 Indian Subcontinent
- 2.1.7 Rest of Asia Pacific
- i. Australia
- Table 2.22: Commercial 5G Launches in Australia
- ii. Indonesia
- iii. Malaysia
- iv. New Zealand
- v. Philippines
- Table 2.23: Commercial 5G Launches in Philippines
- vi. Singapore
- Table 2.24: Commercial 5G Launches in Singapore
- vii. Thailand
- Table 2.25: Commercial 5G Launches in Rest of Asia Pacific
- 2.1.8 Africa & Middle East
- i. Qatar
- ii. Saudi Arabia
- Table 2.26: Commercial 5G Launches in Saudi Arabia
- iii. South Africa
- iv. United Arab Emirates
- v. Rest of Africa & Middle East
- Table 2.27: Commercial 5G Launches in Rest of Africa & Middle East
- 2.2 The Future of 5G Roaming Services
- Figure 2.28: Regional Technological Impact Assessment Scoring Criteria
- Figure 2.29: The Future of 5G Roaming Services - Regional Technological Impact Analysis
- i. North America
- ii. Latin America
- iii. West Europe
- iv. Central & East Europe
- v. Far East & China
- vi. Indian Subcontinent
- vii. Rest of Asia Pacific
- viii. Africa & Middle East
3. 5G Roaming: The Role of Value-Added Services
- 3.1 Introduction to Roaming Value-added Services
- 3.1.1 Roaming Value-added Services
- Table 3.1: Roaming Value-added Services - Scoring Criteria
- Figure 3.2: Assessment of Value-added Services in 5G Roaming
- i. GRX/IPX
- ii. Data & Financial Clearing
- iii. Roaming Hubs
- iv. Roaming Analytics
- v. Sponsored Roaming
- vi. Steering of Roaming
- vii. Home Environment Services
4. 5G Roaming: The Competitive Landscape
- 4.1 Vendor Assessment
- 4.1.1 Vendor Assessment Methodology
- Table 4.1: 5G Roaming Service Providers - Scoring Criteria
- Figure 4.2: Juniper Research Leaderboard - 5G Roaming Service Providers
- Table 4.3: Juniper Research Heatmap Results - 5G Roaming Service Providers
- 4.1.2 Vendor Groupings - 5G Roaming Service Providers
- i. Established Leaders
- ii. Leading Challengers
- iii. Disruptors & Emulators
- 4.2 Limitations & Interpretations
- 4.3 5G Roaming Service Providers - Vendor Profiles
- 4.3.1 A1 Telekom Austria Group
- i. Corporate Information
- ii. Geographical Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- iv. High-level View of Offerings
- v. Juniper Research's View: Key Strengths & Strategic Opportunities
- 4.3.2 BICS
- i. Corporate Information
- ii. Geographical Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- iv. High-Level View of Offerings
- v. Juniper Research's View: Key Strengths & Strategic Opportunities
- 4.3.3 Cellusys
- i. Corporate Information
- ii. Geographical Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- iv. High-level View of Offerings
- v. Juniper Research's View: Key Strengths & Strategic Opportunities
- 4.3.4 Comfone
- i. Corporate Information
- ii. Geographical Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- iv. High-level View of Offerings
- Figure 4.4: Comfone's Key2roam Hub Coverage Map
- v. Juniper Research's View: Key Strengths & Strategic Opportunities
- 4.3.5 Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier
- i. Corporate
- ii. Geographical Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- Figure 4.5: Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier HD Voice Coverage
- iv. High-level View of Offerings
- v. Juniper Research's View: Key Strengths & Strategic Opportunities
- 4.3.6 EMnify
- i. Corporate
- ii. Geographical Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- iv. High-level View of Offerings
- v. Juniper Research's View: Key Strengths & Strategic Opportunities
- 4.3.7 Etisalat Carrier and Wholesale
- i. Corporate Information
- ii. Geographical Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- iv. High-level View of Offerings
- v. Juniper Research's View: Key Strengths & Strategic Opportunities
- 4.3.8 iBASIS
- i. Corporate Information
- Figure 4.6: Growth of iBASIS
- iv. High-level View of Offerings
- Figure 4.7: iBASIS Product Portfolio
- Figure 4.8: iBASIS 5G Roadmap
- v. Juniper Research's View: Key Strengths & Strategic Opportunities
- 4.3.9 Mobileum
- i. Corporate Information
- ii. Geographical Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- iv. High-level View of Offerings
- Figure 4.9: Mobileum Roaming Solutions Snapshot
- v. Juniper Research's View: Key Strengths & Strategic Opportunities
- 4.3.10 Nextgen Clearing
- i. Corporate Information
- ii. Geographical Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- iv. High-level View of Offerings
- v. Juniper Research's View: Key Strengths & Strategic Opportunities
- 4.3.11 Syniverse
- i. Corporate
- ii. Geographical Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- iv. High-level View of Offerings
- v. Juniper Research's View: Key Strengths & Strategic Opportunities
- 4.3.12 Tata Communications
- i. Corporate
- ii. Geographical Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- iv. High-level View of Offerings
- Figure 4.11: Tata Communications' IPX Infrastructure
- v. Juniper Research's View: Key Strengths & Strategic Opportunities
- 4.3.13 Telefónica Global Solutions
- i. Corporate Information
- ii. Geographical Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- iv. High Level View of Offerings
- Figure 4.13: Telefónica's Roaming Solutions
- v. Juniper Research's View: Key Strengths & Strategic Opportunities
- 4.3.14 TOMIA
- i. Corporate Information
- ii. Geographical Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- iv. High Level View of Offerings
- v. Juniper Research's View: Key Strengths & Strategic Opportunities
- 4.3.15 Vodafone Roaming Services
- i. Corporate Information
- ii. Geographical Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- iv. High Level View of Offerings
- Table 4.14: Vodafone's Global Signalling & IPX Connectivity
- Figure 4.15: Vodafone's Roaming Hub Solution
- v. Juniper Research's View: Key Strengths & Strategic Opportunities
Deep Dive Data & Forecasting
1. Introduction to 5G Roaming
- 1.1 Current Market Status
- Figure 1.1: Total Data Roaming Revenue from 5G Roaming in 2021
- 1.2 5G Roaming Market Summary
- 1.2.1 Total 5G Roaming Connections
- Figure & Table 1.2: Total 5G Roaming Connections (m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2021-2026
- Table 1.3: Total 5G Roaming Connections (m), Split by Connected Device Type, 2021-2026
- 1.2.2 Total 5G Data Roaming Traffic
- Figure & Table 1.4: Total 5G Data Roaming Traffic (bn), Split by Connected Device Type, 2021-2026
- Table 1.5: Total 5G Data Roaming Traffic (PB), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2021-2026
- 1.2.3 Total 5G Data Roaming Revenue
- Figure & Table 1.6: Total Data Revenue from 5G Roaming Connections, Split by 8 Key Regions, 2021-2026
2. 5G Roaming Subscribers: Market Forecasts & Key Takeaways
- 2.1 5G Roaming Subscribers
- 2.1.1 Forecast Methodology & Assumptions
- Figure 2.1: 5G Roaming Subscribers Forecast Methodology
- 2.1.2 Total 5G Roaming Subscribers
- Figure & Table 2.2: Total Number of Mobile Roaming Subscribers on 5G Subscriptions, Split by 8 Key Geographic Regions, 2021-2026
- 2.1.3 Total 5G Data Traffic from Roaming Subscribers
- Figure & Table 2.3: Total Roaming Data Traffic from 5G Roaming Subscribers (PB), Split by 8 Key Geographic Regions, 2021-2026
- 2.1.4 Total Data Roaming Revenue from 5G Subscribers
- Figure & Table 2.4: Total Data Roaming Revenue from 5G Roaming Subscribers ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2021-2026
3. 5G Roaming on Consumer Devices: Market Forecasts & Key Takeaways
- 3.1 5G Roaming - Consumer Devices
- 3.1.1 Forecast Methodology & Assumptions
- Figure 3.1: 5G Roaming Consumer Devices Forecast Methodology
- 3.1.2 Total Number of 5G Roaming Consumer Devices
- Figure & Table 3.2: Total Number of 5G Roaming Consumer Devices (m), Split by 8 Key Geographic Regions, 2021-2026
- 3.1.3 Total 5G Consumer Device Roaming Data Usage
- Figure & Table 3.3: Total 5G Consumer Device Data Usage Whilst Roaming (PB), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2021-2026
- Table 3.4: Total 5G Consumer Device Data Usage Whilst Roaming (PB), Split by 3 Key Device Types, 2021-2026
- 3.1.4 Total Roaming Revenue from 5G Consumer Devices
- Figure & Table 3.5: Total Roaming Revenue from 5G Consumer Devices ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2021-2026
- Table 3.6: Total Roaming Revenue from 5G Consumer Devices ($m), Split by 3 Key Device Types, 2021-2026
4. 5G Roaming on IoT Devices & Sensors: Market Forecasts & Key Takeaways
- 4.1 5G Roaming - IoT Devices & Sensors
- 4.1.1 Forecast Methodology & Assumptions
- Figure 4.1: 5G Roaming - IoT Devices & Sensors Methodology
- 4.1.2 Total 5G IoT Connections
- Figure & Table 4.2: Total Cellular 5G IoT Connections, Split by 8 Key Geographic Regions, 2021-2026
- 4.1.3 Total Data Roaming Traffic from 5G-Enabled IoT Connections
- Figure & Table 4.3: Total Data Generated by 5G-Enabled Roaming IoT Connections (PB), split by 8 Key Regions, 2021-2026
- 4.1.4 Total Roaming Revenue from 5G-Enabled Roaming IoT Connections
- Figure & Table 4.4: Total Roaming Revenue from 5G-Enabled Roaming IoT Connections, Split by 8 Key Regions, 2021-2026