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Historical & Market Forecast Roaming Database:
International Travel Patterns, Inbound Arrivals, Outbound Departures, Mobile Roamers, Traffic & Revenues Split by Wholesale & Retail, Retail Pricing, Wholesale Pricing, Silent Roamer Opportunity
Kaleido’s Roaming Data Hub allows companies to accurately measure the current and future size of the roaming market. This tool provides valuable insights for those interested in examining the consumer roaming market or specific segments such as international travel, outbound vs inbound viewpoints, silent roamer opportunity and the impact of VoLTE roaming on traditional voice roaming revenues and traffic.

The Kaleido Travel & Roaming Data Hub is the most comprehensive source of mobile roaming data, covering 115+ roaming markets and 222 travel markets globally, enabling clients to prioritise market entry and understand growth patterns around the world.

It also offers information on the size of the Travel eSIM, IPX, IoT Roaming, 5G Roaming, VoLTE Roaming, Roaming Fraud and Clearing & Settlement markets.

Kaleido’s 2024 Consumer Roaming data update evaluates the post-pandemic growth in travel and roaming, alongside the impact of geopolitical factors on travel corridors and resulting roaming activity. The database is built on the most extensive industry research available, conducted over a three-month period, which includes operator and traveller survey analysis, industry briefings, data collection, and other research conducted by proven analysts with at least 10 years of experience in the sector.

Key metrics tracked through the Data Hub include: 

International Tourism & Travel Market Growth:

Outbound Departures
Inbound Arrivals
222 Country Markets

Active Roaming Trips: Outbound & Inbound
Active & Silent Mobile Roamers: Outbound & Inbound
Inbound & Outbound Roaming Traffic Forecasts: Voice, SMS & Data
Retail Roaming Pricing Trends: RLAH & PAYG
Roaming Wholesale Pricing Trends: Voice, SMS & Data
Wholesale Roaming Revenues: Voice, SMS & Data
Retail Roaming Revenues
Silent Roamer Volume & Potential Revenue: Outbound

All Consumer Roaming data metrics are split by 7 global regions and 115+ country markets, with a data range from 2016 to 2030.

Clients can compare growth curves by market, or by channel, delivering clear viewpoints to make the best business decisions.

Members will be able to access the research directly through the Member Zone.

Clients with access to our Roaming Data Hub Suite will receive full travel and roaming data metrics, including forecasts for 115+ global markets, totalling over 500,000 data points. Additional data includes:

Travel eSIM Impact: Adoption, Traffic & Revenues (Retail vs Wholesale)
5G Roaming: Outbound & Inbound
5G Roaming: Active Roamers, Usage, Traffic & Revenues
IoT Roaming: Temporary & Permanent Connections
IoT Roaming: Usage, Traffic & Revenues
VoLTE Roaming: Inbound & Outbound Traffic & Wholesale Revenues
IPX: Data Traffic, Voice Traffic, DIAMETER Signalling Traffic
Clearing & Settlement: Wholesale Revenues, TAP vs BCE Settlements, BCE Adoption, IoT Roaming Revenues from Access-Based Charging Model
Roaming Fraud Events & Losses: SMS Fraud, Voice Fraud, Subscriber Fraud

New customers can purchase the Data Hub as a one-off product or subscribe to 12-month access; the latter includes all-new metrics and updates throughout the year. Please contact us to learn more about pricing options.

Historical, current and forecast roaming projections are provided for the following global markets:

Global

Latin America & Caribbean
Europe & Central Asia
East Asia & Pacific
Middle East & North Africa

Argentina
Albania
Australia
Bahrain

Bolivia
Austria
Cambodia
Egypt

Brazil
Belarus
China
Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Chile
Belgium
Hong Kong, China
Israel

Colombia
Bulgaria
Indonesia
Jordan

Curaçao
Croatia
Japan
Kuwait

Dominican Republic
Cyprus
Korea, Rep.
Lebanon

Ecuador
Czech Republic
Macao, China
Morocco

El Salvador
Denmark
Malaysia
Oman

Guatemala
Estonia
New Zealand
Qatar

Haiti
Finland
Philippines
Saudi Arabia

Honduras
France
Singapore
United Arab Emirates

Mexico
Germany
Taiwan, China

Paraguay
Greece
Thailand
Sub-Saharan Africa

Peru
Hungary
Vietnam
Angola

Uruguay
Iceland

Cabo Verde

Venezuela, RB
Ireland
South Asia
Cameroon

Italy
Bangladesh
Ethiopia

North America
Latvia
India
Ghana

Canada
Lithuania
Maldives
Guinea

United States of America
Luxembourg
Nepal
Kenya

Moldova, Republic Of
Pakistan
Mozambique

Netherlands
Sri Lanka
Nigeria

Norway

Senegal

Poland

South Africa

Portugal

Uganda

Romania

Zambia

Russian Federation

Zimbabwe

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

Ukraine

United Kingdom

The Data Hub is updated every 6 months, ensuring clients always have up-to-date metrics based on the latest market developments and trends.

For more information on accessing this research, or having membership access, please get in touch.