Research Centre
Travel eSIM Bundle: Essential Travel eSIM Insights
Research Highlights
✓ Research directly into the Travel eSIM market
✓ Consumer insights from 5,000 international travellers across 20 markets
✓ Industry insights from over 100 MNOs, MVNOs & Service Providers
✓ Market Data for 115+ markets, covering 2016-2030
✓ Competitive intelligence of 50+ vendors
✓ Most thorough research available
✓ Unlimited analyst support from our expert team
✓ No access of restriction on internal sharing
£6,500.00
Designed for MNOs, MVNOs, Vendors and Investment Firms, Our Travel eSIM Research Package Offers Concise, Essential Insight to Help Best Position Your Market Strategy
Kaleido has been researching travel eSIM since 2020. We present insights at key industry events such as the GSMA MWC & WAS events and MVNO World Congress, advise investment firms on M&A activity, connect stakeholders through our unrivalled network and enable clients to succeed with their business strategies.
We forecast that global traveller adoption of travel eSIM packages will reach 12^% in 2025, with penetration more than doubling to 31% by 2030. During this period, retail spending on travel eSIM services is projected to rise from $3.8 billion in 2025 to nearly $12 billion by 2030, reflecting strong demand for flexible and cost-effective mobile connectivity across borders.
Gain Full Insight Into the Market: Strategic & Competitive Research, Consumer Insights and Market Sizing
✓ Research directly into the Travel eSIM market
✓ Consumer insights from 5,000 international travellers across 20 markets
✓ Industry insights from over 100 MNOs, MVNOs & Service Providers
✓ Market Data for 115+ markets, covering 2016-2030
✓ Competitive intelligence of 50+ vendors
✓ Most thorough research available
✓ Unlimited analyst support from our expert team
✓ No access of restriction on internal sharing
Competitive Intelligence
Kaleido is entrenched in the roaming and eSIM space, with deep knowledge of the players, offerings, and USPs, backed by direct customer feedback on vendor offerings.
Gain access to the best competitive intelligence available, with clear insights covering over 50 Travel eSIM providers, both consumer-facing and those enabling offerings.
Use this intelligence to ensure your offerings are best positioned, and to support the right strategic partnerships while targeting all relevant distribution channels to succeed in this highly competitive market.
Market Data & Forecasts
Our market data, based on primary research with 100+ operators and service providers, alongside over 5,000 international travellers, gives trustworthy, granular data into the current and future growth of the Travel eSIM market, including its impact on roaming.
With historical and forecast data across over 115 global markets, you’ll be able to quantify essential metrics such as travel eSIM adoption, retail pricing and spending, in addition to statistics covering the impact of travel eSIM on retail roaming and the wider eSIM industry.
Strategic insights
Our insights are designed to help MNOs, MVNOs, Traditional Vendors, Travel eSIM Aggregators and Investment Firms to position their businesses for success.
You’ll receive clear recommendations and the industry’s most detailed and authoritative insights. The insights will help shape your product offering, enable your firm to capture market share, understand the ecosystem, the right business model, customer buying patterns and industry partnerships needed to succeed.
What You’ll Receive:
This package immediately enables you with the must-have insights from Kaleido’s annual research program.
You’ll receive the 2025 studies for the research pieces listed below, have unlimited analyst support and receive data updates as we continue tracking continued travel eSIM adoption worldwide.
✓ Travel eSIM: Retail Market Outlook 2025
✓ Roaming Vendor Hub: Sponsored Roaming
✓ Retail Roaming: Market Trends & Outlook 2025
✓ eSIM Market Outlook & Opportunities 2025
✓ Roaming Data Hub: Travel eSIM Extract
✓ The State of International Roaming in 2025
✓ Travel eSIM Usage & Preferences in 2025
✓ International Travel Intentions & Outlook in 2025
✓ Travel eSIM Wholesale Landscape & MNO Strategies
✓ Travel eSIM Vendor Hub: MVNE Enablement
Kaleido has tracked the travel eSIM market since 2020. Our research is presented at leading industry events, including GSMA MWC, WAS and MVNO World Congress. We also advise investment firms on M&A activity, connect stakeholders through our extensive industry network and help clients turn market intelligence into effective business strategy.
Travel eSIM growth is being driven by experience, not just price. Average spend per trip amongst surveyed travellers has jumped 133% to $28, while roaming spend has fallen 9% to $42. Despite softer demand in some markets, travel eSIM spend is still on track to approach, and potentially exceed, $5 billion in 2026 as travellers choose larger bundles and longer-duration plans.
Gain Full Insight Into the Market: Strategic & Competitive Research, Consumer Insights and Market Sizing
✓ Research directly into the Travel eSIM market
✓ Consumer insights from 5,000 international travellers across 20 markets
✓ Industry insights from over 100 MNOs, MVNOs & Service Providers
✓ Market Data for 115+ markets, covering 2016-2030
✓ Competitive intelligence of 50+ vendors
✓ Most thorough research available
✓ Unlimited analyst support from our expert team
✓ No access of restriction on internal sharing
Competitive Intelligence & MVNE Assessment
Kaleido is deeply embedded in the roaming and eSIM market, with extensive knowledge of provider strategies, offerings and USPs, supported by direct customer and industry feedback.
Gain clear competitive intelligence covering more than 50 consumer-facing travel eSIM providers, helping you benchmark retail propositions, sharpen positioning and identify the most relevant distribution channels.
Alongside this, Kaleido’s Travel eSIM MVNE Vendor Assessment evaluates 29 leading enablers across connectivity, provisioning, customer experience, compliance, scalability, commercial models and go-to-market support, helping MNOs, MVNOs and brands select the right partners.
Market Data & Forecasts
Kaleido’s Travel eSIM Data Hub provides detailed historical and forecast data across 117 global, regional and country markets, helping companies accurately measure the current and future size of the travel eSIM market and its impact on traditional roaming.
Built on operator and traveller surveys, industry briefings and expert travel corridor analysis, the database tracks travel eSIM adoption, trip volumes, retail spend, data traffic and MNO-attributable wholesale roaming revenues. It also breaks down inbound versus outbound activity and pre-departure versus post-arrival spend.
The research covers key market drivers, pricing and payment models, provider selection, purchase channels, usage trends and emerging services, giving clients the data needed to size opportunities, benchmark performance and plan market strategy.
Strategic insights
Our insights help MNOs, MVNOs, traditional vendors, travel eSIM providers and investment firms position their businesses for growth.
Combining traveller and operator feedback, the research suite delivers clear recommendations on market positioning, product strategy, pricing, purchase channels, partnerships and customer adoption. It also includes an Operator Playbook covering wholesale strategies, new commercial models, silent roamer opportunities, traffic analytics, regulatory requirements and partnerships with travel eSIM providers.
Use these insights to refine your proposition, choose the right business model and partners, uncover new revenue opportunities and strengthen your position across the retail and wholesale ecosystem
What You'll Receive:
This package immediately enables you with the must-have insights from Kaleido's annual research program.
You'll receive the 2025-2026 studies for the research pieces listed below, have unlimited analyst support and receive data updates as we continue tracking continued travel eSIM adoption worldwide.
✓ The State of International Roaming in 2026
✓ Travel eSIM Usage & Preferences in 2026
✓ International Travel Intentions & Outlook in 2026
✓ Travel eSIM: Retail Market Outlook 2025
✓ Travel eSIM Wholesale Landscape & MNO Strategies
✓ Roaming Data Hub: Travel eSIM Extract
✓ Travel eSIM Vendor Hub: MVNE Enablement
✓ Roaming Vendor Hub: Sponsored Roaming
✓ Retail Roaming: Market Trends & Outlook 2026
✓ eSIM Market Outlook & Opportunities 2025
Members will be able to access the research directly through the Member Zone.
