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This new insight report from Kaleido Intelligence provides an updated analysis of the current IPX market and the future scope and requirements from a 5G & IoT perspective, including a brief look at potential opportunities with satellite providers. The report also includes IPX market trends as well as service offerings currently on the market, while exploring the future outlook of IPX. 

Kaleido’s comprehensive report offers a 5G-focused look into the IPX landscape in 2026, exploring the pressing demands of IPX customers and operators looking to transition towards 5G roaming services, and the way in which IPX vendors have or should respond to these demands. 

The report discusses 5G SA deployment challenges, IPX and signalling priorities, IoT roaming requirements and more to create a holistic picture of the realities of IPX and 5G adoption in 2026. To provide a market overview, factors such as international travel, consumer roaming usage and IPX traffic growth have been used in conjunction with 5G launch plans, establishing a clear and comprehensive view of the IPX market. 

Kaleido vendor questionnaires, as well as a series of interviews with IPX providers from Q1 2026, have been used to inform the IPX Service Offerings section, which details vendor readiness for 5G & IoT roaming, their available analytics tools and offerings, and more – including a discussion on how the proliferation of 5G SA roaming may affect IPX spend.  

This 40-page report provides thorough insights into the prevailing winds of the IPX space, detailing emerging demands, popular offerings and the full array of requirements for enabling 5G SA roaming. It provides valuable recommendations to consider for both IPX vendors and MNOs looking to transition to 5G SA roaming. 

Readers will receive the following insights: 

• Operator survey findings on 5G SA roaming deployment challenges, IPX priorities, signalling priorities and requirements for deployment.
• Holistic overview of the roaming and IPX market, including revenue and connections forecasts as well as a global overview of VoLTE roaming agreements as of H1 2026. 
• 5G & IoT roaming analysis, covering capacity, QoS, security, signalling and other requirements impacting IPX vendors. 
• The benefits of breakout services and the reasons behind rising demand for IPX vendors to provide LBO/RBO. 
• Operator survey findings covering IPX service offerings, roaming revenue opportunities and key business challenges. 
• An up-to-date overview of the IPX market landscape, including coverage, product offerings, 5G readiness, and a look at satellite opportunities. 

Clients with access to our Data Hub will receive full roaming data metrics, including forecasts for 115+ global roaming markets and 222 travel markets, totalling over 500,000 data points.   

Clients with access to Kaleido’s Vendor Hub will receive full details on leading roaming analytics and quality management vendors to aid any RFP/RFQs.  

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

 For more information on accessing this research or having membership access, please contact [email protected]