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Travel eSIM & Roaming Report 2026: Country-Specific Survey Insights
Research Highlights
- Travel Trends, 2026 Intentions & Q2 2026 MNO Survey Findings
- Connectivity Preferences & Silent Roamer Analysis
- Roaming Switch Drivers & SIM-Based Alternative Adoption
- eSIM Awareness & Connectivity (Roaming/eSIM) Spend Figures
- eSIM Adoption Rates 2026 & eSIM Spend Forecast for 2030
- Roaming Adoption Rates 2026 & Spend Forecast for 2030
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Learn about the latest developments in 5G SA deployment, both domestically and for roaming, across the world. Discover which countries have already launched their 5G SA networks and which ones are on track to do so in the near future.
The deployment of 5G SA networks has been ongoing in many countries around the world, with several major telecom operators rolling out their networks in recent years. Some of the countries that have made significant progress in 5G SA deployment include the United States, South Korea, China, Japan, and several European countries.
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Delivery
Market
Global
Pages
27
Published
August, 2026
Available Across 20 Leading Travel Markets
The Travel eSIM & Roaming Report 2026: Country-Specific Survey Insights is available for 20 leading international travel markets, based on feedback from more than 5,000 survey respondents globally.
Country reports are available for:
| Australia | Germany | Saudi Arabia |
| Brazil | Hong Kong | Singapore |
| Canada | India | South Africa |
| China | Indonesia | Spain |
| France | Italy | Thailand |
| Japan | Mexico | TĂ¼rkiye |
| UK | US |
Each market report provides a country-specific view of traveller behaviour, roaming and eSIM adoption, connectivity preferences, spend, silent roaming and future market development.
Use the dropdown provided to select your market and purchase or download the relevant country report.
This new research from Kaleido Intelligence delivers a deep dive into the results of the Kaleido Leisure & Business Travel & Connectivity Survey Q2 2026, providing a country-specific breakdown of consumer roaming behaviour, travel intentions and connectivity preferences, and the drivers behind the rise in eSIM adoption.
This market-specific research includes new survey feedback from 250 participants from each country and examines current connectivity behaviour, spend and emerging consumer preferences for future travel connectivity. The research also looks at silent roaming, its prevalence, and the primary factors driving such behaviours.
The 27-page report also offers a forecast for digital SIM spend in each country up to 2030, as well as country-wide figures for digital SIM adoption among travellers.
In summary, readers will get the following insights from the report:
- Respondent travel frequency for 2025 and intended frequency for 2026, alongside Kaleido’s outbound travel forecast for each country in 2026.
- Breakdown of respondent travel behaviour by regional destination and by reason for travel.
- Silent roamer prevalence and analysis of factors driving silent roaming behaviour.
- Connectivity preferences split between business and leisure travellers.
- Roaming & eSIM spend, data volume purchase behaviour and cost-sensitivity analysis.
- Roaming switch drivers and key factors for consumers in roaming decision-making.
- Consumer eSIM awareness and country-wide adoption rates for outbound travel 2020-2026.
- eSIM vendor preferences, current and future.
- Travel connectivity purchase behaviour: home market vs. visited market for roaming, eSIM, and physical SIM.
- Country-wide travel eSIM spend forecast by outbound travellers, 2025-2030.
Clients with access to our Data Hub will receive full roaming data metrics, including forecasts for 110+ 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 VAS and SoR vendors to aid any RFP/RFQs.
Members will be able to access the research directly.
For more information on accessing this research or having membership access, please contact [email protected]
| Country | Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Japan, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, TĂ¼rkiye, UK, US |
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