About Sustainable Business News Investors Careers COVID-19 Vodafone Foundation Vodafone roaming services Introduction Our offering Why Vodafone History Learn more Vodafone roaming services, your global partner in wholesale roaming Helping your travellers, applications and things to roam the world We manage the global roaming connectivity for Vodafone and other businesses. We ensure over 750 million mobile customers and devices can confidently connect in virtually every country of the world. More than 90 mobile operators and other businesses, including some of the world's top players,use our roaming services. Learn more about Vodafone roaming services We have a mission: We connect away from home We strive to excel in roaming to grow value for our customers and for Vodafone. In the early days of roaming, each Vodafone market established and maintained its own bilateral relationships with its roaming partners. In 2005, we started overcoming Vodafone’s fragmented trading position by centrally coordinating discount deals. In 2009, Vodafone Roaming Services was launched in Luxembourg, uniting Vodafone’s local wholesale roaming capabilities into a global, end-to-end business unit. Our offering Tailored, global connectivity solutions Sponsored Roaming Instant global outbound roaming footprint for mobile operators & MVNOs. Roaming Hub Enhance your outbound & inbound roaming footprint (2G, 3G, 4G, 5G). Professional Services Tailored consultancy, managed wholesale services (full / partial outsourcing). Maritime Mobility Near-shore broadband data connectivity for vessel fleets. Travel Mobility White-label connectivity for travellers (traditional SIM, eSIM & SoftSIM solutions). Contact us Let’s explore how we can support your business. Why Vodafone Roaming Services? We have 90+ communications providers in 60+ countries leverage Vodafone’s vast expertise, commercial scale and central capabilities. Truly global connectivity Signalling & IPX connectivity with >700 networks; GSM, GPRS, 3G & CAMEL in >210, 4G in >180, 5G in >15 destinations Relentless quality focus Voice & data speeds above GSMA standards; automated testing in >210 destinations; >90% of roaming traffic under real time monitoring Trusted B2B partner B2B solutions since 2005; proven, operator-grade platforms; one-stop shopping; member of Vodafone Group .sonar-tethering-scale_svg__st0{fill:none;stroke:#e60000;stroke-width:20;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10}.sonar-tethering-scale_svg__st1{fill:#d80000} Commercial scale Trading traffic of >50 operators with our roaming partners; >280 central discount negotiations p.a., central financial settlement & counter fraud management Efficient infrastructure End-to-end capabilities; fully virtualised platforms; highly efficient workflows, real time big data analytics; large-scale AI deployment Industry expertise >180 roaming experts; recognised global influencers & drivers of industry standards; winner of numerous industry awards & recognitions We have been roaming pioneers since day one 1991 Vodafone and Telecom Finland make the world’s first international roaming call 1992 Vodafone and Telecom Finland sign the world’s first international GSM roaming agreement 2001 The world’s first 3G roaming call between Spain and Japan Launch of the first pan-European roaming tariff (Eurocall) 2002 Launch of the world’s first international prepay top-up Launch of the first commercial European GPRS roaming services 2005 Vodafone closes its first group wholesale roaming deal Launch of the first Roam-Like-At-Home tariff (Vodafone Passport) 2009 Foundation and go-live of Vodafone Roaming Services in Luxembourg 2013 Vodafone starts rolling out 4G roaming between 4 countries Vodafone completes the centralisation of its >6,500 roaming relationships 2014 The GSMA adopts Vodafone’s simplified way of testing new service openings Telecoms.com award for its unique central wholesale roaming services with fully integrated business processes 2015 GSMA award for our Sponsored Roaming service Global Telecoms Business award for being first at centralising the roaming traffic steering of 17 Vodafone networks Telecoms.com award for accelerated 4G roaming rollout 2016 Global Telecoms Business awards for our accelerated 4G roaming rollout, quality commitment and drive to continuously increase data speeds 2017 Ovum names Vodafone as the leader in 4G roaming, offering significantly more 4G roaming destinations to its customers than any other operator Global Telecoms Business award for best care for roamers 2019 Vodafone launches 5G roaming across 5 markets 2020 Kaleido Intelligence ranks Vodafone as the industry lead in Sponsored Roaming Interested to learn more? Get in touch with our Sales Team today Contact Us News and insights Explore company news, analyst views, whitepapers, events & webinars Vodafone pioneers 5G SA Roaming Hub to accelerate 5G stand-alone roaming deployment Use Case: Sponsored Roaming We are number one: Vodafone is the leading roaming vendor in two categories Digital society: Vodafone named top 25 global corporate for working with start-ups Everyone.connected: How technology can help us build education systems of the future Kaleido Intelligence: Vodafone is a top provider of roaming services Vodafone’s 5-point plan to help counter impacts of COVID-19 outbreak Can 4G revolutionise maritime connectivity? Check our whitepaper! Vodafone teams up with major players to unlock blockchain benefits Ovum: Vodafone is Global Industry Leader in 4G Roaming The content on our site (including, without limitation, all hyperlinks and/or documents available on or through our site) is provided for general information only. 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