Tag: Marketing

Voda’s Travel eSIM has landed – will we see eSIM consolidation

If you’re yet to be convinced that travel eSIM is THE next big thing for the industry then take note: Vodafone has launched “a worry free” mobile data travel SIM for use in over 200 worldwide destinations.  It’s actually quite extraordinary to think how far travel eSIM has come in such a short time. In 2017, MVNO World looked at eSIM as a disruptive technology to watch. Now the scrappy challenger designed to encourage customers not to roam but to get better value through downloading a local SIM, is a real contender for differentiation.  Market primed for growth  By 2028, travel eSIM spend is expected to grow from €3.1 billion to nearly €7 billion. The big catalyst to it going mainstream, is largely due to the digital platform advances that MVNOs pioneered. You know they’ve done a good job when the networks invest in digital to keep up.  MNOs couldn’t ignore the fact that customers have been embracing travel eSIM all over the world via banking, retail, and travel offers and, in part, thanks to the shift in handset design. In pure facts and figures, some 67% of consumers will consider travel eSIM as an alternative to their current solution...

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