Vodafone is the world’s best carrier for 4G roaming, offering significantly more 4G roaming destinations than any other operator, a report from independent research firm Ovum has found.
According to the study, Vodafone Malta is the clear leader in Malta, providing 4G international roaming to 65 destinations. The countries range from Germany, France, Switzerland and the UK to Australia, the United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Thailand and South Africa.
The other local operators do not offer 4G services while roaming.
Simply put, roaming enables mobile customers to use their phones while abroad without buying a subscription to a local service or relying on Wi-Fi.
Many operators have already launched 4G for domestic use but, at present, not all have made the investment required to enable roaming.
Before customers can enjoy super-fast data abroad, their mobile providers need to enable 4G roaming, destination by destination, network by network. As a result, 4G roaming footprints vary significantly by operator.
The study also found that Vodafone is the global industry leader in 4G roaming, leading in all 18 markets analysed. Furthermore, in most of them, Vodafone offers over 100 4G roaming destinations – more than double the number when compared with other operators in those markets.