Last week’s blog Travelling abroad for work? An Telecom26 eSIM will make your life easier – and cut costs was inspired by our global connectivity team’s obsessive watching of the Paris Olympics coverage. Proving that inspiration - and the motivation for improved connectivity - comes from everywhere!
So here’s the question…how do your employees stay connected whilst they’re abroad for work?
Do they use their local carrier?
This usually only makes sense if someone is travelling to a neighbouring country – and sometimes not even then. If they are going further afield, chances are, their home operator won’t have the best rates. Never forget that roaming is a cash cow for traditional operators!
Plus, who needs the worry of whether a domestic carrier will have a roaming agreement in place in every country to provide network coverage and speedy down and uploads whilst abroad?
Do they buy a local prepaid SIM card when they arrive?
This seems like a good idea if you can face the queues at the airport or visiting an outlet of a local operator. But there are a multitude of drawbacks:
- You might not choose the operator with the best coverage, the fastest speeds and the most cost-effective packages
- It’s only convenient for when you’re visiting one country. Users need to be alert when visiting areas that are close to country borders as it’s easy for phones to jump to other networks not aligned with the prepaid operator’s packages, something that will gobble up your data and push up costs immediately.
- Most large local carriers charge more, cover less, and don’t remember your name when you call.
- Travel and Tourist SIM card offerings rarely give you portal access for enterprise-wide control and transparency into your organisation’s usage, billing, and services.
Do they use the local wifi?
Fine but what about security? Do you really want mission-critical data and information accessed over the public internet? Have a read of this article in Forbes magazine whose study found that 40% of respondents had had their information compromised while using public wifi. Plus, of course, it’s a hassle to keep asking for the wifi password as you move around.
Given these options, it's definitely time to contact Telecom26 to order some eSIMs. for all your business travellers. Do it now so you can benefit from our EU+ Summer Saver: Half Price Data Until Year-End…
Enjoy seamless global connectivity with selected Telecom26 EU+ monthly or grab & go bundles and get an incredible 50% discount.
This special offer is open to new and existing customers placing orders during August 2024 and the discount applies until the end of the year. Stay connected with Telecom26 for less. Please get in touch to find out more.
Telecom26’s eSIMs and global data connectivity services
We offer a range of packages that ensure that your people, and the devices they use, are always connected to our global data service, wherever they are in the world.
Users of our global data service can access the networks of more than 650 mobile operators in 200+ countries and territories. Our SIMs and eSIMs automatically switch between available networks to ensure the best, and most cost-effective, coverage.
Our Grab & Go service was recently launched following requests from our existing, and potential, business customers.
Grab & Go provides business travellers with time-limited, pre-paid eSIMs which
are easy to download and activate, and can be used alongside the SIM cards already installed in a device, with users switching to Grab & Go when they travel abroad.
Grab & Go eSIMs can be bought in batches by businesses and then issued for a specified number of days with different data allowances available. For example, 10GB in the EU for 21 Days.
The days and data quota can easily be activated when a user arrives in a new country, region, or continent. Once activated, the agreed package is available for the specified period and expires when this ends.
Grab & Go complements our Enterprise Data Extra global connectivity service which you can read more about in this blog: Telecom26 makes life easier for business travellers who need fast and cost-effective connectivity with Enterprise Data Extra
Telecom26 and global connectivity
Telecom26 offers a full range of telecom services and connectivity options including 5G (where available), LTE-M, Wi-Fi, private networks, 2G, 3G and 4G, as well offshore connectivity capabilities and GPS tracking.
Our customers include businesses of all sizes across the world, OEMs and NGOs who want a single delivery partner, cross-border solutions and network coverage that is secure, resilient and can be tailored to meet specific and evolving needs.
Want to chat?
If you would like to organise a video call to discuss how we can help improve the global connectivity of your team, and their devices including IoT and M2M, when they are out and about, including maritime connectivity, please get in touch.
