Last year we looked at how The Rise of the Super MVNO is shaking up the mobile global connectivity market. Estimates are that by 2025 there will be around 2000 MVNOs operating in a market valued at >US$100 bn by 2025.

With maritime connectivity customers from across the world, the team at Telecom26 takes a close interest in the global shipping market. We’ve looked before at the book “Ninety Percent of Everything - Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate”.

Our R&D team have been hard at work and we are delighted to announce that eSIMs are now available for Telecom26’s global roaming service.  These will provide people, businesses and devices with access to 1100 cellular networks from over 620 mobile operators in more than 220 countries.

Telecom26 provides maritime connectivity to ports, container ships and other sea-faring vessels across the world and, of course, we were very interested in seeing how events played out in the Suez Canal.

As a global connectivity service provider, Africa is a key focus for Telecom26 and we use our MVNO network to provide connectivity - including IoT connectivity - across the continent with customers and partners in almost every country.

Telecom26 provides maritime connectivity to global shipping companies and, consequently, we experienced first-hand how COVID has affected their businesses.