GLOBE Telecom, Inc. announced on Thursday that it would roll out fifth-generation (5G) roaming services in Italy and more locations in North America in the second quarter.
“As of April 30, Globe has already rolled out 5G roaming in the following European locations in partnership with Telia Company: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway, and Sweden,” the Ayala-led telco said in an e-mailed statement.
“Globe roamers in Italy will also experience 5G technology by June 3 via Telecom Italia,” it added.
The company also targets to “announce more locations” in North America, in partnership with AT&T, within the second quarter.
The expansion of 5G roaming services into more countries is being done in preparation for the return of global travel.
“Despite the setback in both business and leisure travels caused by the global pandemic, we are firm in our vision for our customers to readily experience the power of 5G technology once the world is open and safe for traveling,” said Coco Domingo, Globe vice president for Postpaid and International.
Globe said its 5G network is currently available in 16 countries: Kuwait and Qatar through Ooredoo; Saudi Arabia through STC; Taiwan through Taiwan Mobile; Thailand through AIS Thailand; United Arab Emirates through Du and Etisalat; Hong Kong through CSL; South Korea through SK Telecom; Singapore through Singtel; Turkey through Turkcell; Oman through Omantel; and Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Estonia via the Telia Company. — Arjay L. Balinbin
