Megafon Launches 5G Roaming on Caribbean Islands and Brunei
Megafon has launched 5G roaming in Jamaica, Barbados, the Cayman Islands, and Brunei, making fifth-generation connectivity available on distant exotic routes.
Consensus
- Megafon has opened 5G roaming for Russian tourists on Jamaica, Barbados, Cayman Islands, and in Brunei.
- The expansion allows Russian travelers to access 5G networks without purchasing local SIM cards.
- 5G roaming enables high-speed internet for video streaming, music, and data transfer without delays.
- Tourist traffic to these destinations has increased by 1.5 times year-on-year.
- 80% of tourists traveling during the summer of 2026 visited countries with active 5G roaming.
- In July, mobile data traffic on Jamaica increased 1.5 times compared to the same month last year.
- In July, mobile data traffic in Tanzania increased by 66% compared to the same month last year.
- In July, mobile data traffic in Morocco increased by 28% compared to the same month last year.
- Megafon has also expanded 5G roaming in Turkey, Egypt, Thailand, Vietnam, China, UAE, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan.
- The company has signed additional partnership agreements in Tanzania, Portugal, Morocco, and Cyprus.
- The company's commercial director, Dmitry Rudskikh, stated that 5G is now accessible to most Russians regardless of their travel destination.
Points of divergence
- The expansion includes Brunei and the Caribbean islands for the first time, and the company emphasizes that 5G is now available on many exotic routes. — riamo
- This is the first time 5G connectivity has become available in Brunei and on the Caribbean islands — Barbados, Jamaica, and Cayman Islands. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Russian tourists now have access to 5G in the Caribbean basin and Brunei — РИАМО
- Megafon opened 5G roaming in the Caribbean islands — Вечерняя Москва