Jio teams with T-Mobile and Syniverse on 5G standalone roaming between India and the US
Jio has partnered with T-Mobile and Syniverse to enable 5G Standalone data and voice roaming for customers travelling between India and the US, with the companies citing faster speeds, lower latency and support for IoT and AI-enabled services.
What happened
Jio partnered with T-Mobile and Syniverse to launch claimed world-first 5G Standalone roaming between India and the US, enabling 5G data and voice roaming with
Key facts
- 5G Standalone
- 2020
Why this matters
The deal illustrates how carrier and roaming-platform partnerships can extend 5G SA capabilities internationally without requiring owned network expansion.
What to watch
- Published roaming pack pricing, fair-use limits, and whether 5G SA access is included by default or sold as a premium tier.
- Evidence of subscriber adoption: international roaming revenue, active roaming users, data consumption per roamer, and postpaid upgrades.
- T-Mobile network coverage and service-quality disclosures for inbound Jio roamers, including voice-over-5G availability.
- New reciprocal 5G SA roaming agreements signed by Airtel, Vodafone Idea, AT&T, Verizon, or other major carriers.
- Enterprise wins involving cross-border IoT, connected vehicles, travel management, cloud, or AI-enabled field-service deployments.
- Regulatory or security constraints affecting cross-border data handling, network slicing, identity management, or IoT device roaming.
- Launch India-US 5G roaming packs segmented for prepaid travelers, postpaid customers, students, and business travelers.
- Bundle roaming connectivity with JioAirFiber, cloud, device-protection, and enterprise mobility offers to increase cross-sell value.
- Use Syniverse interoperability data to optimize roaming quality, fraud controls, network selection, and real-time usage-based offers.
- Pursue additional 5G Standalone roaming agreements in high-volume corridors including the UK, UAE, Singapore, Canada, and Europe.
- Target Indian multinationals, IT services firms, and logistics operators with managed IoT and employee-travel connectivity plans.