What network a travel eSIM actually gets you
A seller’s product page carries one badge for the whole catalogue. The generation is written per operator, so it can be answered per country instead — and the interesting number is not how many countries reach 5G. It is the 3 that are still 3G only, which you would otherwise discover after landing.
69 countries where the profile reaches 5G
131 where it stops at 4G — enough for maps, calls and video
3 still 3G only, and 3G is being switched off worldwide
The 3 to know about before you book
3G networks are being retired country by country. Where the profile has nothing else to fall back on, a shutdown does not slow the connection down — it ends it. These three carry no 4G in their specification:
| Country | Network | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Central African Republic | Orange | see the country page for the current list |
| Eswatini | MTN | see the country page for the current list |
| Lesotho | Vodacom | see the country page for the current list |
This is what the operator specification records, not a claim about every mast in the country. A phone that finds nothing else will still roam onto whatever the local network offers it — but the plan you bought is written against 3G.
Where 5G depends on which plan you pick
In these 3 the catalogue carries more than one operator and only some of them are 5G. The country is listed as 5G below, but the profile you buy decides it — the country page names the operator on each plan.
| Country | Operators in the catalogue |
|---|---|
| Armenia | MTS - Vivacell |
| Sweden | Telenor |
| United Kingdom | EE |
Every country
| Country | Generation | Network |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 4G | Roshan |
| Albania | 4G | One Albania |
| Algeria | 5G | Ooredoo, Mobilis |
| Andorra | 4G | Andorra Telecom |
| Anguilla | 4G | Digicel |
| Antigua And Barbuda | 4G | Digicel |
| Argentina | 4G | Movistar |
| Armenia | 5G — some plans only | MTS - Vivacell |
| Aruba | 4G | Digicel |
| Australia | 5G | Optus |
| Austria | 5G | Drei |
| Azerbaijan | 5G | Azercell, Nar Mobile |
| Azores | 5G | NOS, Vodafone, MEO |
| Bahamas | 4G | Aliv |
| Bahrain | 5G | STC, Batelco |
| Bangladesh | 4G | GrameenPhone |
| Barbados | 4G | Digicel |
| Belarus | 5G | Life:), MTC |
| Belgium | 5G | BASE |
| Belize | 4G | Speednet (SMART) |
| Benin | 4G | Celtis |
| Bermuda | 4G | Digicel, One Communications (CellOne) |
| Bhutan | 5G | B-Mobile |
| Bolivia | 4G | Nuevatel, tigo, Entel |
| Bonaire | 4G | Digicel |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4G | BH Telecom |
| Botswana | 4G | MASCOM |
| Brazil | 5G | TIM |
| British Virgin Islands | 4G | Digicel |
| Brunei | 5G | UNN |
| Bulgaria | 5G | Vivacom, Yettel |
| Burkina Faso | 4G | Orange BF |
| Cambodia | 4G | Smart |
| Cameroon | 4G | Orange |
| Canada | 4G | Bell |
| Canary Islands | 5G | Orange |
| Cape Verde | 4G | UNITEL |
| Cayman Islands | 4G | Digicel |
| Central African Republic | 3G | Orange |
| Chad | 4G | Airtel |
| Chile | 4G | Movistar |
| China | 5G | China Unicom |
| Colombia | 4G | Tigo |
| Costa Rica | 4G | CLARO |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 4G | Orange |
| Croatia | 5G | Telemach, A1 |
| Curaçao | 4G | Digicel |
| Cyprus | 4G | PrimeTel |
| Czech Republic | 5G | O2, Vodafone |
| Democratic Republic Of The Congo | 4G | Airtel |
| Denmark | 5G | 3 (HI3G DENMARK APS) |
| Dominica | 4G | Digicel |
| Dominican Republic | 4G | Altice |
| Ecuador | 4G | Otecel |
| Egypt | 4G | Vodafone |
| El Salvador | 4G | Movistar |
| Estonia | 5G | Elisa Eesti |
| Eswatini | 3G | MTN |
| Ethiopia | 4G | Safaricom |
| Faroe Islands | 4G | FT Samskifti |
| Fiji | 4G | Digicel |
| Finland | 5G | DNA Ltd |
| French Guiana | 4G | Digicel |
| Gabon | 4G | Gabon Telecom |
| Gambia | 4G | Comium Gambia |
| Georgia | 4G | Cellfie |
| Germany | 5G | O2, Eplus |
| Ghana | 4G | AT(AirtelTigo), Airtel, Tigo |
| Gibraltar | 4G | Gibtelecom |
| Greece | 5G | Nova, Vodafone |
| Greenland | 4G | TELE Greenland |
| Grenada | 4G | Digicel |
| Guadeloupe | 4G | Digicel |
| Guam | 4G | GTA |
| Guatemala | 5G | Tigo, Claro |
| Guinea | 4G | Orange |
| Guinea-Bissau | 4G | Orange |
| Guyana | 4G | GTT |
| Haiti | 4G | Digicel |
| Honduras | 4G | Celtel |
| Hong Kong | 5G | Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) |
| Hungary | 4G | Vodafone |
| Iceland | 5G | Simmin, Nova |
| India | 4G | VI India |
| Indonesia | 5G | 3SinyalKuatHemat(Hutchinson), Indosat |
| Iraq | 4G | Korek, Zain |
| Ireland | 4G | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 5G | Manx Telecom |
| Israel | 5G | Annatel |
| Italy | 5G | Wind Tre, Vodafone, Iliad |
| Jamaica | 4G | Digicel, Flow |
| Japan | 5G | Softbank, KDDI |
| Jersey | 4G | JT Jersey |
| Jordan | 4G | Zain JO |
| Kazakhstan | 5G | KCELL, Tele 2 |
| Kenya | 4G | Safaricom |
| Kosovo | 5G | Vala, IPKO |
| Kuwait | 5G | Zain, STC |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4G | Beeline |
| Laos | 4G | ETL |
| Latvia | 5G | Bite Latvija |
| Lebanon | 4G | Alfa |
| Lesotho | 3G | Vodacom |
| Liberia | 4G | MTN |
| Liechtenstein | 4G | Telecom Liechtenstein |
| Lithuania | 5G | Tele2 |
| Luxembourg | 5G | Orange |
| Macao | 4G | Hutchison |
| Madagascar | 4G | Airtel |
| Madeira | 5G | Vodafone, Optimus |
| Malawi | 4G | Airtel |
| Malaysia | 5G | Maxis |
| Maldives | 4G | Dhiraagu |
| Mali | 4G | Orange |
| Malta | 4G | Epic |
| Marie-Galante | 4G | Digicel |
| Martinique | 4G | Digicel |
| Mauritius | 4G | Emtel |
| Mayotte | 4G | Orange |
| Mexico | 4G | Movistar |
| Moldova | 4G | Orange |
| Monaco | 5G | Monaco Telecom |
| Mongolia | 4G | Mobicom |
| Montenegro | 4G | MTEL |
| Montserrat | 4G | Digicel |
| Morocco | 4G | Orange |
| Mozambique | 4G | Vodacom |
| Nauru | 4G | Digicel |
| Nepal | 4G | Ncell |
| Netherlands | 4G | KPN |
| New Zealand | 5G | Spark |
| Nicaragua | 4G | Claro, Tigo |
| Niger | 4G | Celtel |
| Nigeria | 5G | Airtel, Glo, MTN |
| North Macedonia | 4G | A1 |
| Northern Cyprus | 4G | Turkcell |
| Norway | 5G | Telia |
| Oman | 5G | Omantel |
| Pakistan | 4G | Zong, Jazz |
| Palestine, State of | 4G | Ooredoo |
| Panama | 4G | Tigo (Milicom) |
| Papua New Guinea | 4G | Digicel |
| Paraguay | 4G | Tigo, Claro |
| Peru | 4G | Movistar |
| Philippines | 5G | Smart |
| Poland | 5G | P4 |
| Portugal | 5G | NOS, Vodafone, MEO |
| Puerto Rico | 4G | T-Mobile |
| Qatar | 5G | Vodafone |
| Republic of the Congo | 4G | Airtel |
| Réunion | 4G | Orange |
| Romania | 5G | Orange |
| Rwanda | 4G | Tigo Ruwanda |
| Saba | 4G | Telcell N.V. |
| Saint Barthélemy | 4G | Digicel |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4G | Digicel |
| Saint Lucia | 4G | Digicel |
| Saint Martin (French Part) | 4G | Digicel |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4G | Digicel |
| Samoa | 4G | Digicel |
| Saudi Arabia | 5G | Zain |
| Scotland | 5G | EE |
| Senegal | 4G | Yas Senegal |
| Serbia | 4G | A1 |
| Seychelles | 4G | Airtel |
| Sierra Leone | 4G | Zain |
| Singapore | 5G | Singtel, M1 |
| Sint Eustatius | 4G | Telcell N.V. |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch Part) | 4G | Telcell N.V. |
| Slovakia | 5G | Orange, O2 |
| Slovenia | 5G | T-2 |
| South Africa | 5G | Vodacom, MTN, Cell C |
| South Korea | 5G | SK |
| Spain | 5G | Orange |
| Sri Lanka | 4G | Dialog, Hutchinson |
| Suriname | 4G | Digicel |
| Sweden | 5G — some plans only | Telenor |
| Switzerland | 5G | Sunrise |
| Taiwan | 5G | Taiwan Mobile |
| Tajikistan | 4G | Tacom LLC |
| Tanzania | 4G | Halotel, Airtel |
| Thailand | 5G | True, AIS |
| Timor - Leste | 4G | Telemor |
| Togo | 4G | Moov-Etisalat |
| Tonga | 5G | Digicel |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4G | Digicel |
| Tunisia | 4G | Ooredoo |
| Turkey | 5G | Turk Telekom (Avea) |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 4G | Digicel, Flow |
| Uganda | 4G | Airtel |
| Ukraine | 4G | Lifecell, Kyivstar, Vodafone |
| United Arab Emirates | 5G | Etisalat |
| United Kingdom | 5G — some plans only | EE |
| United States | 5G | T-Mobile, Verizon |
| Uruguay | 5G | Entel, Claro, Movistar |
| Uzbekistan | 4G | Unitel |
| Vanuatu | 4G | Digicel |
| Vatican City | 5G | Vodafone, Wind Tre, Iliad |
| Venezuela | 4G | Telefonica Moviles Venezuela |
| Vietnam | 5G | VNPT |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 5G | T-Mobile |
| Zambia | 4G | Airtel |
| Zimbabwe | 4G | Econet |
Read from the catalogue on 13 September 2026.