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He was there Explosion in popularity in recent years Electronic travel chips. This is thanks to how easy it is to set up eSIMs on a phone, and how affordable their data plans are compared to what you’d pay for international roaming charges.
But Motorola is now making it easier by building a local device eSIM travel experience On their smart phones.
This capability is initially available as an app that customers will have to download from the Google Play Store, called Global Connect, but the app will be pre-installed on new Motorola devices in the future. It’s available for any Motorola phone with eSIM capabilities, including inexpensive smartphones like $180 2026 Moto G Play– Although it is currently only available for use in a few Latin American markets: Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Peru and Chile. Motorola says support for use in Germany, the UK and Europe will come in the next few weeks. The company didn’t have anything to share about its availability in the US yet.
Travel eSIMs provide travelers with an easy way to instantly access a data-only eSIM that works at their destination, even before they board a plane. This means you don’t have to stop at the SIM card kiosk at the airport and talk to him Physical SIM cards To connect to the Internet at your destination. You can top up your data allotments through the app and pay as you go. These eSIMs often don’t include the ability to make calls and send texts, which is the case here with Motorola’s solution. (Fortunately, WhatsApp has been widely adopted in tourist destinations.)
The service is supported by Gigsa San Francisco company that helps companies sell mobile data plans without having to deal with complex telecom negotiations and contracts. It’s the same company behind Klarna mobile phone plansthe Buy now, pay later serviceAnd recently, Cash App. Motorola says it worked closely with Gigs to make the experience feel like a “Motorola-branded experience” and not a third-party add-on.
While Motorola claims this is the first time a major smartphone maker has included travel eSIM functionality natively in its phones, Chinese phone maker Xiaomi has offered a similar virtual travel SIM functionality since 2015, though it has since discontinued the feature.
Customers have to install the Global Connect app, create a Gigs account, and they’ll get 1GB free with their first travel eSIM (available for a limited time), after which they can top up data as needed, says Sudhir Chadaga, VP of Partnerships at Motorola. Chadaga claims the pricing is competitive — $3 for 1GB for 30 days, up to $14 for 20GB — and the service is available in more than 160 countries. You can continue to use the same travel eSIM for all your trips.
“What we’re trying to do for our customers is solve that friction point of quickly having a travel eSIM on the device while they’re going to travel,” Chadaga tells WIRED. “With Global Connect, this is exactly what we offer our users.”
Travel eSIMs are much cheaper than paying for data while roaming, which is what you do when you rely on your primary carrier to connect you to networks in other countries. In some regions, legacy network operators were offering roaming for half the data but at twice the price of travel eSIMs, says Siddhant Kale, a senior analyst in Counterpoint Research’s networking and connectivity team.
The cheaper prices, combined with how easy it is to download a travel eSIM and save it on your phone before your trip, has made it a popular choice Incredibly popular. Since you can still use data to make WhatsApp or FaceTime calls or send messages, the limitations of not being able to send or receive text messages or calls from your own number are not a major concern. That’s why the United States Carriers like T-Mobile, Verizonand AT&T They have tried to address the challenge of third-party travel eSIM apps for their roaming business with their own travel eSIM options for people entering the US during… World Cup.
