Which network each travel eSIM actually uses, country by country

When you buy a travel eSIM you know how many gigabytes you get and how many days they last. What you almost never know is the one thing that decides whether you will have coverage where you are going: which network you will actually connect to. You also don't know what happens when the daily allowance runs out, which is the moment people think their «unlimited» plan has stopped working.

This table answers both questions at once, for the 185 countries in our catalogue. It is the same data we sell on, with nothing dressed up: if a country only has one carrier, you will see that here.

How to read the table

• Real carriers: the networks the plan runs on in that country. Where a generation appears next to the name (4G, 5G), that is what that particular carrier supports.
• Plan network: the technologies the plan itself allows. If a carrier has 5G but the plan runs on 3G/4G, you will see the latter here, because that is what you will get.
• Daily allowance: the gigabytes at full speed that renew every day on daily-use plans.
• Speed once it runs out: the rate you stay connected at for the rest of the day. You are not cut off and not charged extra: you drop in speed until the daily reset.

What each speed is actually good for

• 1 Mbps — standard-definition video, a simple video call and everything else without trouble
• 512 Kbps — messaging, maps, email and normal browsing; video loads in low quality
• 384 Kbps — messaging and maps are fine; heavy pages are slow and video struggles
• 128 Kbps — text and already-downloaded maps only: this is an emergency connection

Carriers by country

Regional and global plans

A regional plan uses a different carrier in each country it covers. Listed here are the main networks it runs on; the largest of them covers 139 countries.

Why the carrier matters, not just the gigabytes

Two plans with the same gigabytes can feel completely different depending on the network you land on. In 123 of the 185 countries there is only one carrier available: if that network is weak where you are, there is nothing to fall back on. In countries with several, the phone can switch if one fails, and that shows most outside the cities.

The generation is not a promise either: a carrier having 5G means it is deployed, not that you will get it in that particular village or on that particular phone. That is why we publish the two columns separately, the carrier's and the plan's.

Where this data comes from and how often it changes

It comes from our own catalogue, rebuilt daily from the wholesaler we work with, and published openly and without signup in our data feed. It is not an estimate or a round-up of what others say: it is the same data our eSIMs run on.

Last updated: 01/10/2026. 2 countries are still pending carrier confirmation, and they are marked as such rather than filled in by guesswork.

Frequently asked questions

Can I choose which carrier I connect to?

Not at purchase. The phone connects to whichever available network the profile assigns. What you can do, if reception is poor in a specific spot, is open your phone's network settings, turn off automatic selection and pick another carrier from the list by hand.

What exactly happens when I use up the daily allowance?

You stay connected at the speed shown in the table until the allowance resets the next day. There is no cut-off and no extra charge.

Is 5G guaranteed?

No. It depends on your phone supporting it, the carrier having it deployed in that area, and the plan including it. The «plan network» column is the one that counts.

Why do some countries have a single carrier?

Because it is the only one with a roaming agreement available for that destination. We would rather say so than show a long list that does not match what you will actually get.