PLDT Inc. wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. is expanding its fifth generation (5G) roaming services to Thailand through a partnership with True Move H Universal Communication Co. Ltd.
With this, Smart’s 5G roaming service is now available in 15 countries with 21 partners worldwide.
“Our partnership with True allows us to reach more Smart customers in Thailand as we continue to bring our world-class services to Filipinos wherever they are in the world,” said Alice Ramos, Smart vice president and head of roaming and consumer business.
Smart’s partnership with True allows customers in Thailand to access Smart’s 5G roaming services with their Smart 5G-ready SIM and 5G-capable device.
Prepaid and postpaid customers can subscribe to the GigaRoam Thailand data pack that comes with 100GB for P1,299 for 10 days. Roamers can visit roam.smart.com.ph or download the GigaLife app to subscribe to roaming data plans.
Smart is the Philippines’ first mobile network operator to have the most extensive 5G roaming service with telco leaders in key markets.
To widen its 5G roaming coverage, Smart also recently partnered with Sunrise in Switzerland; SmarTone and Hong Kong Telecommunications in Hong Kong; Pelephone in Israel; Turkcell in Turkey; Ooredoo and STC in Kuwait; StarHub in Singapore; NTT Docomo in Japan; Vodafone in Australia; Zain Kuwait, Zain Saudi Arabia, and Zain Bahrain; China Mobile and China Unicom in China; Etisalat and du in United Arab Emirates; FarEasTone and T-Star in Taiwan; and KT Corp in South Korea. – Myla Iglesias
