GoKawiilT-Mobile and Jio launch world's first 5G standalone roaming connection
T-Mobile has partnered with India's Jio to enable the world's first 5G standalone roaming link between their networks. This allows T-Mobile customers traveling to India, and Jio customers visiting the US, to connect directly to each carrier's full 5G standalone infrastructure instead of falling back to older network types.
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5G standalone networks offer faster speeds and lower latency than hybrid 5G setups that still depend on 4G cores, so seamless roaming between two SA networks could meaningfully improve international connectivity. It also lays groundwork for enterprise and AI applications that need consistent low-latency performance across borders, though real-world speed and reliability while roaming still need to be proven.
- T-Mobile and Jio achieved the first global 5G standalone roaming connection.
- Standalone 5G roaming avoids reliance on older 4G-based network infrastructure.
- The partnership could support future enterprise and AI applications beyond consumer roaming.
Source: androidauthority.com, 2026-09-22
Published there as: “T-Mobile customers could soon experience much better 5G even outside the US”
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