MegaFon’s roaming partner is the Orange Telecommunications group, which provides mobile services in 23 countries. The first country where this service will be available is Romania. The agreement will allow MegaFon subscribers to register on a 5G network in the country and use ultrafast mobile Internet on conditions similar to roaming in regular 3G / 4G networks. megafon 5g roaming

The coverage of the partner operator includes the cities of Bucharest, Brasov, Iasi, as well as the tourist center of Cluj-Napoca.

“Together with Orange, for the first time, we are opening up 5G ‑ roaming opportunities to Russian mobile users. Very soon, our travelers in other countries will be able to estimate the speeds of ultrafast mobile Internet without changing their SIM cards. Now MegaFon’s network employs several thousand phones with 5G support – these are advanced users who will now be able to maximize the potential of their gadgets during foreign trips, ”said Vlad Wolfson, MegaFon’s Commercial Director.

“Of course, we are proud to have played an important role in launching new roaming services for MegaFon subscribers, which they can use on the Orange network,” said Cedric Gonin, Senior Director of Mobile Communications Marketing, at Orange International Carriers.

Orange Romania uses the C-Band n78 band (3.4-3.8 GHz), which operates in most countries that have already launched the fifth generation networks. Connecting to the network is possible using smartphones Samsung Galaxy Note 10 5G, Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G, Huawei Mate 20 X, Xiaomi Mi Mix3 5G, Vivo Nex3 5G and other models *. Depending on the version of the device, the subscriber may need to transfer the device to 5G mode and select the Orange network manually.

Mobile Internet is the most demanded service for MegaFon subscribers traveling to international roaming. In 2019, the volume of traffic in the networks of the operator’s foreign partners increased 2.5 times compared to the previous year. The countries of Europe account for 52% of the total data transmission volume in roaming.

* Support for certain 5G ranges depends on the modification of the smartphone. This information can be found in the instructions for the device or on the website of the manufacturer.