USA Telecoms

USA telecom market is a Digital Pioneer telecom market in Northern America with 8 USA Telecom Companies (4 big one!) and 340.6 million mobile connections. usa telecoms

According to a report by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) from 2021, the United States ranked 22nd out of 185 countries in terms of mobile broadband prices, with an average price of $11.5 for 1 GB of mobile data.

Comparing this to some EU countries, the average price of 1 GB of mobile data in Germany is $3.7, in France is $2.7, in Italy is $3.3, and in the UK is $6.6, according to a report by Cable.co.uk from 2021. These prices are significantly lower than in the US.

Furthermore, the same report by Cable.co.uk found that the average cost of a broadband package (fixed-line) in the US was $58.0, which is higher than the average cost in some EU countries such as Germany ($40.8), France ($31.4), Italy ($33.1), and the UK ($31.7). This suggests that overall, telecom prices in the US are higher compared to some EU countries.

Regulatory Agency: CTIA; NCTA

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EU and many others phone users in USA will be subject to roaming charges when they are in visit (there are operators which did exceptions but it must be checked, we are well aware how those mistakes can be costly).

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Growth in the US mobile subscriber base remains strong, with a penetration rate of about 127%. Declining revenue from voice services is compensated for by high growth in mobile data use, itself supported by upgraded networks based on LTE technologies. Smartphone penetration is also high, which had encouraged mobile data use among subscribers. The major operators, led by AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile US, have partnered with vendors to trial 5G technologies and services and will be expanding their commercial services into 2019 or 2020. In addition, operators are working on the potential of NB-IoT, LTE-U and LTE-A technologies, in some respects as complementary technologies supported by 5G.

We do recommend eSIM cards when traveling: no more swapping of physical sim cards, everything is automated on your phone through easy to fill out codes. The downside of eSIM cards is that they are data-only sim cards and calls are not supported. Check out  US eSIM deals:

1 GB With no expiration =  €6.60
3 GB With no expiration = €19.20
5 GB With no expiration = €31.00
10 GB With no expiration =€59.40
Choose between daily, monthly or plans with no expiration here.

Get a daily, monthly, or even SIM card for the United States without expiration.

The transition to 5G is expected to generate a windfall for network, infrastructure, and equipment vendors. Gartner predicts that worldwide 5G network infrastructure revenues will touch $4.2 billion in 2020, recording year-over-year growth of 89 percent.

US telecoms are increasingly using unlimited-data plans to attract and retain customers. With 5G coming into the picture, providers will be able to increase both download speeds and monthly data capacity on unlimited plans.