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Published at November 29Challenges and Opportunities for Global Cellular Connectivity
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Released Date: November 29, 2024
Authors: Viktoria Vomhoff1, Hyunseok Daniel Jang2, Matteo Varvello3, Stefan Geißler1, Yasir Zaki2, Tobias Hoßfeld1, Andra Lutu4
Aff.: 1University of Wuerzburg, Germany; 2NYU Abu Dhabi, UAE; 3Nokia Bell Labs, USA; 4Telefonica Research, Spain

| v-MNO | IPX Network | Cloud Provider | b-MNO | eSIM Platform | MNA | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Fi | Yes | Yes | VPN Tunnel Endpoint | Data Breakout | Yes | Light MNA | HR Roaming, Nomads (Alcalá-Marín et al., 2022; Yuan et al., 2018) |
| 1Global | Yes | Yes | N/A | Data Breakout | Yes | Light MNA | HR Roaming, IoT + Nomads (Alcalá-Marín et al., 2022) |
| Airalo | Yes | Yes | Data Breakout | Data Breakout | Yes | Thick MNA | RBO + HR Roaming, Nomads (Jang et al., 2024) |
| emnify | Yes | Yes | Cloud Core, Data Breakout | Yes | Yes | Thick MNA | RBO, IoT (Vomhoff et al., 2024a) |
| Twilio/KORE | Yes | Yes | Cloud Core, Data Breakout | N/A | Yes | Full MNA | HR Roaming, IoT (Alcalá-Marín et al., 2022) |