Could your business add mobile? Nine business types that already have

eSIM is changing how people stay connected, and the businesses selling it are rarely telcos. Here are nine kinds of partner we work with every day, and what mobile does for each of them.

1. Global travel eSIM stores

Stores like MobiMatter and easySim.global sell travel data direct to individual travellers, offering a choice of deals for the next trip. They integrate with our APIs quickly (MobiMatter went from first meeting to selling our eSIMs in 48 hours), which lets them:

• Keep pace with what travellers want
• Offer the widest choice and flexibility
• Keep customer acquisition and management costs down
• Add new products fast and experiment safely

2. Mobile network operators

MNOs are mobile experts, yet they still find it faster to work with a specialist than build travel eSIM themselves. Emtel in Mauritius became the first MNO in the world to launch a travel eSIM service alongside traditional roaming, and other operators use us to serve net inbound roaming markets. Whatever the use case, MNOs get to:

• Innovate quickly and get past the usual barriers to new technology
• Build new business models
• Give subscribers more choice, and keep them
• Protect market share against local competitors

3. VPN providers

VPN providers already sell secure internet access abroad. Travel eSIM is the obvious next product, and it lets them:

• Diversify revenue quickly and with little effort
• Stay relevant to tech-savvy digital nomads
• Offer cellular access, which is more secure than public Wi-Fi
• Give their users real freedom to roam

4. Cryptocurrency marketplaces

More consumers want to pay in crypto, and marketplaces have grown up to serve them with digital products. Bitrefill, the largest crypto e-commerce platform, work with us to sell mobile data to their highly mobile, tech-native customers. That lets them and others like them:

• Offer a must-have digital product to their customer base
• Protect margin through a high quality end user experience
• Sell into 190+ countries from day one

5. Prepaid digital product distributors

Distributors of e-gift cards, gaming credit, utility payments and airtime already sell to businesses. Adding travel eSIM to the catalogue lets them:

• Give their business customers more to offer consumers
• Add a compelling product line quickly
• Open a new revenue stream with no upfront cost

6. Niche community and demographic brands

Digital entrepreneurs have built apps, services and online communities for specific audiences for years. Established players and start-ups alike build their own eSIM offer on our APIs, and use it to give their users:

• Secure access to online banking while away
• Real-time updates on events, offers and travel schemes
• High quality data at the best price
• An easy way to stay in touch with home

7. B2B travel eSIM marketplaces

Travel eSIM is usually thought of as a consumer product. It does not have to be. We are seeing strong traction with partners selling to SMEs and large organisations with business travel and remote teams. ZIM Connections have built a B2B business alongside their consumer offer, and use us to:

• Offer a wide range of plans, including unlimited
• Package tailored bundles for large corporate customers
• Pull usage data for corporate reporting straight from the eSIM Go management portal

8. Physical prepay distributors

Distributors of physical prepay products are further from digital than their e-voucher cousins, which is exactly why eSIM is useful to them. It lets them:

• Move their international traveller SIM category into a digital format
• Make their business customers more relevant to key demographics
• Give end users more choice
• Add revenue with no logistics cost

9. Travel apps and tour operators

Travellers increasingly rely on apps and AI to plan itineraries and decide what to do next. Recommending an eSIM alongside the best street food, beaches and markets is a natural fit, and it lets these partners:

• Save their users a great deal compared with roaming
• Let travellers decide on the go, without hunting for Wi-Fi
• Deliver personalised offers and information in real time

This is a fraction of the list. Thousands of businesses across every sector are learning more about their customers, keeping them longer and earning more from them with mobile data. If yours is not among them yet, it could be.

Recognise your business here? Talk to us about what mobile could do for it.