Global Roaming Distribution (GRDB.OB) provides a solution for people traveling across national borders for business and leisure. Even with the ever-increasing fuel costs and airline delays, people continue to travel. According to GSMworld.com, less than 30 percent of tourists traveled with their mobile phones in 2000. Approximately 75 percent of tourists today carry their mobile phones with them.
Even with more people traveling, GSM operators have not reduced the roaming charges associated with mobile phones. The main reasons for the continued high costs are that roaming rates are set by complex, bilateral agreements, and roaming rates produce a large ratio of a GSM’s revenue.
European travelers, who cross country borders on a frequent basis, are able to circumvent roaming charges by utilizing prepaid SIM cards for each country they visit. This is a solution for those traveling infrequently to a small number of countries, but not ideal for those traveling the world. Each prepaid SIM card is associated with one unique international mobile number, so having multiple numbers would not work for many business travelers.
Global’s CelTrek™ SIM card offers the user an almost seamless global experience with one U.S.-based phone number. The CelTrek™ SIM card allows a GSM Quad phone to work in over 160 international countries in all seven continents. Global has agreements with over 350 GSM systems, which provides the largest cellular footprint of any current international provider.
The CelTrek™ SIM card does not require a contract or year-long commitment. The card provides a user with mobile service costing from 50 to 90 percent less than a local carrier’s regular charge. The card also provides the user with additional features, including voicemail, SMS/text messaging, call waiting, call forwarding, and conference calling. The only maintenance required would be a user’s need to purchase additional airtime, which can be done on the company’s website http://www.celtrek.com.
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