OpenRoaming Adoption Soars in WBA 2025 Report, with Roam’s Support
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has released its Industry Report 2025, revealing significant growth in the global WiFi landscape. According to the report, 81% of respondents plan to deploy WBA OpenRoaming, reflecting an 18.9% increase from 2024. Among them, 25% have already begun implementing the technology, 42% intend to deploy it in 2025, and 27% plan to do so by 2026.
This growth is driven by the increasing recognition of OpenRoaming’s ability to offer seamless access between WiFi and cellular networks (5G/LTE), enhanced WiFi security, and an improved overall user experience. Notably, 60% of respondents expressed greater confidence in investing in OpenRoaming because of its cost-effectiveness and new standards delivering performance. Additionally, 37% of respondents have already deployed WiFi 6E, despite the technology still being in its early stages.
Among the 21 certified partners providing OpenRoaming services, Roam by MetaBlox stands out as the only Web3 project among major players like Cisco, Boingo etc. Since partnering with WBA, Roam has played a key role in expanding the OpenRoaming network and contributing to the WBA’s growth. With its dynamic community and innovative hardware, Roam has now reached over 1 million nodes in 190+ countries. This network comprises private, public WiFi, and OpenRoaming-enabled connections.
Roam’s success is driven by its incentive system, which motivates users to share internet connectivity and benefit from joining the network. According to the WBA report, 70% of respondents rank monetizing WiFi services as the second most important factor, following network security and privacy. By deploying Roam miners and offering OpenRoaming access to others, miner owners receive a 3,000 Roam Points welcome bonus and can accumulate up to 60 Roam Points daily. These points can be burned for Roam Tokens following a token generation event (TGE).
To make OpenRoaming deployment more affordable and accessible, Roam has partnered with Huma Finance to create Roam Loan Program. This program offers two flexible financing options for acquiring Roam miners (Rainier MAX60 and Baker MAX30). The first option is stablecoin payment. It requires users to pay 30% of the miner’s cost upfront, with the remaining 70% financed by Huma Finance. Users can use mining rewards and early airdrops to repay the loan, and once it is fully repaid, all future rewards belong to the user. The second option, SOL Collateral, allows users to deposit SOL as collateral, with Huma Finance covering the full cost of the miner. After repaying the loan through mining rewards, users can withdraw their SOL and retain all future rewards.
With OpenRoaming continuing to grow, Roam’s contributions are playing a crucial role in shaping the future of WiFi connectivity. The combination of Roam’s decentralized network and the WBA’s OpenRoaming technology is ushering in a new era of WiFi that is faster, more secure, and more accessible.
