Smart Communications has launched ROAM+, an annual roaming wallet for its Smart Infinity postpaid members — the first product of its kind in the Philippines. Instead of registering for a roaming package before every trip, Infinity subscribers now get a single pool of international data, credited once and valid for a full year of travel. The feature was announced this week and is available now through Smart Infinity's official channels.
Smart's roaming lineup has long been built around per-trip passes: a subscriber picks a destination pack, activates it before flying out, and repeats the process on the next trip. ROAM+ removes that ritual entirely for the operator's top-tier members, treating international data the way a regular plan treats domestic data — as an allocation that is simply there when needed.
How the ROAM+ roaming wallet works
ROAM+ gives each Smart Infinity member a fixed allocation of roaming data at the start of the contract year. GizGuide reports that the allocation stays valid for 365 days from issuance and can be spread across multiple trips abroad, so there is no need to sign up for a new roaming promo before each departure.
The wallet is tied to the member's primary Smart number. Roaming usage lands on the same monthly bill, and the remaining balance can be tracked in real time through the Smart App. In plain terms: land in another country, connect, and whatever data you use is drawn from your yearly wallet.
Data allocations per Infinity plan
The size of the wallet depends on the member's plan tier:
| Infinity Plan | Annual roaming data |
|---|
| Plan 3500 | 6GB |
| Plan 5000 | 20GB |
| Plan 8000 | 30GB |
| Plan 9500 | 40GB |
The allocation is credited once per contract year and expires one year from issuance. Smart's announcement does not list per-country rules or fair-use limits, and the telco points members to its official Smart Infinity channels and Smart Stores for the full terms of the offer. Higher tiers get disproportionately more: Plan 5000 carries more than three times the roaming data of Plan 3500, a clear nudge toward the upper plans for members who travel often.
What else comes with Smart Infinity
ROAM+ sits on top of the line's existing perks rather than replacing them. Infinity members keep Worldwide Concierge Services, complimentary airport lounge access, exclusive event invitations, a dedicated Relationship Manager, and 24/7 priority assistance nationwide. The new wallet folds international data into that same package, positioning Infinity as a travel-ready plan rather than a purely domestic one.
Why an annual wallet matters for frequent travelers
For Filipinos who fly out several times a year — families visiting relatives abroad, business travelers, and balikbayans on regular trips home and back — the usual routine is buying a per-trip roaming promo and hoping it activates before landing. An annual wallet removes that step, along with the risk of bill shock from pay-per-use roaming rates when a promo fails to register.
The catch is exclusivity. ROAM+ is limited to Smart Infinity, the operator's premium postpaid tier, so prepaid and regular postpaid users will still rely on per-trip roaming packages for now. Smart has not said whether a version of the wallet will reach its mainstream plans.
The launch continues a busy year for the PLDT-backed operator's subscriber perks, following its Blacknut cloud gaming launch earlier this month. It also fits a wider pattern of Philippine telcos and carriers competing on connectivity beyond the home network, from device bundles to inflight Starlink Wi-Fi on Cebu Pacific. For travel-heavy subscribers weighing a plan upgrade, the roaming wallet is now a concrete number to compare — 6GB to 40GB a year, depending on the tier — instead of a vague promise of premium service.
