Communications company IT&E is now offering its customers increased avenues for keeping in touch while globe trotting.

According to Kathryn Barry, marketing manager for IT&E, “The IT&E Global Roaming Solution allows an IT&E customer to travel to over 230 countries and still use his or her CDMA number. [There is] no need to have a GSM phone and buy SIM cards everywhere you go.”

Barry says IT&E has direct roaming agreements with Verizon in the U.S., KDDI in Japan, Bayantel in the Philippines and SK Telcom in Korea. “In addition, through a partnership with Vodafone, IT&E customers are able to stay in touch via the IT&E Global Roaming SIM card that can be used in BlackBerry and other wireless devices that have the dual CDMA and GSM capabilities. The SIM card can also be placed in any quad-band GSM phone and the IT&E customer will receive calls, SMS and data with the CDMA phone number,” she says.

She adds that in the age of wireless accessibility, there is no need to be tied down to an office, especially when traveling is a part of your job. “This allows IT&E customers to keep in touch with the office, family and friends while off-island,” Barry says, adding that no wireless carrier in the Marianas has as many roaming destinations.