Telus, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Samsung are joining forces to create the first virtual roaming gateway in North America, which the companies state will offer improved reliability, speed, and latency for customers traveling abroad.

Through the partnership, Telus will become the first telecommunications provider in North America to offer this new method of connecting worldwide. Traditionally, roaming traffic like voice, data, and SMS, is routed through the provider’s home country. This can, in turn, result in slower speeds. With this new approach, Telus is housing its network with AWS Regions worldwide, using virtualized roaming gateways.