Ethiopia

WORK in Progress

Basics
The only operator present in Ethiopia is the government owned Ethiotelecom. It has launched 4G (LTE) services in Addis Abeba Area in March 2015 and has 3G Data available in larger population areas outside Addis Abeba as well.

Ethiotelecom
Ethiotelecom is the only player in Ethiopia and penetration of mobile phones is low: about 4.5% of ethiopian population owns a mobile phone

Availability
A sim card costs 30 birr as is available at Ethiotelecom shops and 4G data is available to pre-paid customers as well. As registration is mandatory, bring your passport and 2 ID-pictures.

2G and 3G Data Packages

4G Data-Packages
The standard rate is 0.55 birr per MB (temporarily reduced to 0.35 Birr per MB) and the customer can book following monthly packages: Additional use is charged at 0.55 birr per MB. To activate the packages dial *999#
 * 2 GB for 420 Birr
 * 4 GB for 720 Birr
 * 8 GB for 1200 Birr
 * 10 GB for 1440 Birr
 * 20 GB for 2640 Birr
 * 30 GB for 3600 Birr