ABU DHABI // The UAE ranks 30th and 37th worldwide this year for prices of prepaid and postpaid mobile broadband, respectively.
The International Telecommunication Union based the rankings on affordability, comparing prices of 500 megabyte packages to gross national income.
Below are selected prices for data packages in high-income countries, including the UAE.
Etisalat (Monthly prepaid data packages)
1 GB: Dh 99
3 GB: Dh 149
5 GB: Dh250
10 GB: Dh299
20 GB: Dh 449
Unlimited: Dh999
du (Monthly prepaid data packages)
1 GB: Dh100
3 GB: Dh150
4 GB: 200
10 GB: 300
25 GB: 500
Mobily, Saudi Arabia (Monthly)
1 GB: Dh77
2 GB: Dh98
3 GB: Dh127
5 GB: Dh196
Unlimited: Dh343
STC, Saudi Arabia (Monthly)
500 MB: 69
2 GB: 98
5 GB: 196
Ooreedoo, Qatar (Weekly)
250 MB: Dh15
750 MB: Dh20
1.5 GB: Dh25
3.75 GB: Dh50
Unlimited: Dh101
3, Hong Kong (4G LTE, monthly)
1 GB: Dh89
For 12-month plans paid monthly:
1 GB: Dh80
2 GB: Dh94
5 GB: Dh122
10 GB: Dh198
T-Mobile, US (Monthly)*
1 GB: Dh184
3 GB: Dh220
5 GB: Dh257
Unlimited: Dh294
*The plans listed include unlimited voice and SMS, and unused 4G data can roll over for 3 GB and 5 GB plans.
Viva, Kuwait (Monthly)
A Dh250 monthly prepaid plan includes 500 voice minutes, 500 SMS, 30 international minutes and 30 international SMS, as well as 5 GB data.
lcarroll@thenational.ae
