Mobile broadband is the marketing term for wireless Internet access via mobile networks. Access to the network can be made through a portable modem, wireless modem, or tablet/smartphone or another mobile device.
In Zimbabwe, the average price of 1GB of data is $4.92, with the cheapest plan being $1.73 and the most expensive being $12.92. In the region, the price of data is the cheapest in Tanzania, where the average cost of 1GB is $0.71.
In Zimbabwe, the average price of 1GB of data is $4.92, with the cheapest plan being $1.73 and the most expensive being $12.92.
In the region, the price of data is the cheapest in Tanzania, where the average cost of 1GB is $0.71.
In other countries in the region – in Eswatini ($0.84), Mozambique ($1.33), Zambia ($1.36), South Africa ($2.04), Lesotho ($2.20), Angola ($2.33) and Malawi ($2.42).
MISA position
The price of accessing the internet remains prohibitively high in Southern Africa, with at least three countries being among the most expensive in the region.
Access to the internet facilitates access to information and, therefore, there is a need to make the price of data affordable.
Access to information is a fundamental human right central to the exercise of free expression that empowers citizens to make informed choices and decisions on socioeconomic and political matters that affect their daily lives.
As such, internet affordability becomes an urgent issue that governments, service providers and other critical stakeholders, should address to give effect to the constitutional provisions that provide for the right to access information.
Technology and the internet continue to shape critical aspects of our lives such as education, banking, access to information, and the purchase of goods and services and, thus, access to the internet must be affordable.
What is clear from the study is that there is a digital divide that has emerged in Southern Africa, where the price of 1GB of data is almost 20 times more expensive in Botswana compared to Tanzania. There is no logical explanation for such an astronomical difference in the cost of accessing the internet.
Policymakers, consumers, private companies, civil society organisations and regulators should have meaningful, truthful and open conversations on this issue.
MISA is running a #DataMustFall campaign in recognition of the centrality of the internet in access to information and enhancing freedom of expression and democracy. Further MISA continues to engage in the multiple-stakeholder approach towards internet governance with the aim of ensuring that all the stakeholders have a say on how this ubiquitous service is accessed.
How much is internet data in Zimbabwe?
Sasai (Incl. VAT)
| Bundle | Validity | Price ZWL |
|---|---|---|
| Sasai Daily Bundle 200MB | 1 Day | 40.44 |
| Sasai Daily Bundle 450MB | 1 Day | 101.08 |
| Sasai Monthly Bundle 200MB | 30 Days | 60.65 |
| Sasai Monthly Bundle 450MB | 30 Days | 121.29 |
How much is unlimited data in Zimbabwe?
How much is unlimited WiFi in Zimbabwe
| Uncapped LTE Package | Speed | Price in USD |
|---|---|---|
| Telkom Unlimited | 10 Mbps and then 2 Mbps if you exceed 300GB | $52 |
| Rain Unlimited 5G | 300 Mbps | $70 |
| MTN Unlimited | 150 Mbps | $70 |
| Afrihost MTN | 150 Mbps | $205 |
Why data is expensive in Zimbabwe?
Geographic Location. Zimbabwe is a land-locked country and because of this, IAPs have to lay down infrastructure to connect to the world by either setting up a Satellite like the Mazowe Earth Station that TelOne uses or a fibre network that Liquid Intelligent Solutions has been laying all over Africa.
How much is 1GB of data in Zimbabwe?
In Zimbabwe, the average price of 1GB of data is $4.92, with the cheapest plan being $1.73 and the most expensive being $12.92. In the region, the price of data is the cheapest in Tanzania, where the average cost of 1GB is $0.71.
How much is it to put wifi in Zimbabwe?
Private Wi-Fi Bundles
They cost ZWL$350, ZWL$600, ZWL$950, ZWL$1750, and ZWL$2250 respectively. These are valid for one month. Something to note here is that these bundles are not necessarily similar to the NetOne and Econet ones. For Telecel you have to purchase a Telecel router to access these bundles.