How much does cellular communication cost in different countries of the world (11 photos)

TOP 10 global mobile operators

For an entrepreneur who starts a business on VoIP GSM termination, in order to receive high profits, it is important to choose not only a promising direction, but also a suitable GSM operator. A good income is possible only if you use SIM cards from large cellular companies that carry impressive volumes of traffic every day. In fact, the greater the company’s market coverage, the higher the potential profit of the terminator who installed a gsm gate in a particular country. We invite you to familiarize yourself with the rating of the TOP 10 largest GSM operators in the world.

According to GSMA Intelligence, as of the second quarter of 2016, the largest mobile provider is China Mobile (912.3 million connections). In addition to the criterion of the number of connections, to formulate the rating, the researchers used the criterion of annual income of companies. China Mobile's 12-month profit is $107 billion. It is noteworthy that the number of customers of this operator exceeds the total population of the United States, Japan, Belgium and South Korea.

China Mobile provides services in all provinces of China. In the Hong Kong market, the company operates under the Peoples brand. The operator also provides mobile communications to residents of Pakistan under the ZoNG brand.

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Second place in the TOP 10 list is occupied by the largest corporation Vodafone Group (464.3 million connections). It operates in several regions, including Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. The largest number of connections to Vodafone is in India (184 million at the end of 2015. In another 5 countries, the operator has a subscriber base of over 10 million - in Germany, Great Britain, Turkey, Italy, Spain. The company also worked in the US market, through the local provider Verizon Wireless, but only until 2014.

In third place is the Spanish multinational corporation Telefonica Group. Operates in Europe, USA, Latin America, China. The number of subscribers is more than 272 million. The enterprise's annual profit from gsm sip services is about 42.6 billion dollars.

Full list of cellular companies included in the list of TOP 10 largest GSM operators in the world:

• China Mobile.
  912.3 million connections, $107 billion in profit per year. Regions: China, Pakistan.
• Vodafone Group.
  464.3 million connections, $59.9 billion in profit per year. Regions: Europe, Africa, Asia, USA, Middle East.
• Telefonica Group.
  272.6 million connections, $42.6 billion in profit per year. Regions: European countries, China, Latin America, United States.
• China Unicom.
  286 million connections, $27.7 billion in profit per year. Region of activity: China.
• America Movil Group.
  282.9 million connections, $36 billion in profit per year. Regions: Latin American countries, USA, Europe.
• Bharti Airtel Group.
  342 million connections, $12.7 billion in profit per year. Region of operation: India.
• China Telecom.
  223.2 million connections, $25.6 billion in profit per year. Region of activity: China.
• AT&T Group.
  143.3 million connections, $75.5 billion in profit per year. Regions: USA, Latin America.
• Verizon Wireless.
  135.3 million connections, $90.4 billion in profit per year. Region of operation: USA.
• Deutsche Telekom Group.
  160.7 million connections, $51.1 billion in profit per year. Regions: European countries, USA, Russia.

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Spain - $34 per month

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There are three main mobile operators in Spain: Movistar, Vodafone and Orange. In order not to spend a lot on mobile communications, connect to the same operator as your friends, then communicating with each other will cost you less. And remember: only outgoing calls and messages are paid.

Keepgo SIM cards

Israeli startup founded in 2009. It offers travelers a SIM card with an Internet package on it for roaming in a specific country of residence.

Countries and tariffs.

Their Internet SIM card has a coverage area of ​​64 countries: the entire EU/EEA excluding Eastern Europe, North and South America completely, however, with some white spots in Central America and the Caribbean. Countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia are completely absent. The card does not provide voice or SMS communications. However, IP telephony is possible.

“Internet SIM card of unlimited validity” costs $70 with a 1GB package connected.

Additionally they sell a mi-fi router with the above-mentioned SIM card included in the package for $130

The purchased amount of data is available for 1 year from the date of purchase, but the SIM card itself, according to the operator, has an unlimited validity period.

Availability.

A SIM card can be ordered on the website in mini, micro or nano format. Delivery to 38 countries is free, you can pay for your order by credit card. You can also top up your SIM card on the website. You can top up your card at:

• 500 MB for $39
• 1 GB for $65
• 3 GB for $185
• 5 GB for $285
• 10 GB for $490

Each package is valid for 1 year, and the remaining traffic on the card, unused at the time of replenishment, is also added to it.

Additional Information:

While the SIM card itself can be used when traveling between America and Europe, a mi-fi router cannot. This is a router model Huawei E5220, which can be bought all over the world at the price offered by the operator; it works in 3G only in the range of 900 and 2100 MHz. Therefore, in the USA and other American countries, this router is just a waste of money, where you can only use it in 2G.

Settings:

APN: internet.keepgo.com

Switzerland - $47 per month

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The three main operators are Swisscom Mobile, Sunrise and Orange. Each operator has its own cellular network. Many tariffs (from 12 to 24 months) to choose from; after the expiration of the term, the tariff is automatically renewed. Prepaid SIM cards are also available. You can top up your balance using vouchers, which are sold in kiosks and supermarkets at checkouts.

France – $44 per month

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There are seven mobile phone operators in France: Avenir Telecom, Bouygues Telecom, Orange, Sagem Wireless, SFR, Transatel and Virgin Mobile France. The largest mobile operators in the country are Orange, SFR, Bouygues Telecom. Communication services can be made a little cheaper if you link your phone number to a credit card. Then the operator himself will charge her a monthly subscription fee - at slightly more favorable rates.

SIM cards of the Dream operator

Droam is a Danish company that provides Mi-fi devices for international Internet roaming for rent.

Mi - fi .

Mi-fi is a pocket-sized wireless router that works as a mobile hotspot. When connected to an Internet provider, it can provide Internet access to several devices simultaneously using Wi-Fi. You can simultaneously connect up to 5 devices to this Mi-fi router.

Rates.

The coverage area is about 160 countries, prices depend on the country of residence. Prices range from 1.5 euros per day (in EU countries) to 5 euros per day.

Delivery.

Delivery is free in the Netherlands by post. Express shipping with FedEx is available to (and from) many countries, including the Netherlands. FedEx delivery costs range from 14€ to 60€.

Insurance deposit.

The security deposit of 150 € for the Mi-fi router is returned within 5 days after the rental is completed. Each day of late return will cost you 5€

Simply Roam operator SIM cards

Simply Roam is another international Internet SIM card that does not provide voice and SMS services. Powered by the KPN roaming platform and distributed by the British company Rightsim. Calls via VoIP are allowed (Skype, WhatsApp, etc.)

Countries and tariffs.

Various packages are offered:

• Zone 1 includes all European and EEA countries
• Zone 2 includes Zone 1 and most countries such as Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey and the USA
• Zone 3 includes Zones 1 and 2 and the following countries: 110 in total.

All packages have a validity period of 30 days. Please note that prices do not include taxes. Depending on the country, you will need to add VAT. We also draw your attention to the fact that by connecting to a package with Zone 3, you will be forced to use the Internet on less favorable terms in Europe (Zone 1).

Availability:

The SIM card can be purchased online from UK distributor rightsim.com in mini, micro and nano formats for £5.99 (or € or $ equivalent). You can pay using a bank card or PayPal. You can top up your card in the same way on the website. The SIM card expires one year after its last use. The company also offers Mi-fi routers under the Fastroam brand. In this case, the ZTE MF65 3G/4G router is simply added to the card at an inflated price (cost 149.5 €).

• APN: fast.m2m

USA - $49 per month

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In the US there are about 30 cellular operators and more than 50 virtual ones. Verizon Wireless is the largest cellular operator in the United States by number of subscribers - 118.194 million customers, AT&T Mobility - 107.884 million customers; Sprint Corporation - 53.588 million customers; and T-Mobile US - 44.016 million customers. Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility use CDMA, while AT&T and T-Mobile use GSM

Tourist sim cards

Translation of the inscription “Lord, will there be free Wi-Fi in these mountains?”

A tourist SIM card for the Internet is the same SIM card, but with special tariffs (favorable for traveling abroad). There is no need to reconfigure it and connect 100,500 options - you insert it into a slot in your phone, it registers itself in foreign cellular networks and immediately starts working.

+ Prices for calls within the country and to Russia are in most cases lower than those of our operators.

+ Available package or megabyte Internet.

+ No monthly fee.

But there are also disadvantages:

— You will have to change the number if the phone is not a dual-SIM one.

— Fixed replenishment amount. Which, however, can be turned into a plus, because the money does not burn if the SIM card is not needed yet.

— In some countries they are wildly unprofitable (for example, in Bahrain or the Maldives).

For us, travel SIM cards are a universal thing. Firstly, they help out when you’ve just arrived and you need to write an SMS to your mom/order a taxi/go online at the airport, but you can’t get wi-fi. Secondly, when there are 2-3 countries on the route at once, the SIM card instantly adapts to the tariffs of the location (but you should check them yourself in advance). Our choice is the Drimsim card already 2 years old ↓

Drimsim

You see your balance and spending details through the application, convenient!

So, the most reliable and thoughtful invention of mankind for communication abroad. Both in our humble opinion and in the reviews of tourists.

What is good about Drimsim, besides the action everywhere?

• There is no stupid link “Y rubles per day - and here you have X MB of traffic for max. speed, and everything higher is at a snail’s speed.” The speed is constant, and money is debited only for the megabytes spent, at a fixed rate. The latter depends on the country you are visiting (and in almost all popular destinations they are adequate).
• The money in your account will not go anywhere if you don’t use the SIM card. They calmly wait for the next trip. PS Therefore, the minimum replenishment amount – 25 euros – is not so scary.
• There is a mobile application where it is convenient to monitor expenses and balance (down to a second and a kilobyte), track the cost of local communications and top up your account.

The prices are almost the same as if you get a local SIM card. More numbers, fewer words:

Coverage area: 197 countries.

How to get a? Submit an application on the website.

Delivery cost: 10 euros, in Moscow and St. Petersburg it will take 1-2 days.

A little life hack: delivery can be reduced to 3 euros. The fact is that Dreamsim supports the “Bring a Friend” program. If you follow our link, you will be credited with a bonus of 7 euros when you top up your account!

Goodline

There must always be an alternative, right? Dreamsim's direct competitor is a SIM card with international roaming from Goodline. Unlike Dreamsim, Goodline is trying to “take over” with various packages for the Internet.

Among the big advantages of using a SIM card is the Good-roaming tariff:

• Free inbox in 140 countries (Dreamsim only 77)
• The ability to make free calls to Russia on Viber without the Internet (but not from everywhere).

If you do not subscribe to any package, the prices are as follows:

Goodline offers to reduce the cost of mobile Internet abroad using the following packages:

• “Europe for $0.01/MB.” At first glance, it seems profitable - 60 kopecks per megabyte! But the $3 charged for connection gives a total of: 1GB = $13. Dreamsim has 1GB = €10.24 (but it slightly loses in San Marino, Luxembourg, Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus). Coverage area: European countries.
• “Türkiye 1 GB for $10” is an interesting option, it connects for free. The only thing is that it is valid for 14 days. Coverage area: Türkiye only.
• “Europe” – gives 5GB for 14 days for $29, i.e. 30 kopecks per megabyte. Coverage area: European countries.

Truphone operator SIM cards

Truphone is a UK provider that offers multi-SIM for profitable calls, SMS and internet usage abroad.

This review only covers their prepaid product. Multisim means that you can buy a SIM card and add a number of countries with local numbers to it. By prepayment you can purchase a SIM card for the UK, Australia, USA or combine all these countries in one multi-SIM. The caller will see a local number. Roaming is possible in “more than 200 countries,” although the UN lists only 193 of them. Their roaming is largely based on cooperation with Vodafone’s networks.

Starting price and availability.

The starting price of a SIM card is 19.99 GBP/EUR or 29.99 AUD/USD with a balance of 10 GBP/EUR or 15 AUD/USD. For each country you want to add, you will have to pay an additional 5 GBP/EUR or 8 AUD/USD. SIM cards of any format are available, free shipping worldwide. The balance can be topped up with 10, 20, 30 or 50 GBP/EUR or set up auto-top up from a bank card.

Internet prices.

All calls are charged per minute, the cost of SMS and 1 MB of Internet is 0.07 EUR / 0.06 GBP in the Truphone zone. Roaming is generally available on Vodafone networks. As an example, below are internet prices in euros:

• 07 EUR per MB: Truphone Zone: UK, Australia, USA, Germany, Netherlands, Hong Kong, Poland, Spain
• 18 EUR per MB: in all other EU and EEA countries
• 80 EUR per MB: Switzerland
• 20 EUR per MB: South Africa, India, Thailand, China, Japan, Indonesia, New Zealand
• 60 EUR per MB: Canada, Mexico
• 20 EUR per MB: Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, Turkey, UAE, Russia

Speed ​​depends on local network, 4G is not supported. For business tourism, they offer postpaid solutions with other tariffs and Internet packages.

Validity.

If you do not use the SIM card for more than 180 days, the operator reserves the right to block the SIM card, reset the balance, and delete your personal account without prior notice or compensation.

• APN: truphone.com