Ethiopia 20GB 30 days
Safaricom
- Data
- 20GB
- Validity
- 30 days
- Hotspot
- Yes
- Technology
- 3G / 4G / 5G
- 5G ready
- Hotspot
- Top-up ready
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
- Network risk
- One network
from$88.90$84.45
Ethio Telecom and travel eSIM in Ethiopia
Ethio Telecom is one of the networks your eSIM may use in Ethiopia. Here is who actually decides which network you get, and what to do with that.
Author: Porsch Kunnipat Siramanakul · Co-founderReviewed by: Bob Kanokphon Thongdee
Quick answer
- Ethio Telecom runs 4G in Ethiopia.
- Travel plans connect by roaming, so no plan can promise one specific network.
Ethio Telecom in brief
Ethio Telecom is a mobile network operator in Ethiopia, and one of the networks a travel eSIM may reach through roaming.
We are not a reseller for this operator and we have not run our own field speed tests. The band and network details below come from the sources listed at the end of the page.
Who licenses Ethio Telecom
Mobile networks in Ethiopia are licensed, and their spectrum assigned, by the Ethiopian Telecommunication Agency (ETA). The bands above are the ones it allocates. A problem with the local network's own service goes to the operator first; a problem with your eSIM plan comes to us.
Why plans do not name a fixed network
Nearly every travel eSIM is a roaming product: the profile picks a network by an order the supplier sets, not by the buyer. If Ethio Telecom is weak where you are, try selecting Safaricom Ethiopia manually in the network settings, and keep data roaming on for the eSIM profile.
FAQ
Will my eSIM definitely connect to Ethio Telecom?+
Travel plans run over roaming agreements, so the network depends on the supplier behind the plan, your device and where you are.
Does Ethio Telecom run 5G, and will my plan get it?+
We could not confirm Ethio Telecom's 5G status from an official source. Our plans that reach this network list 4G.
How do I see which network I am on?+
Check the carrier name at the top of the screen, or open the mobile-network settings and look at the operator list. If signal is poor, try selecting a network manually instead of automatic, but only one your plan actually supports.
Sources
- Wikipedia: List of telecommunications regulatory bodies — Wikipedia, October 11, 2026
About the author
Porsch Kunnipat Siramanakul
- Co-founder of eSIMonline.asia
- Digital marketer
- Performance marketing and marketing planning
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