OTP · MENAOTP pricing in the United Arab Emirates
OTP to the United Arab Emirates is billed per successful verification, from $0.012 (channel-wide list rate, reviewed 2026-09-24). The SMS leg uses the same operator routes and sender-ID rules as SMS; per-market OTP rates are quoted on request.
In the United Arab Emirates, BroadNet reaches 2 direct operators (Etisalat / e&, du); sender IDs are registered with the TDRA in 5-7 business days.
Channel-wide list rate, not a tariff for the United Arab Emirates; per-market rates are quoted on request.
Which OTP rates apply to the United Arab Emirates?
Per verified user, charged once across all channels tried
Channel-wide list rate, not a tariff for the United Arab Emirates; per-market rates are quoted on request.
| Region / category | Rate (AED per verification) |
|---|---|
SMS-first | AED 0.1469 $ 0.0400 USD |
WhatsApp-first | AED 0.0918 $ 0.0250 USD |
Voice fallback | AED 0.2203 $ 0.0600 USD |
Silent / flash-call | AED 0.0441 $ 0.0120 USD |
- Channel waterfall configurable per use case and per market.
- Brand-name SMS sender IDs included where regulator permits.
- Reporting includes attempt-level breakdown for fraud investigation.
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What changes for OTP in the United Arab Emirates
Most OTP flows to the United Arab Emirates start with an SMS, so the local SMS rules apply to the first leg. These are the facts for this market.
The United Arab Emirates at a glance
- Regulator
- Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA)
- Operator routes
- 2 · Etisalat / e&, du
- Sender-ID lead time
- 5-7 business days
- Typical OTP latency
- 2.6 s
- Typical delivery rate
- 99.6%
- Local-language SMS encoding
- Arabic · UCS-2
OTP length in Arabic
رمز التحقق الخاص بك من BroadNet هو 384921. لا تشاركه مع أي شخص. للإلغاء أرسل STOP.
Characters: 82 · UCS-2 · SMS parts: 2
Your BroadNet verification code is 384921. Do not share it with anyone. Reply STOP to opt out.
Characters: 94 · GSM-7 · SMS parts: 1
The sample OTP from our coverage page for the United Arab Emirates. Text in Arabic is sent in UCS-2, so one SMS holds 70 characters instead of 160, and a longer message goes out in parts of 67.
Sender-ID rules for the SMS leg
- Alphanumeric sender IDs must be pre-registered with TDRA via the operator.
- One ID per legal entity per use case.
- AD- prefix mandatory on promotional senders under TDRA rules.
How the United Arab Emirates classifies OTP traffic
- Promotional: "AD" prefix + consent + time window.
- Transactional (OTP, alerts, notifications): no AD prefix, no time restriction.
- Both still require a registered sender ID.
- International senders: transactional only in practice.
Summary of our SMS regulations guide for the United Arab Emirates.
Recommended fallback in the United Arab Emirates
- Recommended chain: SMS (primary) → WhatsApp Business OTP after 25s no-DLR → Voice OTP after 45s. Arabic-template fallback registered alongside English.
Send windows in the United Arab Emirates
- Marketing text messages may be sent only between 07:00 and 21:00 UAE time (TDRA spam policy).
- OTPs and other transactional messages can be sent at any time.
OTP to the United Arab Emirates: common questions
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