SMS · MENASMS pricing in Iraq
SMS to Iraq costs from $0.045 per message (indicative list rate, reviewed 2026-09-24) over 3 direct operators (Asiacell, Zain Iraq, Korek); sender IDs are registered with the CMC in 7-14 business days.
Across 3 direct operators · regulator CMC
How much does SMS to Iraq cost?
SMS to Iraq costs from $0.045 per message (indicative list rate, reviewed 2026-09-24) over 3 direct operators. Direct binds, registered sender IDs and CMC-approved routes. List-tier rates shown — Growth, Volume and Enterprise discounts apply automatically.
| Operator | Rate (USD per SMS) | Send window |
|---|---|---|
Asiacell Direct bind · A2P registered | $ 0.0483 per SMS | — |
Zain Iraq Direct bind · A2P registered | $ 0.0472 per SMS | — |
Korek Direct bind · A2P registered | $ 0.0450 per SMS | — |
- Sender IDs registered through CMC-licensed operators.
- Arabic + Latin both supported.
- Some operators require deposit per ID.
- Long messages (>160 GSM-7 chars) split into segments — billed per segment.
- Concatenation, Unicode and Latin all priced identically per segment.
- Delivery receipts (DLRs) included — no per-DLR fee.
SMS in Iraq: routes, rules and timing.
The same operator, regulator and timing data as our Iraq coverage page, so both pages always agree.
| Regulator | Communications and Media Commission (CMC) |
|---|---|
| Operator routes | 3 · Asiacell, Zain Iraq, Korek |
| Sender-ID lead time | 7-14 business days |
| Typical OTP latency | 3.6 s |
| Mobile subscribers | 42M |
| Dialling code · MCC | +964 · 418 |
| Time to launch | Live in 8–19 business days from test-access request to production (set by the sender-ID lead time) |
| Billing currencies | USD |
| Published SMS band | USD 0.035 – 0.06 |
SMS to Iraq: common questions
Which operators carry SMS to Iraq, and at what rate?
What does the SMS price include?
Do I need to register a sender ID in Iraq?
How do I get test access for Iraq?
Tiers upgrade automatically — the moment you cross the line.
Your effective rate is recalculated every billing cycle from the volume you sent that month. No paperwork, no renegotiation. Discounts apply automatically.
List rate. No commitment, no minimums.
Auto-applies on traffic above 100K/mo.
Includes monthly route review + Slack channel.
Direct operator pricing, signed SLAs, optional private cloud.
| Tier | Monthly volume | Discount | Effective rate (USD per SMS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pay-as-you-go | 0 – 100K messages / month | List rate | $ 0.0450 |
| Growth | 100K – 1M messages / month | −12% | $ 0.0396 |
| Volume | 1M – 5M messages / month | −26% | $ 0.0333 |
| Enterprise | 5M+ messages / month | −40% | $ 0.0270 |
More on Iraq
Above 1M / month, pricing becomes a conversation.
Per-country rate cards negotiated against your traffic mix, dedicated SMPP binds, named account management, signed delivery SLAs and optional on-premise or private-cloud deployment. Most quotes come back within two business days.
- Custom per-country rate cards
- Dedicated SMPP binds (capacity agreed per bind, up to 30,000 SMS/s per node)
- Named account manager + on-call engineer
- Signed delivery SLA — 99.99% uptime
- On-prem or private-cloud deployment
- Quarterly route review and benchmark
Launch SMS in Iraq on approved routes.
Test access on request, with a reply within one business day. Live in 8–19 business days from test-access request to production (set by the sender-ID lead time). Billed in AED, SAR, USD, EUR or GBP.
$ curl -X POST https://api.broadnet.me/sms/sendSms -H "Authorization: Bearer $BROADNET_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"senderId":"BroadNet","destinationNumber":"447700900123","message":"Hello from BroadNet","messageType":"TEXT"}'