SMS · AfricaSMS pricing in Namibia
SMS to Namibia costs from $0.044 per message (indicative list rate, reviewed 2026-09-24) over 2 direct operators (MTC Namibia, TN Mobile); sender IDs are registered with the CRAN in 5-10 business days.
Across 2 direct operators · regulator CRAN
How much does SMS to Namibia cost?
SMS to Namibia costs from $0.044 per message (indicative list rate, reviewed 2026-09-24) over 2 direct operators. Direct binds, registered sender IDs and CRAN-approved routes. List-tier rates shown — Growth, Volume and Enterprise discounts apply automatically.
| Operator | Rate (USD per SMS) | Send window |
|---|---|---|
MTC Namibia Direct bind · A2P registered | $ 0.0462 per SMS | — |
TN Mobile Direct bind · A2P registered | $ 0.0440 per SMS | — |
- CRAN sender ID registration via operator.
- English primary; Afrikaans and German acceptable.
- 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 Namibia: routes, rules and timing.
The same operator, regulator and timing data as our Namibia coverage page, so both pages always agree.
| Regulator | Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) |
|---|---|
| Operator routes | 2 · MTC Namibia, TN Mobile |
| Sender-ID lead time | 5-10 business days |
| Typical OTP latency | 3.3 s |
| Mobile subscribers | 3M |
| Dialling code · MCC | +264 · 649 |
| Time to launch | Live in 5–15 business days from test-access request to production |
| Billing currencies | USD |
| Published SMS band | USD 0.035 – 0.06 |
SMS to Namibia: common questions
Which operators carry SMS to Namibia, and at what rate?
What does the SMS price include?
Do I need to register a sender ID in Namibia?
How do I get test access for Namibia?
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 | $ 0.0440 |
| Growth | 100K – 1M messages / month | −12% | $ 0.0387 |
| Volume | 1M – 5M messages / month | −26% | $ 0.0326 |
| Enterprise | 5M+ messages / month | −40% | $ 0.0264 |
More on Namibia
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 Namibia on approved routes.
Test access on request, with a reply within one business day. Live in 5–15 business days from test-access request to production. 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"}'