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Bahrain - Budget Route
For advertising and promotional messaging (to Batelco only)

Monthly volume
Price per SMS
Upto 10,000 sms
5 fils
10,001 to 25,000 sms
4.5 fils
25,001 to 100,000 sms
4 fils
100,001 to 250,000 sms
3.5 fils
250,001 upwards
3 fils
  • The budget route is recommended for promotional, advertising, and other forms of messaging that do not require real-time delivery.
  • While most messages delivery immediately, occasional delivery delays of around half an hour or more are possible.
  • Message delivery and Delivery reports are not guaranteed.
 

Bahrain - Premium Route
For realtime messaging (to Batelco, Zain and Viva)

Monthly volume
Price per SMS
Upto 25,000 sms
6 fils
25,001 to 100,000 sms
5.5 fils
100,001 to 250,000 sms
5 fils
250,000 upwards *
4.5 fils
  • The Premium Route is recomended for applications that require instant delivery or guaranteed delivery.
  • Most messages deliver within 10 seconds.
  • Delivery reports are returned for all messages.
  • Discounted rates for monthly volumes above are available on a separate contract.
 

Middle East

Destination
Price per SMS
Saudi Arabia
6 fils
United Arab Emirates
9 fils
Oman
9 fils
Qatar
9 fils

 

 

General notes

  • The above rates apply to each sms of 160 characters of english, or 70 characters of arabic/other languages.
  • Concatenated sms, also known as long sms, use multiple sms messages, each of which is billed as a separate message.
  • When concatenated, each sms only holds 152 characters (english) or 65 characters (arabic) as per GSM specifications.
  • Some handsets may not support concatenation beyond 3 sms; extremely old handsets may not support concatenation.