HISTORY OF BURUNDI
Burundi, a country in east-central Africa, south of the Equator. The landlocked country, a historic kingdom, is one of the few countries in Africa whose borders were not determined by colonial rulers. By the early 21st century, telephone services had increased, as had the number of mobile cellular phones in use. Internet access is also expanding in Burundi.
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS
- LUMITEL (by VIETTEL)
- ECONET
- SMART MOBILE
LUMITEL DATA PACKAGES:
One of the most variant and offer able data packages are provided by the Claro internet
service provider. It has packages of data starting from 40MB to unlimited plan. The structure of the internet packages and their prices as follows:
- 140MB costs 500 FBU with a net duration of 1 day.
- 400MB costs 700 FBU with a net duration of 1 day.
- 5GB costs 1400 FBU with a net duration of 1 day.
- 300MB costs 1000 FBU with a net duration of 7 days.
- 5GMB costs 1000 FBU with a net duration of 15 days.
- 7GB costs 9000 FBU with a net duration of 30 days.
- 7GB costs 20000 FBU with a net duration of 30 days.
- 23GB costs 50000 FBU with a net duration of 30 days.
ECONET DATA PACKAGES:
ECONET DATA PACKAGES provide DATA from 40 MB to 45 GB. The various data plans are listed below:
- 40MB costs 199 FBU with a net duration of 1 day.
- 140MB costs 550 FBU with a net duration of 1 day.
- 400MB costs 1000 FBU with a net duration of 1 day.
- 1GB costs 2500 FBU with a net duration of 2 days.
- 500MB costs 3000 FBU with a net duration of 15 days.
- 1GB costs 5500 FBU with a net duration of 15 days.
- 8GB costs 11000 FBU with a net duration of 30days.
- 5GB costs 22000 FBU with a net duration of 30 days.
- 9GB costs 35200 FBU with a net duration of 30 days.
- 19GB costs 55000 FBU with a net duration of 30 days.
- 45B costs 132000 FBU with a net duration of 30 days.
SMART MOBILES DATA PACKAGES:
SMART MOBILES DATA PACKAGES provide DATA from 40 MB to 25 GB. The various data plans are listed below:
- 100MB costs 399 FBU with a net duration of 1 day.
- 500MB costs 1000 FBU with a net duration of 1 day.
- 1GB costs 1999 FBU with a net duration of 2 days.
- 500MB costs 2000 FBU with a net duration of 7 days.
- 1GB costs 5500 FBU with a net duration of 30 days.
- 2GB costs 9000 FBU with a net duration of 30 days.
- 5GB costs 14000 FBU with a net duration of 30 days.
- 5GB costs 20000 FBU with a net duration of 30 days.
- 10GB costs 38000 FBU with a net duration of 30 days.
- 25GB costs 90000 FBU with a net duration of 30 days.
According to internetlivestats.com, internet users in BURUNDI are 167,512 (2016*) which constitutes about 1.5% of its population. In recent years, due to the advent of technologies, there has been a constant rise in the usage of the Internet by the citizens of Burundi and it is also expected to increase much more in the coming years.
Lumitel (by Viettel) Data Packages
Data | Time | Price |
---|---|---|
40 MB | 1 day | 135 Fbu |
70 MB | 300 Fbu | |
140 MB | 500 Fbu | |
400 MB | 700 Fbu | |
1.5 GB | 1000 Fbu | |
200 MB | 7 days | 770 Fbu |
300 MB | 1000 Fbu | |
1.5 GB | 15 days | 1000 Fbu |
150 MB | 30 days | 1000 Fbu |
300 MB | 1500 Fbu | |
675 MB | 3000 Fbu | |
1 GB | 5000 Fbu | |
1.3 GB | 5000 Fbu | |
2.7 GB | 9000 Fbu | |
4.5 GB | 14000 Fbu | |
7 GB | 20000 Fbu | |
13 GB | 38000 Fbu | |
23 GB | 50000 Fbu | |
unlimited | 200,000 Fbu |
Econet Leo Data Packages
Data | Time | Price |
---|---|---|
40 MB | 24 hours | 199 Fbu |
70 MB | 330 Fbu | |
140 MB | 550 Fbu | |
400 MB | 1000 Fbu | |
50 MB | 2 days | 500 Fbu |
1 GB | 2500 Fbu | |
200 MB | 7 days | 1100 Fbu |
500 MB | 15 days | 3000 Fbu |
1 GB | 5500 Fbu | |
100 MB | 30 days | 1000 Fbu |
250 MB | 2000 Fbu | |
1 GB | 8800 Fbu | |
1.8 GB | 11000 Fbu | |
5 GB | 22000 Fbu | |
9 GB | 35200 Fbu | |
19 GB | 55000 Fbu | |
45 GB | 132000 Fbu |
Smart Mobile Data Packages
Data | Time | Price |
---|---|---|
40 MB | 24 hours | 199 Fbu |
100 MB | 399 Fbu | |
500 MB | 1000 Fbu | |
1 GB | 2 days | 1999 Fbu |
200 MB | 7 days | 1000 Fbu |
500 MB | 2000 Fbu | |
200 MB | 30 days | 1000 Fbu |
500 MB | 2500 Fbu | |
1 GB | 5500 Fbu | |
2 GB | 9000 Fbu | |
3.5 GB | 14000 Fbu | |
5 GB | 20000 Fbu | |
10 GB | 38000 Fbu | |
25 GB | 90000 Fbu |