South America
SIM cards, eSIM and internet in Ecuador
219 MbpsMedian fixed download
Internet and SIM cards in Ecuador
Median fixed broadband is 219 Mbps and mobile 64 Mbps (Speedtest Global Index, 2026-08). Claro or Tigo stores in malls sell prepaid SIMs with passport registration; Claro has the widest coverage. Tigo also sells eSIMs.
Mobile carriers
Key facts
- Tourist SIM: Claro or Tigo stores in malls sell prepaid SIMs with passport registration; Claro has the widest coverage. Tigo also sells eSIMs.
- eSIM: local carriers sell eSIMs to visitors.
Internet & coworking by place
Sources
- Speedtest Global Index: Ecuador
- US State Department travel advisory
- UK FCDO travel advice: Ecuador
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility
- Galápagos National Park Directorate
- World Bank open data
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