Oceania
SIM cards, eSIM and internet in Papua New Guinea
68 MbpsMedian fixed download
Internet and SIM cards in Papua New Guinea
Median fixed broadband is 68 Mbps (Speedtest Global Index, 2026-08). Digicel has the widest coverage; buy at Port Moresby airport or Digicel shops and register with your passport. Coverage is patchy outside towns.
Mobile carriers
Key facts
- Tourist SIM: Digicel has the widest coverage; buy at Port Moresby airport or Digicel shops and register with your passport. Coverage is patchy outside towns.
- eSIM: local carriers sell eSIMs to visitors.
Internet & coworking by place
Sources
- Speedtest Global Index: Papua New Guinea
- US State Department travel advisory
- PNG Immigration and Citizenship Service Authority
- Smartraveller: Papua New Guinea
- UK FCDO travel advice: Papua New Guinea
- World Bank open data
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