Saudi Arabia offers 1GB internet access free to Hajj pilgrims

A total of two million gigabytes will be offered to the two million pilgrims performing Hajj this year, according to the Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and the Communications and Information Technology Commission.

The move intends to allow pilgrims to communicate with their families and enable them to access digital services available in the Smart Hajj initiative.

The facility is being offered in partnership with mobile operators such as Saudi Telecom, Etihad Etisalat (Mobily), Mobile Telecommunication Company Saudi Arabia (Zain), Virgin Mobile, and Etihad Jawraa (Lebara).

Each user of Sawa Ziyara, AlZowar, Noor, Hajj & Umrah and Iman package will have access to one gigabyte for 48 hours.

Hajj officially starts on the 8th of Dhul Hijjah and lasts until the 13th of the same Islamic month, which this year corresponds to Sunday (August 19) to Friday (August 24).