Casablanca eSIM guide: measured speeds, the right network and a plan for your stay

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An eSIM for Casablanca gives you fast mobile data in Morocco's largest city, and the regulator's 2026 tests show something unusual: here, the three Moroccan networks performed almost equally for download speed. This guide gives the measured figures, what they mean for a business trip or a stay by the sea at Ain Diab, and which plan fits how long you stay.

How fast is mobile internet in Casablanca?

Fast: the three networks averaged 153 Mbps in May 2026 and 173 Mbps in March 2026. The ANRT, Morocco's telecom regulator, ran two mobile data campaigns in 2026 in the same ten cities, with the same Samsung Galaxy S23 phones and the same method. Casablanca was in both:

In May 2026, the average upload speed in Casablanca was 43 Mbps and the average latency 43 ms. A web page answered in 0.24 seconds, a full page loaded in 1.13 seconds, and a YouTube video started in 2.87 seconds on average. In March the upload average was higher, at 47 Mbps, and latency was 49 ms.

Both campaigns ran over three days around a public holiday, Eid al-Fitr in March and Eid al-Adha in May, so the results may not match an ordinary working week. On the day of Eid al-Fitr itself, 20 March 2026, the Casablanca average reached 185 Mbps, with 222 Mbps for the fastest operator. On 27 May 2026, the day of Eid al-Adha, it was 155 Mbps, with 175 Mbps for the fastest operator and every connection attempt succeeding.

Casablanca has also improved since the last national campaign. In late 2024, on 4G only and before 5G launched, the ANRT measured 97 Mbps on average in the city, slightly above the 92 Mbps average of the 71 cities tested. That 2024 report is the national quality-of-service report, in French.

Which network is best in Casablanca?

For download speed, none stands out: all three were rated level with the Casablanca average in both 2026 campaigns. The ANRT does not publish each operator's own speed. It publishes the three-network average, the best operator's figure, and a symbol for each operator. In Casablanca, Maroc Telecom, Orange Maroc and inwi all received the "=" symbol for download, upload, latency and successful connections in May 2026.

That is not the case everywhere. In the same May 2026 report, Orange was rated below average for download in six of the ten cities, including Marrakech and Agadir. Casablanca, Rabat, Tanger and Errachidia were the four where it was not.

Video start time is the exception. This is how the ANRT rated each operator against the Casablanca average for how quickly a YouTube video starts:

In practice, a video took 2.87 seconds to start on average in Casablanca in May 2026, and 1.45 seconds on the quickest network. That is a difference you notice when scrolling through short videos, not when using maps or messaging. The March 2026 report shows the same pattern.

National studies point the same way. Opensignal's Morocco report for January to March 2026 named Maroc Telecom the best network overall, with average download speeds of 27.5 Mbps against 23.7 Mbps for Orange and 22.8 Mbps for inwi, and gave inwi the best Video Experience score (52.3 points, against 49.6 for Maroc Telecom and 40.1 for Orange). Our comparison of Maroc Telecom, Orange and inwi covers the rest of the country.

Why does the network matter less in Casablanca than in Marrakech?

Because in Casablanca the fastest operator was only slightly faster than the average of the three. The ANRT's figures make this measurable: the larger the gap between the "fastest operator" figure and the three-network average, the more you gain or lose by being on a particular network.

Casablanca ranked sixth of the ten cities on the average in May 2026, after Rabat, Marrakech, Tanger, Agadir and Meknès, but it had the smallest gap in the table. In March 2026 it ranked third, behind Rabat and Marrakech, with a gap of 23 Mbps.

The consequence for choosing an eSIM is simple. Some travel eSIMs, including Airalo and Nomad, connect to Orange only. In Marrakech or Agadir, that put you on the network rated below average in May 2026; in Casablanca, Orange was level with the others for download. If your trip is Casablanca only, an Orange-only plan loses little on speed. If you continue to Marrakech, the south or the coast, the network question comes back, as our Marrakech eSIM guide and Agadir eSIM guide explain.

Is there 5G in Casablanca?

Yes: 5G launched in Morocco on 7 November 2025, and Casablanca is on Orange's official list of covered places. Orange's list of places covered by its 5G, dated 5 November 2025, puts Casablanca second after Rabat. It also names many towns around the city: Mohammedia, Bouskoura, Dar Bouazza, Nouaceur, Mediouna, Tit Mellil, Deroua, Soualem, Ain Harrouda and Berrechid.

Nouaceur is the commune where Mohammed V airport sits, but the list names towns, not neighbourhoods or buildings. It does not say whether Ain Diab, Maarif, the airport terminals or the business districts are covered, and Maroc Telecom and inwi have not published a city list at all.

The ANRT's 2026 campaigns measured in 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G mode, so 5G is part of the 153 to 173 Mbps averages above. It is still a minority technology: at the end of March 2026, 5G accounted for 8.4% of Morocco's mobile internet subscriptions and 4G for 86.8%, according to the ANRT's internet market report.

No official source confirms that visitors on a travel eSIM get 5G while roaming, and several providers list 4G or LTE in their plan data. Treat 5G as a bonus. Your phone also needs 5G and eSIM support: our iPhone 17, Galaxy S26 and Pixel 10 pages list the details per model.

Is mobile data good enough for working in Casablanca?

Yes, and it is often faster than hotel Wi-Fi. Casablanca is Morocco's business capital, and many visitors need video calls, uploads and a laptop on hotspot rather than only maps. Upload speed and latency matter most for that, and the ANRT measured 43 to 47 Mbps upload and 43 to 49 ms latency on average in the city in 2026.

Fixed lines in the city are slower. In Ookla's study of fixed internet and hotel Wi-Fi, Casablanca's median fixed download was 35.57 Mbps at the end of 2024, with an upload of 29.42 Mbps. Maroc Telecom's fixed median there was nearly 60 Mbps, against 20.36 Mbps for Orange's fixed service.

Ookla also found that five-star hotels in Casablanca and Rabat "fall short in Wi-Fi performance" compared with top hotels in Agadir and Marrakech. Between August 2023 and February 2025, the Sofitel-branded hotels, including the one in Casablanca, measured between 25 and 50 Mbps, and a Four Seasons-branded hotel in Casablanca about 19 Mbps.

The catch is the data allowance, not the network. A day of video calls on hotspot uses far more than a day of maps and messaging, so check two lines before you buy:

• Hotspot rules. eSIM Maroc, Nomad and Orange Travel allow hotspot; Holafly limits sharing to 1 GB a day; Ubigi allows data sharing.
• Full-speed allowance. eSIM Maroc gives 1 GB a day at full speed, Nomad 2 GB a day, Airalo 3 GB a day (at up to 20 Mbps, by its own page), and Ubigi 25 GB for a 7-day plan. After that, speed drops to 512 kbps, 1 Mbps or 2 Mbps depending on the provider.

For a laptop-heavy week, a plan with a large full-speed allowance, such as Ubigi's, suits better than a 1 GB-a-day plan. Our guide to the real daily caps of unlimited Morocco eSIMs explains what each slowed speed allows.

Does mobile data work in Ain Diab, the Corniche and the city centre?

No official source measures Casablanca neighbourhood by neighbourhood, so there is no figure for Ain Diab, Maarif or the medina. The ANRT reports name the city, not the test sites. What the sources do say is useful anyway.

First, buildings are the weak spot. Opensignal notes that the most common dead zones occur indoors, so an office deep inside a tower or a basement restaurant may need Wi-Fi even when the street signal is strong.

Second, crowds can degrade a strong signal. During the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, between 21 December 2025 and 18 January 2026, Ookla found that Casablanca's Mohammed V Stadium had "the densest radio coverage in 4G and 5G" of the five stadiums it analysed, and the strongest 4G signal. Signal quality was still poor, which Ookla attributed to "interference in the stands rather than a lack of coverage". Its AFCON study measured median uploads there of 44.60 Mbps on inwi, 32.00 Mbps on Maroc Telecom and 28.00 Mbps on Orange.

The practical rule: expect the strong citywide figures on the street and along the seafront, and keep Wi-Fi as a fallback inside large buildings or at a packed match or concert.

What about Mohammed V airport?

Install the eSIM before you fly, and switch it on as you land. Our separate guide to eSIM at Casablanca and Marrakech airports covers the operator counters, passport registration and what to do if the line does not connect, so we do not repeat it here.

Two facts are worth adding. Nouaceur, the commune of the airport, appears on Orange's 5G list, although the list does not detail the terminals. And on eSIM Maroc, the plan starts at the first connection to a Moroccan network, "even if it's a transit at the airport", according to its FAQ: a short connection in Casablanca starts the clock.

How good is the signal on trips out of Casablanca?

Good in the nearby towns, weaker on trains. The ANRT's late-2024 campaign, run on 4G before 5G, is the only official source for the towns and routes around Casablanca:

In Settat, Orange was rated below average. Elsewhere in the table, all three operators were level. The high-speed Al Boraq section between Kénitra and Tanger was the weakest route of the whole 2024 campaign, so plan offline work for that part of a Casablanca–Tanger trip. Every figure in the table is still well above the 2 Mbps minimum in the operators' licences.

Which eSIM plan is best value for Casablanca?

It depends on the length of your stay and how much data you use. We read the Morocco pages of seven providers on 1 October 2026, each in the currency it sells in. The table below was checked on 1 October 2026:

Many Casablanca trips are short. For those, the cheapest unlimited plan changes with the number of days:

Orange Travel's prices are a promotion valid until 15 November 2026. Airalo's unlimited plans cost €16 for 3 days, €26.50 for 5 days and €41 for 10 days; Yesim's €13.50 for 3 days and €22.50 for 5 days.

Where eSIM Maroc fits

eSIM Maroc is the Morocco specialist linked from this site's menu, so we hold it to the same figures as everyone else. It sells unlimited plans only: €6 for 1 day, €14 for 3 days, €19 for 5 days, €24 for 7 days, €32 for 10 days, €45 for 15 days and €79 for 30 days.

• Pros: cheaper than Holafly at 5, 7 and 10 days and than Airalo and Yesim at 5 to 10 days; hotspot on every plan, according to its FAQ; the plan starts at the first connection in Morocco, so you can install it at home; a network chosen automatically by area rather than a single operator; email support that promises replies in under one hour, seven days a week.
• Cons: it is not the cheapest at any length in the tables above, since Nomad, Yesim or the Orange Travel promotion always cost less; 1 GB a day at full speed is the lowest allowance of the brands that publish one, a poor fit for a laptop on hotspot all day; no fixed-data plan and no top-up; it does not name its Moroccan operators.

Verdict for Casablanca: eSIM Maroc suits a 5 to 10-day stay with moderate use, such as maps, messaging, calls and occasional hotspot. A short business trip with heavy video calls is better served by a plan with more full-speed data, such as Ubigi or Airalo. For every plan length, see our price-per-day comparison.

How should you choose an eSIM for Casablanca?

• Staying in Casablanca only? All three networks were level for download in 2026, so price and data allowance matter more than the operator.
• Continuing to Marrakech, Agadir or the south? Prefer a plan that names more than one network or picks the network by area, because Orange was rated below average in six of the ten cities in May 2026.
• Working on a laptop? Look at the full-speed allowance and the hotspot rule before the price.
• Installing: our installation guide for iPhone and Android covers the settings, and the comparison of Morocco eSIM providers covers each brand in detail.

Before you buy, make sure your phone has the eSIM chip: see the list of compatible phones, or use the free eSIM Check app on Android, which reads your device's real hardware capabilities in seconds. For every other way to get online in Morocco, see our guide to internet in Morocco.