Chinese equipment vendor Huawei has conducted a workshop at the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications (MTT) in Bahrain, where it discussed plans for the acceleration of 5G in the Kingdom, writes Biz Bahrain. In addition to the latest meeting with Huawei, four separate 5G workshops also took place in Bahrain last month where industry leaders made keynote speeches regarding the steps required to make Bahrain more network-ready for 5G, how to accelerate wireless communication to enable cloud-based wireless networks"...

Zain Bahrain, a leading telecommunications provider in the Kingdom, has been recognized for achieving superseding internet speeds for the second consecutive quarter (Q1-2018 and Q4-2017) by the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA).

According to the latest TRA Quarterly Fixed Broadband Quality Service Report, Zain Bahrain achieved paramount results of HTTP download speeds for the fixed wireless broadband residential packages, while also outperforming their previous results in a number of key performance"...

Huawei has announced it will implement the new “1+1 antenna modernisation” concept and solutions to accelerate the roll-out of commercial 5G networks in Bahrain.

The 1+1 antenna modernisation concept was developed by the company to address the problems of current antenna systems not being able to support 5G, limited cell tower space and high lease costs.

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Zain Bahrain, a leading telecommunications provider in the kingdom, said its net profit for the first half of 2018 surged 61 per cent to BD2.33 million ($6.16 million) from BD1.45 million ($3.84 million) last year.

Announcing the results for the six-month period ending June 30, 2018, Zain Bahrain said its net profit in the second quarter hit BD1.22 million ($3.24 million),"...

VIVA Bahrain, Bahrain’s leading telecommunications service provider, has expanded its global network footprint with the deployment of new points-of-presence (POPs) in Europe, across London and Frankfurt.

Through this network deployment, VIVA Bahrain will support the growing demand of its wholesale and enterprise customers across the GCC and other international markets with high-quality networking services – IP, capacity, voice and signalling"...

Zain Bahrain, a leading telecom provider in the Kingdom has announced a new enterprise partnership with A A Nass & Sons Co, a diversified conglomerate through providing a state-of-the-art connectivity solution.

The partnership was signed at Zain Head office between Yazan Zaytoon, Zain Bahrain Enterprise sales manager and David Mckay, A A Nass & Sons Co Group general manager. The enterprise partnership will provide dedicated high-speed internet access with a secured and reliable end-to-end network connectivity"...

(AETOS Wire)-- The GSMA today announced several additions to the Mobile World Congress Americas event line-up, including new speakers in the conference program, additional participating companies and exhibition experiences, and new programs and events. The show will take place in the Los Angeles Convention Center from September 12 -14, 2018.

“With its new location in Los Angeles, this year’s event"...

Batelco, Bahrain’s leading telecom operator, has reminded its customers with mobile lines to register their lines before specified deadlines.

Customers with postpaid lines must register before September 2 and prepaid mobile line customers need to register their lines by March 2, 2019, the company said.

The Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) SIM-card Enabled"...

Bahrain’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has inaugurated a new Telecom Mast Permitting Office, which will be responsible for regulating and rectifying telecom towers.

The office will be responsible for co-ordinating with the relevant government bodies, including the Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Ministry, the Supreme Council for Environment and the Civil Aviation Affairs to obtain required permits and no-objection"...

Batelco, a regional telecommunications group with operations across 14 countries, has reported a first half net profit of BD28.8 million ($76.4m), an increase of 51 per cent over BD19m ($50m) reported during the same period in 2017.

The second quarter net profit attributable to shareholders was BD15.7m, up 45pc from BD10.8m in 2017 and the second quarter operating profit was BD20.2m, up 29pc from BD15.7m in 2017.

Following"...