Viva Bahrain, a leading telecom operator, has been recognised with the ‘Most Innovative service of the year’ award for Viva Cash at the recently held CommsMEA Awards.

This recognises Viva Cash as a ground breaking application offering consumers the very latest secure and convenient digital mobile wallet technology for everyday payments with a value-added service of domestic and international remittances.

An integrated digital payment solution, Viva Cash is the only mobile wallet solution"...

Bridging from a nationwide LTE advanced network to 5G, Zain Bahrain, the leading telecom operator in the Kingdom, selected Ericsson’s (NASDAQ: ERIC) market-leading 5G portfolio to deploy a 5G radio network in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Once commercially live expected by the end of 2019, Zain will offer enhanced mobile broadband and fixed wireless access while providing Zain customers with a higher speed, responsiveness and reach that could unlock the full capabilities of the latest technology trends such as virtual reality,"...

Zain, a leading telecom service provider in Bahrain, has selected Ericsson to build its 5G network in the kingdom, with the first commercial 5G services expected to go live before the end of 2019.

Spanning Ericsson 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) and 5G Core products and solutions, Zain Bahrain aims to enhance the digital lives of people, enterprises and industries in"...

Manama, Nov. 10 (BNA): The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) was announced winning “Regulatory Initiative of the Year” in MENA region at CommsMEA’s annual Awards ceremony in Dubai. The awards focus on a number of categories encompassing the ICT sector, highlighting the most prominent achievements of the Industry throughout the region.

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As part of its commitment to the sports sector, Batelco is delighted to announce that it will be a Platinum Sponsor and Exclusive Telecom Partner of the IRONMAN 70.3 Middle East Championship taking place for the fifth consecutive year in Bahrain. The highly anticipated sporting event is set to take place on December 7, 2019 across the Kingdom of Bahrain and will be held under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister.

Bahrain-based telco Batelco on Tuesday announced a 41 percent decrease in third quarter net profit compared to the year-earlier period.

Net profit of BD10.2 million ($27.1 million) was recorded in Q3 while net profit for the first nine months of the year totalled BD44.2 million, down 4 percent, the company said.

Revenues for the third quarter decreased by 5 percent to"...

Manama, Nov. 03, (BNA): Under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS2020) will be held at Sakhir Airbase on November 18-20, 2020 organized by the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Royal Bahrain Air Force (RBAF).

At the directives of His Highness Shaikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Personal"...

Batelco, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s leading digital solutions provider and GBI (Gulf Bridge International), a global cloud, connectivity and content enabler, have reaffirmed their long standing partnership during a meeting at Capacity Europe 2019. Europe’s largest event uniting the Global Connectivity industry, Capacity Europe took place at InterContinental London – The O2, from 28 to 31 October.

Batelco and GBI are strengthening"...

Batelco, the leading digital solutions provider in the kingdom, has announced that it is the first and only telecommunications company in the kingdom to introduce the latest Apple Watch Series 5 Cellular in the kingdom.

The fun and interactive launch event took place at the Batelco branch in The Avenues Bahrain and was attended by a large number of attendees led by Batelco"...

Zain Bahrain, a leading telecoms operator in the Kingdom, launch its fiber-optic broadband service, presenting a new fiber connectivity services range for homes, business and enterprises effective from November 1, 2019.

This new achievement enables Zain Bahrain to continue its leading role in digitalization for its customers’, due to the enormous potential offered by fiber-optic services, which will contribute to the Kingdom economic progress"...