Standard Chartered and VIVA have announced an exclusive 75% discount on all food orders though Talabat when using the Standard Chartered VIVA credit card.

Kunal Varma, Head of Retail Banking at Standard Chartered Bank Middle East said, “Through our strategic partnership with VIVA and Talabat, we are committed to offer exclusive propositions that best suits our customers’ lifestyle and needs.”

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VIVA Bahrain, through its Corporate Social Responsibility arm, VIVA Jusoor, and in coordination with the Human Resources, has kicked off its Summer Internship Program for the ninth consecutive year, providing local students an opportunity to attain extensive on-job training that complements their education.

The program involves Bahraini students that will undergo professional and technical training through work-related projects and assignments for"...

Batelco, in collaboration with Brinc Batelco IoT Hub is organising a summer camp focused on Digital awareness, at the Brinc Batelco premises located in the Batelco Commercial Centre, Manama. The camp which kicked off on July 8, is designed to cater to 15-18 year olds and will run until July 24.

Ahmed Al Aali, founder and CEO of The Hive Digital Hub, is delivering hands-on training at each session to instruct the participants on how to translate"...

The GSMA today announced a new partnership with Vodafone Ghana and the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC) to support the deployment of innovative mobile internet connectivity solutions for unconnected rural communities. As part of the Connected Society Innovation Fund for Rural Connectivity, the project will run for eighteen months from July 2019 to late 2020. The GSMA-led project will fund mobile network equipment vendors to deploy their innovative solutions to support mobile operator efforts in"...

Telefónica, through their brand Movistar Chile, in a continuous effort of improving its 4G network, deployed SIAE MICROELETTRONICA’s multiband solution. Movistar Chile aims to continue increasing the mobile backhaul capacity and improve the overall network reliability due to a strong traffic growth.

The SIAE MICROELETTRONICA’s multiband solution coupling a traditional frequency band (15GHz) with an E-band link (80GHz), offer multi-gigabit"...

Sub-Saharan Africa will remain the world’s fastest-growing mobile region over the coming years as millions of young African consumers become mobile users for the first time, according to a new GSMA study. It reveals that more than 160 million new unique mobile subscribers1 will be added across the region by 2025, bringing the total to 623 million, representing around half of the region’s population, up from 456 million (44 per cent) in 2018. Subscriber additions will be concentrated in high-growth markets such"...

Rwanda’s mobile industry has joined forces with the GSMA to drive mobile internet adoption and increase digital literacy in the country. It was announced at the ‘Mobile 360 Africa’ event in Kigali this morning that local operators Airtel and MTN will commence a programme of activity around digital inclusion as part of the GSMA’s We Care initiative in Rwanda. We Care is launched in collaboration with Rwanda’s Ministry of ICT and Innovation and the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA),"...

Following the successful offering of its superfast 5G home broadband plans and devices, VIVA Bahrain has introduced 5G mobile data plans for its Postpaid and Prepaid customers enabling them to fully experience the next-generation technology. The new VIVA plans available on Huawei device Mate20X will be offered with the highest 5G service speeds on the most technologically-advanced network in Bahrain.

Customers can activate the new 5G service addon"...

The Tender Board held a seminar for Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications staff at its headquarters in Bahrain Bay, aimed at maximizing economic efficiency by helping government entities secure purchases at fair and competitive rates

The three-hour event, titled ‘Foundation in Tendering Processes’, highlighted the tendering options available for the ministry to achieve its objectives and forms part of a series of seminars"...

HONOR, the leading smartphone e-brand, has announced its 5G plan with the aim to provide mature 5G smartphones that meet user’s expectations and needs from 5G. According to HONOR, the first 5G smartphone will be launched in the fourth quarter of 2019 which will further the company’s commitment to offer features-laden and premium experience for its users.

With this announcement, HONOR will become one of the first brands to launch 5G smartphones"...