Zain Bahrain, a
telecommunications industry innovator focused on enhancing customer experience,
was awarded a mobile telecom license on 22 April 2003 and commenced commercial
operations on 28 December 2003.
The operation promptly placed Bahrain on the world telecom map through
the introduction of many mobile technology innovations that continue to this
day with nationwide high-speed 4G LTE services being offered through the
Kingdom’s most advanced mobile network along with an innovation complete
end-to-end eShop offering customers the opportunity to buy services online
anywhere, anytime. The operator was recognized as the network with the highest
fixed wireless broadband download speeds in the Kingdom in 2018 by the
Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA). Zain Bahrain, listed on the
Bahrain Bourse (Ticker: ZAINBH), and considered a stakeholder in and
contributor to Bahrain’s future prosperity, as outlined in the leadership’s
Vision 2030. Empowering employees remains the heart of Zain Bahrain's
strategy; the operator achieved a Bahranization of close to 95% in 2018.
It has demonstrated its commitment to the community by relaunching its youth
empower program, under the new name ‘Zain Youth. Zain Bahrain is part of is
part of Zain Group, a leading telecommunications operator across the Middle
East and Africa, which provides mobile voice and data services to over 49
million active customers as at 30 September 2018. With a commercial presence in
eight countries, Zain operates in Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia,
Sudan and South Sudan. In Lebanon, the Group manages ‘touch’ on behalf of the
government. In Morocco, Zain has a 15.5% stake in ‘INWI’, through a joint
venture. For more information, please
email info@bh.zain.com