Viva inks agreement with Kuwait TeleCard (Kuwait)

On 03.21.11, In Mobile, By Editor

Viva, Kuwait Telecom Co. has signed a cooperation agreement with Kuwait TeleCard. The agreement was signed by Salman Al-Badran Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of Viva and Lina Al-Harbi, CEO of Kuwait TeleCard.

According to Al-Badran, this partnership will enhance the spread of the Viva through wings affiliated to Kuwait TeleCard at cooperative societies which will make it easier to the company to sell its services and products allowing it to be closer to its customers. As a result, customers can finish their transactions and pay their bills easily.

He added, Viva always seeks to cooperate and coordinate with leading Kuwaiti companies and institutions to leverage their expertise to support Viva’s expansion Strategy and to spread more broadly to reach all segments of the Kuwaiti society.

It is valuable to mention that Kuwait Telecard is leading prepaid international calling service provider in Kuwait for more than 12 years.

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Ucell inks bilateral agreement with Smart Mobile and Telecom New Zealand (Uzbekistan)

On 03.21.11, In Mobile, By Editor

Uzbekistan-based mobile services provider Ucell has added new roaming partners. Ucell has signed a bilateral agreement with Latelz in Cambodia (Smart Mobile) and Telecom New Zealand.

The company will now allow prepaid users to roam on the Viva network in Kuwait, on Qtel’s network in Qatar and on Telekom Deutschland’s network in Germany.

Moreover, Ucell added Telecel in Bolivia as a GPRS and 3G roaming partner.

 

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Viva launches promotion for loyal customers (Kuwait)

On 03.18.11, In Mobile, By Editor

Viva has launched a promotion for loyal customers. Subscribers who have at least 6 years in the Viva network will receive one hour of free SMS. The text messages can be sent to national numbers too.

 

 

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NuevaTel PCS introduces top-up promotion (Bolivia)

On 03.18.11, In Mobile, By Editor

Bolivian operator NuevaTel PCS, which operates under the Viva brand, has launched a top-up promotion for its prepaid customers.

Users who recharge their mobile account by March 31 will be given double the amount of airtime included on the top-up card. Users can use the bonus airtime for national and international calls, as well as national SMS and value-added services.

 

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Viva signs a partnership agreement with Digits

On 02.21.11, In Mobile, By Editor

Viva, the Kuwaiti Telecom Co. signed a partnership agreement with Digits Trading Co., Apple Premium Reseller in The Middle East. The Agreement was signed by Salman Al-Badran Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of Viva and Kamal Al- Sultan, General Manager of Digits.

Al Badran expressed his happiness for signing the agreement by saying: This partnership will showcase Viva’s exceptional promotions, and services at Digits Showrooms where Viva’s customers can finish their business and pay their bills .This step will help Viva to be close and communicate easily with different strata ,age groups , and backgrounds of the Kuwaiti Society.”

He added: Viva always seeks to cooperate and coordinate with leading companies to leverage their expertise to support Viva’s expansion Strategy.”

Al-Badran noted that Viva considers Digits as one of its authorized partners due to its prestigious reputation that it enjoys in the local and regional markets and the high expertise of its team.

It is worthy to mention that Digits was founded in 2005 as an Apple Premium Reseller that is looking after the Apple Center business and expansion in The State of Kuwait. Digits Apple Premium Reseller Stores (APR) are available at Marina, Galleria 2000, and Al Kout Mall while Apple on Campus Stores (AOC) are Available at the American University of Kuwait and Gulf University for Science and Technology.

About Viva
Viva is the newest, most advanced mobile telecommunications service provider in Kuwait. Launched in December 2008, Viva makes things Possible for our customers by transforming communication, information and entertainment experiences. The company has rapidly established an unrivalled position in the market through our customer and employee centric approach. Viva’s quest is to be the mobile brand of choice for Kuwait by being transparent, engaging, energetic and fulfilling.

Viva continues to take a considerable share of the market by offering an innovative range of best value products, services and content propositions; a state of the art, nationwide network and world-class service. Viva offers Internet speed up to 21.6Mbps due to the implementation of the most advanced third generation (3G and HSDPA) network in Kuwait resulting in superior coverage, performance and reliability.

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Bahrain denies 4th mobile license plan

On 12.06.10, In Mobile, By Editor

Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) Chairman Dr Mohammed Al Amer has dismissed as untrue reports that it is considering a fourth mobile operator license in the kingdom.

According to Dr Al Amer, Bahrain’s telecom market is now saturated after the launch of the third mobile operator, VIVA, but a potential demographic growth may require an additional mobile phone company.

He added that the authority is also in the process of working out a system to curb troublesome short messages sent by many companies to their customers at their expense. A guide-book on phone masts will be issued in co-operation with municipal councils to regulate their installation in villages.

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National Mobile Telecommunications Q3 Profit plunges 3% (Kuwait)

On 10.19.10, In Mobile, By Editor

National Mobile Telecommunications Co., the Kuwaiti phone company controlled by Qatar Telecom’s third-quarter profit declined 3.2% as competition strengthened.

According to company’s statement, net income chop down to US$63.4 million from US$64.7 million a year earlier.

According to Chairman Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Saud Al-Thani, in the company’s home market of Kuwait, they continue to address the competitive pressures and increased the share in the market. Wataniya is in competition with Mobile Telecommunications Co., the market leader known as Zain; and with Kuwait Telecommunications Co., called Viva.

According to the company, profit in the first nine months chop to US$190.4 million, or 107 fils per share, from US$340.2 million or 194 fils, a year earlier.

As per the company, Wataniya’s customer base rose almost 30% to more than 16.2 million at the end of September. Revenue advanced 14% in the first nine months, while EBITDA gained 11%.

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Saudi Telecom to extend its global reach: PoP Launch in India

On 08.31.10, In Mobile, By Editor

Saudi Telecom, a leading telecommunications operator in the Middle East is soon to launch a new Points of Presence (PoPs) in eight countries including India.
This was attained during associations with Saudi Telecom’s affiliates VIVA Bahrain and Aircel India, and partnerships with ranked operators and telecoms in the other countries. The services would be widening to Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, Jordan, India, UK and Singapore.
This development of Saudi Telecom’s network would allow the company’s local customers to have the benefit of global-reach, as well of internet, data and voice services.
Through the internet-enabled PoPs, Saudi Telecom will offer international wholesale IP transit service via its extensive connectivity with internet access points, and various peering arrangements with major global carriers and backbone providers.
According to the company, the service will also provide the shortest path within the area throughout Saudi Telecom’s widespread coverage where the IP steering is optimized so that provincial traffic stays within the region. Through its partnerships with major global top carriers, Saudi Telecom’s global wholesale MPLS service will permit regional operators to offer their multi-national enterprise customers with comprehensive regional and global IP-VPN solutions that are highly secure and reliable in addition to the Managed Router service (MRS) and other Value added services (VAS).

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Viva Bahrain offers free HSPA+ internet

On 03.10.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Saudi Telecom Company (STC) owned Viva which is a newcomer in Bahrain launched a free-of-charge promotion. The mobile operator has claimed in the promotion that it will offer the fastest broadband internet service of its type in Bahrain.

An announcement has been made by the company that mobile internet services will be provided at no subscription cost and without registration fees until June 4, 2010.

USB dongle will be used to access the service which will allow theoretical maximum mobile download speeds of 21.1Mbps over Viva Bahrain’s HSPA+ 3.5G network.

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