Zain

Mobile Telecommunications Company K.S.C.P., doing business as Zain, is a mobile telecommunications company founded in 1983 in Kuwait as MTC, and later rebranded as Zain in 2007. Zain has a commercial presence in eight countries across the Middle East with 46.9 million active customers as of 31 March 2018.

Open RAN

Middle East operators forge Open RAN pact

Sustainability

Zain Group publishes ninth annual sustainability report, titled “The Road to the Future’

5G

Zain and Huawei to build Middle East’s first SRv6-based IP network with slicing

Mobile

Zain concludes sale and lease back of its telecom towers in Kuwait to IHS for US$130 million

5G

Zain launches first 5G roaming service in MENA between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia

5G

Zain KSA launches the region’s largest 5G network

Mobile

Zain Cash, UNHCR and IrisGuard collaborate to introduce iris technology for cash disbursements to refugees in Iraq

5G

Zain Saudi and Nokia use 5G network to support remote viewing of Hajj events via live, advanced Virtual Reality

Telco & CSP

Zain Group launches ‘WE ABLE’ initiative, aiming to be Disability Inclusive by 2022

Sustainability

Zain publishes its eighth annual sustainability report, titled ‘Time to Act’

5G

Zain first operator to offer 5G technology in Kuwait and GCC

Mobile

Zain Iraq becomes first operator in the Middle East to introduce purchase solution via Facebook

5G

Zain Saudi Arabia places first 5G call

Zain

Zain Group Net Profit rises 15% in Q1 2019 to reach USD 155 million, Revenue up 56% to reach USD 1.33 billion

Mobile

Zain KSA signs agreement to sell and lease back tower infrastructure for revised amount of $672m

IoT

Zain Saudi Arabia teams up with Nokia to provide IoT and enterprise solutions in the Kingdom

4G LTE

Zain Saudi and Nokia conduct 4.9G pilot with 5G-ready massive MIMO on 2.6GHz

Zain Group CEO Bader Al-Kharafi and employees in Kuwait © Zain

Telco & CSP

Zain pushes for gender diversity in Middle East

Cellular IoT

Zain Kuwait enters pioneering agreement with Zain Drone for tower inspection and maintenance services

IoT Services & Applications

Zain launches zBot; the new face of smart customer service

Radio Access Network

Ericsson wins contract to upgrade ZAIN Iraq’s Radio Access Network

Blockchain

Axiata, PLDT, Telin, Turkcell, Viettel and Zain join the Carrier Blockchain Study Group

Security

GSMA: Global mobile operators commit to common approach to IoT security

Tracker

Zain Group and Cisco blaze innovation trail to drive network transformation for the digital era