Mobile Telecom operator in Baharin - Batelco, Zain Baharin and Viva Baharin

Bahrain’s telecoms market although small but is one the most developed telecommunication markets of the world. 

WiMAX is growing very rapidly in the country and the future is mobile broadband,


Bahrain was one of the first to introduce LTE in the Middle East, with every operator working on HSPA+ or LTE

3 mobile telecom network operators in Bahrain

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Batelco	GSM-900 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA	0.738 (December 2011)	Bahrain Telecommunications Company (100%)
2	Zain Bahrain	GSM-900/1800 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA	0.508 (including WiMAX subscribers, December 2011)	Zain Group (56.25%)
3	Viva Bahrain	GSM-900/1800 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA	Launched March 2010	STC (100%)