Zain Bahrain improves both 4G and 5G experience with superior network speeds and coverage by sunsetting its 3G Network.
Zain Bahrain partnered with Ookla®, a global leader in broadband and mobile speed testing and web-based network diagnostic applications, leveraging their industry-leading solutions and services.
This milestone transition is part of Zain Bahrain’s more significant upgrades to its networks, using the latest technologies and by re-using the spectrum for more efficient 4G and 5G standards.
This makes it the first operator in the Middle East and North Africa to make this strategic move.
The network improvement played a key role in lifting the Kingdom’s Ookla Global Index ranking into the top 10 countries worldwide.
Duncan Howard, Zain Bahrain CEO said: “Re-purposing our 3G spectrum delivered upgrades to both 4G and 5G upgrades, empowering us to offer more innovative services and a better connectivity experience to our customers.
We are grateful to our partner Ookla for their support during this journey” Stephen Bye, President and CEO of Ookla, a division of Ziff Davis, said: “We are proud to have supported them to better serve their customers and offer a more advanced service with enhanced 4G and 5G coverage and faster speeds.”