Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia
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| Industry | Mobile Network Operator |
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| Founded | April 1, 2014 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Headquarters | Riyadh , Saudi Arabia |
Key people | Yaarob Al-Sayegh, CEO |
| Products | Prepaid plans, Postpaid plans, Prepaid mobile broadband services |
| Website | virginmobile |
Virgin Mobile KSA is a telecommunication company operating in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.[1]
The company behind Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia was formally called the Virgin Mobile Saudi Consortium[2] — a Saudi Arabian company that brings together local, regional and global shareholders and experts in mobile telecommunications.
The company is headquartered in Riyadh and has outlets across the kingdom and a member care centre in Jeddah.[3]
History
[edit]Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia was awarded a licence by the Communications and Information Technology Commission to operate as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator in April 2014.[4]
Virgin Mobile Saudi Consortium LLC was formally incorporated in June 2013, shortly after the award of Virgin Mobile’s licence by CITC.
The company is part of Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa and has local Saudi Arabian companies as shareholders.
Network
[edit]Virgin Mobile uses the STC network for all its Saudi based services. This network operates on the following frequencies:
- 3G 2100 MHz
- 4G LTE 1800/2300 MHz
- 5G
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Products
[edit]Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia says it focuses mainly on “fairness and simplicity” in its offerings.
Virgin Mobile’s telecommunications products include:
- Number booking service
- Prepaid plans
- Postpaid plans
- Prepaid mobile broadband services
Virgin Mobile sells their products across Saudi Arabia.
References
[edit]- ^ Auri, Aittokallio (30 September 2014). "Virgin Mobile launches in Saudi Arabia". Telecoms.com. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ هيئة الاتصالات السعودية تمنح "إتحاد فيرجن موبايل" و "إتحاد جوراء" ترخيص خدمات مشغلي شبكات الإتصالات المتنقلة الإفتراضية Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ الرياض
- ^ "Virgin Mobile launches services in Saudi Arabia". Retrieved 3 May 2017.
