Bahrain
At the end of 2011, the penetration rate was estimated at 133% over a population estimate of 1.27 million.
The regulator is the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Bahrain (TRA).
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers |
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%) |
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