STC will soon launch operations in Bahrain as VIVA!
Exciting news....

http://www.ameinfo.com/221973.html

Apparently its the same name/logo as the STC in Kuwait.

So what do you think of the brand? Will Viva change things in the telecom industry? How drastic?

Unless they have EXTREMELY competitive prices.. I wouldn't switch.. not to a Saudi comapny.. haha :tongue2:

Batelco = 39......
Zain = 36......
Viva = 33......

show me the money

they are even running ads on YOUTUBE.com and they aren't bad.

the bottom is snips of the clip while it plays

http://i45.tinypic.com/sc54sx.jpg

http://www.viva.com.bh/

Looks like they're doing well...

http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=273916

VIVA subscribers surge
By Mandeep Singh , Posted on » Tuesday, March 23, 2010

MANAMA: More than 50,000 people have subscribed to services offered by Bahrain's newest telecom company VIVA in the last two weeks, it was announced yesterday.

"This is a very large number of subscribers and we are extremely satisfied at the response that we have received from Bahrain," said VIVA Bahrain chief executive officer Abdulrahman Al Omar.

He said thousands of people were still queuing up at the company's outlets to purchase and activate their numbers and Internet lines.

"We have already taken steps to ease the situation at these outlets so people do not have to wait for too long."

This takes the total number of subscribers to 125,000, with the company earlier announcing 75,000 people had booked their numbers prior to the official launch of services on March 4.

"This is an outstanding achievement accomplished in record time and is an important indicator of public acceptance of the company and its offers," he said.

"The feedback we have received from the customers so far has been extremely positive."

He said this has been made possible due to the company's efforts to provide the best services at the most accepted prices.

"VIVA selling points are still receiving a lot of customers to take advantage of the best offers in Bahrain, where customers enjoy fixed pricing and competitive rates."

He said the company's broadband service, the fastest in Bahrain, is attracting a lot of interest because customers can enjoy mobile, fast and unlimited Internet free till June 4.

"Customers are also now able to communicate with each other as well as with STC Saudi customers free of charge as well as enjoy massive rate reductions on international calls until June 4."

Wow, 125k.. I'm very impressed...

Brilliant policies/offers to attract new customers.. Good for them :)

Hopefully internet speeds and rates will get better and more competitive...

i doubt batelco or zain can top their 6 months free unlimited 21MB speed broadband, this is a luxury many have long waited for lol, and i agree, i really do hope this means better competition.

Yeah, i didn't really mean that.. Thats a temporary offer made by a new and late enterant into the market.. :)