Zain Group announced that its operations in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have successfully launched first 5G roaming service in across the MENA region, with download speeds reaching as high as 500 Mbps for both outbound and inbound roaming.
Zain has been one of the most ambitious 5G operators in the region, with its operation in Kuwait announcing the commercialization of the service in May, and Zain Saudi Arabia following in October with the launch of what was and remains the largest 5G network deployment in the region, and third largest in the world.
The roaming agreement between Zain Kuwait and Saudi Arabia sets the ground for further 5G roaming agreements within the Zain Group and beyond. Zain joins a very select few operators globally to have tested and introduced international 5G roaming and remains the only one to establish 5G roaming between two countries in the MENA region.
Bader Al-Kharafi, Vice-Chairman and Group CEO, Zain, and Vice-Chairman, Zain SA
It is through the vision and support of the country’s leadership in markets such as Kuwait and Saudi Arabia that we can make such rapid progress in this nascent area, and in turn expedite our 5G roll out in support of both the New Kuwait 2035 Vision and Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030.
