Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia

Virgin Mobile KSA is a telecommunication company operating in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.[1]

Virgin Mobile KSA
IndustryMobile Network Operator
FoundedApril 1, 2014 (2014-04-01) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Headquarters
Riyadh
,
Saudi Arabia
Key people
Yaarob Al-Sayegh, CEO
ProductsPrepaid plans, Postpaid plans, Prepaid mobile broadband services
Websitevirginmobile.sa

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

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

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

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
  1. Auri, Aittokallio (30 September 2014). "Virgin Mobile launches in Saudi Arabia". Telecoms.com. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  2. 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
  3. الرياض
  4. "Virgin Mobile launches services in Saudi Arabia". Retrieved 3 May 2017.
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