Saudi Mobily is the biggest 3G provider in MENA
3G has been introduced to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia few months ago as the fourth country in the Middle East, and it has recorded the fastest growing 3G subscribers base, with more than 345,000 subscribers in Mobily, being the first 3G mobile operator in KSA and in the whole MENA.
Mobily announced the launch of the advanced third generation mobile services (3.5G) in the end of June 2006. The service allows current subscribers of Mobily to experience and enjoy numerous services, such as video calling, video streaming, video conferencing, high speed of internet, multiplayer gaming etc. The state of art services have been effective since 27th of June 2006. Mobily subscribes have the added value of using their current 2G SIM cards on the 3.5G, without replacing or cost.
Most of the 3.5G (HSDPA) services require 2G and 3.5G phone handsets, except for the video calling which works only on 3G handsets. One of the excellent services the 3.5G will provide is the access to the internet with 3G speed from laptop using the mobile as a modem. The setting of the internet will not be different from 2G web setting. The speed exceeds 4 mega per second for download.
Subscribers can watch TV channels live on the 3.5G, which include Alarabiyah channel, CNBC Arabiya channel, Saudi TV, Space Toon, etc. Mobily is offering a very competitive rate compare to other operators. Cost of video telephony is 0.80 halalas per minute for postpaid subscribers, whereas a minute cost one riyal when using the TV streaming. Mobily only does not demand any monthly fees for all the third generation services.
Mobily only has another added value that it provides the all the third generation services for prepaid customers as well at the same rate except for the video telephony which costs 1 riyal per minute, without any extra, activation, or monthly fees. Mobily has completed its own 3.5G network which covers 19 cities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, consisting more than 900 base stations Mobily which started its operation with 2.5 G network last year, was the first Saudi company to obtain the license of the 3G and 3.5G mobile services, and has been able to build an excellent infrastructure of both generations in a record time.
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