stc Kuwait and Virgin Mobile receive MVNO license from CITRA – ARAB TIMES – KUWAIT NEWS – Arab Times Kuwait English Daily

stc Kuwait and Virgin Mobile receive MVNO license from CITRA – ARAB TIMES – KUWAIT NEWS – Arab Times Kuwait English Daily

This milestone aids in stimulating healthy competition in local market: Al-Ozainah

KUWAIT CITY, March 21: Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, and Virgin Mobile Middle East and Africa (VMMEA) received the Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority's (CITRA) approval for the first-of-its-kind mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) license to launch Virgin Mobile Kuwait (Connect Arabia WLL). The announcement of the first mobile virtual network operator in Kuwait was made during a press conference attended by the Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, Dr. Rana Al-Fares, Chairman and CEO of CITRA, engineer Salim Muthib Al-Ozainah, as well as representatives from the authority, CEO of stc Kuwait, engineer Maziad Alharbi, CEO of Virgin Mobile Kuwait, Benoit Janin, and various members of the local press.

Virgin Mobile Kuwait will operate using stc's network, with stc acting as a Host Facilities Based Provider “FBP” with Virgin Mobile Kuwait, offering prepaid plans to users, making it the first virtual telecom service provider in Kuwait. By combining VMMEA's role as the region's leading MVNO and digital innovator, and the strong infrastructure of stc's