As part of its preparations for hajj, Mobily’s agreements with international telecom companies has reached the number of 385 mobile operators, being the biggest mobile operator to provide a wide roaming and international services in the Kingdom. The roaming agreements according to Mr. Humoud Al Ghobaini, Senior Manager of Corporate Communications in Mobily, cover voices services with 385 mobile operators, MMS and GPRS services with 150 operators in different parts of the world., “now pilgrims or visitors to Saudi Arabia can easily send multi media messaging back to their countries by using their home SIM cards, or using Mobily SIM cards, so they can be connected not only through voice but also through vide clips and photos. This is a unique service which has witnessed a lot of developments by Mobily and was introduced for the first time in the Kingdom by Mobily two years ago.” AL ghobaini added. “Yet this year we have expanded the international network of this service to include all GCC countries, most of Arab countries, and international countries that have this service, including some operators in India, Malaysia, and Pakistan.”
On the other hands, Mobily has completed its Showing for this year’s Hajj season, Mobily by boosting capacity of its own network in the holy sites by 58% compared to that of last year’s season. The company also added 82 more coverage site in the same areas. H.E. Dr.Abdulrahman Ahmed Al-Jafary, Governor of Communications & Information Technology Commission (CITC), took a tour on Sunday to inspect Mobily’s locations in the holy sites. This year, Mobily participates in its third Hajj season. The company had used new and modern techniques to cover crowded areas that have proven effective in the past two seasons. During the 1427 Hajj season, more than 850,000 pilgrims used Mobily’s network, which is considered the most sophisticated in the Kingdom.
Meanwhile, 38 sales outlets and information booths have been set up for the service of this year’s guests, where Mobily’s “Rihal” prepaid package will be sold. Pilgrims will also be shown how to utilize the local network and make use of Mobily’s services. Selling points are found in Makkah and Madinah airports, sea ports, Ihram points and holy sites.
