stc Bahrain

Formerly	VIVA Bahrain (2010–2019)
Company type	Private (subsidiary of stc Group)
Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	2010 (2010)
Headquarters	Seef District , Bahrain
Area served	Bahrain
Key people	Nezar Banabeela (CEO)
Products	Mobile telephony Wireless broadband
Services	Integrated Communications
Number of employees	823 (2019)
Parent	stc Group
Website	stc.com.bh

stc Bahrain (previously VIVA Bahrain) is a telecommunications company based in Bahrain. It is owned by the Saudi Telecom Company (stc Group) and started its commercial service in March 2010. It is headquartered in Manama, Bahrain.

Handball

National teams

• Bahrain

Club teams

Asia

• Al-Najma SC

History

On the January 23, 2009, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Bahrain (TRA) announced that stc won the third mobile network operating license in a bid worth BD 86.7 Million (US$231 Million).^[1][2] STC established STC Bahrain in 2009 but renamed it to VIVA in January 2010.^[3] The company was renamed to stc Bahrain back again in December 2019.^[4]

stc Rewards

stc started stc Rewards service in 2023, by adding multiple partners in their rewards catalogue on stc App.