Zain KSA’S Vodafone Passport boon for ‘roaming’ customers
Zain KSA has announced the launch of its international roaming service — Vodafone Passport.
This follows the non-equity strategic partnership agreement signed between Zain and Vodafone in 2012.
This is a simple scheme because customers need not worry about complicated and expensive roaming charges.
All calls, SMS and data will be charged at one fixed rate without the need to register for the service.
Vodafone Passport Service offers all Zain KSA individual and business customers’ calls, SMS and data (per MB) usage while roaming at the rate SR 0.75.
The new service is available in popular destinations across the Middle East, Europe, North America and Asia.
There is no subscription fee as users only have to select the network operator for each country which is specified on the compa- ny’s website sa.zain.com.
Fraser Curley, CEO of Zain KSA, said: “This tremendous roaming solution is another significant benefit that Zain’s partnership with Vodafone has brought to the company over the last six months, and we are actively leveraging the know-how, resources and services of the world’s leading operator.”
Curley said: “With the large number of Saudi citizens and expats traveling abroad this summer, the benefits of this service will be immediately felt.”
Vodafone’s global operations, affiliates and partners are providing Zain KSA with tremendous benefits in terms of innovation, product maturity, and international reach and footprint.
Zain KSA in coordination with Vodafone and other key partners is currently working on developing numerous product offerings for both private and corporate customers, services that can be offered due to the major network improvements that Zain has been undertaking, notably the award winning 4G LTE data network in the Kingdom.
Regarding its partnership with Vodafone, one of the highlights of this agreement was the Zain branding of the two Vodafone McLaren Mercedes racing cars and teams at the recent Bahrain Gulf Air Formula 1 Grand Prix that was viewed by a worldwide audience exceeding 100 million.