Kingdom of Bahrain was the first in the GCC to issue standards for IoT connectivity. Bahrain supports the use of the frequency band for IoT (NB-IoT) systems within the international mobile communications systems. Bahrain is among a few Middle East countries to contribute to International Telecommunication Union  to propose a new working document to harmonize the use of IMT spectrum for the narrowband Internet of things applications.

Information & eGovernment Authority  has provided government entities with the required frequency bands that will contribute to the Kingdom’s Digital Transformation journey and support achieving 2030 Kingdom’s vision for smart cities, IoT & M2M communication.

Cellular networks, technologies, and platforms play a vital role in the Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications, network infrastructure foundation in Bahrain.  Bahrain has ensured that its Wireless and Fiber were arranged to support the Fifth-Generation network (5G) and reformed its frequency bands to accommodate the 5G networks.

Bahrain is expected to offer commercial services for the 5G network in 2019 that is needed for the transmission speed & device connectivity to support the massive Machine Type Communication (mMTC).