Kingdom of Bahrain

The key details for mobile messaging in the Kingdom of Bahrain are below. We have full one-way reach to all mobile operators in this region. For a datasheet that contains more information, such as best practices and the proportion of subscribers on each mobile operator, please contact us.

See help for an explanation of each field.

Region

Middle East

Dialing Code

973

1-way

Yes

2-way

Short Code & Long Code

2-way Setup Time

2

Primary Character Encoding

GSM

Max Characters for Single-part message

160

Multi-part messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts

Yes

Mobile Number Portability

Yes

Alphanumeric Originator maintained on 1-way

Yes

Alphanumeric Originator Registration required

No

Short Code maintained on 1-way

Yes

Local Long Code maintained on 1-way

Yes

International Long Code maintained on 1-way

Yes

* Notes

Marketing or similar messages should only be sent between 9 am and 9 pm. Transactional messages (e.g. such as a delivery notification) are not restricted by time.

Guidance / Restrictions

Political, religious or adult content is likely to be blocked by the Bahraini operators, as well as any reference to operator names. Marketing messages must only be sent between 9 am and 8 pm.