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Tuesday, November 10 - 2009

Batelco provides advanced telecommunications services to Bahrain City Centre

Playing its vital role in supporting major projects in the Kingdom, Batelco - Bahrain's leading integrated telecommunications services provider - is providing the Bahrain City Centre with an array of advanced telecommunications services.

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  • Mr. Hanna, 4th from right, Mr. Hamadi, 3rd from right and the Project team during the site visit .
    Mr. Hanna, 4th from right, Mr. Hamadi, 3rd from right and the Project team during the site visit .
Batelco is providing the Centre with a portfolio of Next Generation Network (NGN) based services that include voice and data services; such as MPLS, ADSL, IP telephony, ISDN, & leased lines amongst all other products in the portfolio, as well as mobile services including HSDPA (14.4Mbps), 3G and Video Telephony.

"Provision of these services will positively contribute to achieving the Centre's objectives; that include revenue growth, customer satisfaction and improved efficiency,"


said Batelco General Manager Enterprise Division Andrew Hanna.

"The deployment of these services will give the Centre a competitive edge, as it will strengthen their position in the market and further enhance their already strong image in the industry," he added.

"We would like to thank our GSM and NGN teams for their great efforts and for the timely implementation of the challenging tasks assigned to them as part of this giant project," concluded Mr. Hanna.

Mr. Hanna and Batelco City Centre project team recently visited the new centre for a site inspection where they were welcomed by Majid Al Futaim Group's Country Director Bahrain, Ahmed Al Hamadi.

Mr. Al Hamadi said:
"The opening of Bahrain City Centre is a special moment for all of us involved in the project and the people of the Kingdom. We are delighted to collaborate with our capable partners such as Batelco who are delivering their proven telecom expertise to Bahrain City Centre and assisting us with the smooth operations of the Centre."


Bahrain City Centre is part of the City Centre family across the region and has been developed and managed by Majid Al Futtaim Shopping Malls, which has an unsurpassed reputation of delivering the best in shopping, leisure and entertainment services in the region. The iconic project is the first integrated entertainment, shopping and leisure resort in Bahrain and one of the largest in the GCC.
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About Batelco
Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) is the leading integrated communications' provider in the Kingdom of Bahrain and a significant force among the regions key telecommunications players.
Batelco serves both the corporate and consumer markets in the most liberalised and competitive environment in the Middle East, and remains committed to delivering cutting-edge telecommunications to its customers in Bahrain and the MENA region. The Company's management and staff are driven by an enthusiasm for delivering the best customer experience based on innovation, affordability and reliability of products and services.

Batelco offers complete, end-to-end telecommunications solutions for its residential, business and government customers. The comprehensive solutions portfolio covers mobile services, international roaming, Broadband Internet, satellite services, WiFi, and MPLS IP-VPN based network services utilising our Next Generation all IP Network providing Datacoms services over fixed and wireless platforms in addition to managed services including systems integration and management.

Batelco has invested $1.4bn in Bahrain's telecom infrastructure since 1981, including significant investment in NGN (Next Generation Networks) infrastructure which has reinforced the Kingdom's position as a leading communications hub. The Company's shares are listed on the Bahrain Stock Exchange with a total capitalisation of approx $3.1bn as of June 2008.

With an ongoing strategy to grow overseas, the Batelco Group incorporates joint venture operations in Jordan, Kuwait, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

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