Batelco has announced that Manama-IX (mn-ix), the carrier neutral internet traffic exchange platform, located in the Kingdom of Bahrain, is ready to welcome businesses who wish to avail of the opportunity to interconnect with local, regional and global networks through its integrated platform.

The launch plan of Manama-IX (mn-ix) was announced earlier this year, following the signing of a partnership agreement between Batelco and AMS-IX, the world’s"...

Batelco, the Kingdom’s leading digital solutions provider, announced that it is now providing network connectivity to the newly launched AWS Direct Connect location in Bahrain. The AWS Direct Connect location in Bahrain is the first to be operated by Amazon Web Services (AWS), and provides an easy way for customers to establish a dedicated private network connection between AWS and their datacenter, office, or colocation environment.

With"...

Bahrain’s first digital mobile wallet, bwallet, now includes money transfers to bank accounts in the United Kingdom.

The digital mobile wallet, the first of its kind to provide peer-to-peer money transfer, was launched in 2018 by Arab Financial Services (AFS) in partnership with Batelco.

B Chandrasekhar, AFS CEO, said: “We are delighted with the addition of"...

Many of the world’s largest mobile operator groups have agreed to start disclosing their climate impacts as part of a major new GSMA-led initiative to develop a mobile industry climate action roadmap in line with the Paris Agreement.

More than 50 mobile operators – which together account for more than two thirds of mobile connections globally1 – are now disclosing their climate impacts, energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions"...

The GSMA today announced the first speakers for its Mobile 360 – Eurasia 2019 conference, which will take place on the 8-9 October 2019 at the Lotte Hotel, Moscow. The event, which is now in its second year, invites senior leaders from mobile operators, governments and regulatory bodies to discuss the impact of mobile technology on the digital economy in the region. This year’s event will have the theme of ‘Embracing 5G and Emerging Technologies to Accelerate the Digital Economy’ and will examine the"...

The GSMA today announced that the Global Mobile Awards 2020 (GLOMO Awards) are now open for entries. The prestigious awards, which will enter their twenty-fifth year at GSMA MWC Barcelona 2020, celebrate the key innovations and achievements from both individuals and organisations across the mobile industry. Over 300 judges, comprised of analysts, journalists and academics, will assess 9 categories and 37 different awards that reflect the key achievements to have shaped the industry over the past 12 months. Entries for the"...

In line with its efforts to provide employees with an interactive platform for learning, development and knowledge exchange, Batelco hosted its most recent ‘Batelco Talks’ featuring Buthaina Amin, Director of Legal Affairs at Bahrain Economic Development Board and a Board Member of Women in FinTech Bahrain who shed light on the importance of data protection in the digital economy.

This session held recently at Batelco’s Hamala"...

Following extensive research, AdaptiveMobile Security, a world leader in cyber-telecoms security, today announced it has uncovered a new and previously undetected vulnerability. This vulnerability is currently being exploited and is being used for targeted surveillance of mobile phone users. The vulnerability and its associated attacks have been named, ‘Simjacker’ as it involves the hijacking of SIM cards and threatens mobile phone users across the globe.

Simjacker"...

The negative impacts of high spectrum prices on consumers can no longer be disputed, according to a new report released today by the GSMA at ITU Telecom World 2019. The GSMA report titled, ‘The Impact of Spectrum Prices on Consumers’ confirms that countries with poor spectrum policies – which either inflate spectrum or delay spectrum assignments – are leading to millions of people being left unable to access mobile broadband services or experiencing reduced network quality.

“Spectrum"...

The GSMA today announced the first speakers for the 2019 Mobile 360 Series – Digital Societies conference, which will take place 24-26 September at JW Marriott Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The event is supported by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and also the Malaysia Convention and Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB). Host sponsor for the event is Axiata with other event sponsors including Fiberhome (Headline Sponsor), Edotco, Gigabyte, Huawei and Telepin (Industry Sponsors), as well as Arm (eSim"...