In line with its business strategy and sustainable growth efforts, the Batelco Group recently hosted a series of strategic transformation workshops entitled “Fix, Transform, Grow” across all of its international Operating Companies (OpCos); namely Batelco Bahrain, Umniah (Jordan), Dhiraagu (Maldives), Qualitynet (Kuwait), and Sure Group (Channel Islands, South Atlantic & Diego Garcia).

The workshops form part of a Group-wide transformation"...

VIVA Bahrain, the Kingdom’s leading telecommunications service provider, was the platinum sponsor of the 9th Bahrain International eGovernment Forum that took place between October 7th – 8th 2018. This event sponsorship was in line with VIVA’s commitment towards achieving the digital transformation vision of the Kingdom of Bahrain in collaboration with the Information and eGovernment Authority (iGA).

The prestigious event, held"...

Batelco, Bahrain’s leading digital solutions provider, is pleased to partner with BTECH (Bahrain Technology Companies Society) to participate at GITEX 2018 as part of the Bahrain Pavilion. GITEX, the leading regional event, with over 150,000 attendees and four thousand exhibitors, will take place at the Dubai World Trade Centre from 14 to 18 October 2018. Batelco’s presence at the event follows on from its successful participation in GITEX 2017, where the Company highlighted a range of its products and services,"...

Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications and Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) Chairman, Kamal Ahmed yesterday stressed the importance of learning from other airport operators in the region while reviewing the progress of the new Passenger Terminal Building scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2019.

“It is important to learn from other airport operators in the region that have successfully completed development projects,”"...

Executives from the Batelco Group recently participated as speakers in the Carriers World Middle East 2018 two-day conference which was held at the Ritz Carlton DIFC, Dubai in conjunction with the Telecoms World Middle East 2018, deemed to be one of the most significant gatherings for telecom operators in the region.

Currently in its fifth consecutive year, the event brings together C-suite executives in the technology, media and telecom sectors"...

NTT DOCOMO, INC. (DOCOMO) announced today that it has added Wi-Fi® functionality to its Japan Welcome SIMTM prepaid SIM card service to provide travelers to Japan with fast and easy access to “docomo Wi-Fi” hotspots nationwide without any complicated set-up.

The new Japan Welcome SIM & Wi-FiTM service provides access to docomo Wi-Fi secure public wireless LAN hotspots across Japan, including sightseeing spots, train stations,"...

In a major regional telecommunication development for the Kingdom of Bahrain,Zain Bahrain announces the introduction of the ‘Middle East – Europe Terrestrial System’ (MEETS), an international cable system that provides state-of-the-art high bandwidth regional connectivity solutions.

By joining MEETS, Zain Bahrain will offer superior products to meet the increasing demand for highspeed and reliable connectivity throughout the Kingdom,"...

Manama, Oct. 8 (BNA): Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications and Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) Chairman, Engineer Kamal bin Ahmed Mohamed chaired the 5th meeting of the National Operations Readiness and Airport Transfer (ORAT) Steering Committee.

The committee was formed to oversee the smooth transition of operations to Bahrain International Airport’s"...

As part of its strategic corporate initiative, VIVA Bahrain launches ‘VIVA’s Arts and Culture’ platform – a set of interactive workshops for the local community to help them develop artistic capabilities that they can apply in their daily lives. The workshops, organised in collaboration with local specialists and experts, and conducted every month have been designed to encourage the usage of creativity in many aspects and across several fields such as photography, drawing, calligraphy, and mosaic"...