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The Governor of the Capital Governorate Opens

Batelco Business Center at the Avenues Mall

His Excellency Shaikh Hisham bin by combining a display of the latest Bahrain, and supporting the growth and
Abdulrahman Al Khalifa, Governor of the technologies and solutions relevant to their development of their businesses. "We are
Capital Governorate, officially opened industry, such as, fixed internet services, pleased to launch Batelco’s first Business
Batelco’s first Business Center at The ICT solutions, latest mobile devices, PABX Center concept which will benefit SMEs
Avenues Mall in the presence of a number and point of sale solutions. Customers through a fully integrated experience in
of Batelco's executive management. This have the opportunity to experience the line with the needs of this sector. This is an
is in line with Batelco’s strategic direction devices, and receive technical advice from important step in the company's strategy
to elevate its services especially for Small Batelco’s specialists, while also being to further support the Enterprise sector by
and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), which able to complete purchase transactions providing relevant services to enable the
play a vital role in the national economy. and service subscriptions at the Center. efficient performance of their business,” he
The Business Center is located close to Batelco CEO Mikkel Vinter expressed his concluded. In addition to its new Business
the main business area, and will serve appreciation to His Excellency Shaikh Center at the Avenues Mall, Batelco also
a larger Enterprise segment. During the Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa, opened another center at Sharaf DG in
inauguration, His Excellency Shaikh Governor of the Capital Governorate for City Center Bahrain. Both Centers are
Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa, officialy opening Batelco’s Business Center open every day, from 10am to 10pm.
stated: “It gives me great pleasure to at the Avenues, adding that Batelco looks Furthermore, Enterprise customers can
be present at the launch of Batelco’s forward to serving enterprise customers contact Batelco’s Call Center for enquiries
Business Center in the Kingdom, which in the Capital Governorate and across and technical support by dialing 101
marks a new phase in the way services are
provided to this vital sector of the national
economy, as SME’s represent about 93% of
the total number of local companies. Due
to the strategic location of the Avenues
Business Center, which lies at the heart
of Bahrain’s capital, we are confident
that it will benefit multiple businesses
across various sectors.” His Excellency
praised the variety of services provided by
Batelco to consumers and the Enterprise
sector. Batelco’s Business Center at The
Avenues Mall, features a modern design
with a focus on providing an integrated
store experience for Enterprise customers

Batelco Opens Bahrain’s Biggest Ever Data Center

In the presence of H.E. Engineer Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed, data centers across the world. Evaluation is based on specific
Minister of Transportation & Telecommunications and Chairman criteria such as the availability of round the clock service and
of Batelco Shaikh Abdulla bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Batelco's Data the quality of equipment enabling uninterrupted power supply to
Center, located in Hamala, was officially opened on Thursday, ensure business continuity of the center. With an area of 12,236
February 4th. The launch of this center is a remarkable square meters, the Center is equipped with a total capacity of 2.7
achievement for Batelco, supporting the Kingdom's achievements megawatts that services a total of 250 working cabins, making it
in the telecommunications sector, which is in line with the Fifth the largest data centre for the commercial sector in the Kingdom of
Telecommunications Plan for the development of the sector, Bahrain, which is ready to provide hosting services for Enterprise
ensuring its readiness to support and develop the Kingdom's customers. During the visit, a presentation was given outlining the
digital economy. Batelco's Data Center is designed in accordance company's strategy in building and operating modern Data Centers
with international standards for the construction of such centers in Bahrain, in line with the requirements of digital transformation
and is the third data center of the company. The new Data Center in the telecommunication sector. Batelco also highlighted the
has achieved Tier III certification for design and build from the support of the Ministry for such projects that contribute to the
Uptime Institute, a global authority that specializes in evaluating development of telecommunication infrastructure in the Kingdom
global data centers through a series of performance-based of Bahrain. The Minister then toured the Data Center and was
assessments designed to measure progress and efficiency of all informed about its facilities including the benefits it offers such

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