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Telecom<br />
Batelco Voice over WiFi<br />
In line with its commitment to<br />
enrich customer experience, Batelco<br />
introduced Voice over WiFi (VoWiFi),<br />
as part of the evolution of its network<br />
advancement to support voice services.<br />
Voice over WiFi (VoWiFi) taps into<br />
any WiFi connection the customer may<br />
have, delivering seamless calls which<br />
will automatically switch between<br />
VoLTE (Voice over LTE) and VoWiFi to<br />
ensure a superior customer experience.<br />
A complementary service to VoLTE,<br />
Voice over WiFi will deliver faster call<br />
setup and superior high-quality (HD)<br />
voice calls. The service is currently<br />
VIVA Bahrain achieves<br />
compliance with IFRS<br />
Ulaiyan Al Wetaid<br />
CEO, VIVA Bahrain<br />
Fostering the development of<br />
Bahrain’s telecom industry and<br />
ensuring adherence to the best global<br />
business codes of practice, VIVA Bahrain<br />
announced its full compliance with<br />
the International Financial Reporting<br />
Standards 15 (IFRS 15) issued by the IFRS<br />
Foundation. Through this, VIVA Bahrain<br />
has also become the first telecom<br />
company in the world to successfully<br />
deploy the IFRS 15 on Cloud Service<br />
accredited by key partner, ORACLE.<br />
applicable to iPhone 6 or later models<br />
with customers required to update their<br />
phone to the latest iOS software to enjoy<br />
the service. Locally, VoWiFi does not<br />
cost any extra; the service consumes<br />
from the customer’s selected package<br />
minute’s allowance.<br />
The voice over WiFi service<br />
is delivered in line with Batelco’s<br />
pioneering role in leading innovation<br />
and transformation for telecom services<br />
in the Kingdom of Bahrain, as well as<br />
Batelco’s efforts to deliver superior<br />
services providing customers with the<br />
very best mobile experiences.<br />
This latest innovative delivery from<br />
Batelco is in line with the Company’s<br />
goals to deploy the latest technologies to<br />
maintain Bahrain’s strong reputation for<br />
delivering world-class communications<br />
solutions and to guarantee the best<br />
customer experience. A converged<br />
network infrastructure allows Batelco to<br />
maximise its network capabilities and<br />
speed up the deployment of more new<br />
innovative services for its customers.<br />
The standard promulgated the<br />
principles adopted by VIVA when<br />
reporting information about revenue<br />
and cash flows from a contract, aimed at<br />
ensuring the accurate financial reporting<br />
to its stakeholders. IFRS 15 is also known<br />
to provide a common global language for<br />
businesses, making company accounts<br />
understandable and comparable across<br />
international boundaries.<br />
Mr. Ulaiyan Al Wetaid, CEO VIVA<br />
Bahrain said, “This achievement was<br />
only made possible with the tireless<br />
efforts from the teams involved and our<br />
supporting partners.<br />
We are the first telecom company in<br />
the world to be fully compliant with IFRS<br />
15 on Oracle Cloud, which is required<br />
for our statutory financial regulations.<br />
Choosing Oracle Revenue Management<br />
Cloud Service and Oracle Accounting<br />
Hub Reporting Cloud Service, along with<br />
Wipro as an integrator, turned out to be a<br />
great decision for us.”<br />
IFRS 15 has been developed to<br />
harmonise the accounting treatment<br />
across various industries in the world. It<br />
also serves the public interest by building<br />
trust, growth and long-term financial<br />
stability in the economy, a significant<br />
driving force at VIVA Bahrain.<br />
Latest Cloud and Managed<br />
Security services by VIVA<br />
The latest line-up of Cloud and<br />
Managed Security Services<br />
(MSS) for enterprises and key sectors<br />
by VIVA Bahrain demonstrate its<br />
strong capabilities and a robust ICT<br />
infrastructure that supports Bahrain’s<br />
development and growing digital<br />
economy.<br />
VIVA’s MSS solutions included<br />
advanced CCTV analytical systems and<br />
a range of services hosted at Bahrain’s<br />
first ever Cyber Security Centre built<br />
by VIVA. With a dedicated team of<br />
Information Security experts from VIVA<br />
who are available around the clock to<br />
effectively manage, protect and respond<br />
to cyber threats, the MSS solutions are<br />
meant to help enterprises through their<br />
digital transformation.<br />
VIVA’s state-of-the-art Enterprise<br />
Cloud services, highlights the benefits<br />
of deploying cloud-based technologies<br />
and extent of growth and efficiency<br />
it can bring about businesses. Fleet<br />
management solutions and Unified<br />
communication services completed<br />
the suite, making VIVA a one-stopshop<br />
that offers end-to-end ICT<br />
solutions and services designed to<br />
empower enterprises and accelerate the<br />
Kingdom’s digitisation.<br />
VIVA showcased these services<br />
earlier this year at the Bahrain<br />
International Technology Exhibition<br />
(BITEX), Bahrain’s number one annual<br />
tech exhibition held alongside MEET ICT<br />
Conference.<br />
March-April <strong>2018</strong><br />
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