BizBahrain Magazine (May-June 2019)

Telecom
Smart Home
WiFi solution
Batelco has launched a
high quality managed
WiFi solution for home users.
This new service provide
reliable, strong and secure
Wi-Fi coverage and is the ideal
solution for those who demand
high quality Wi-Fi in every
corner of their home. The new
service boasts many features
that includes but is not limited
to, support for up to 500Mbps
WiFi speeds, simple plug &
play zero touch provisioning
and parental control security
features.
Batelco’s Smart Home WiFi
solution is based on mesh
WiFi technology, which means
customers will no longer need
to have multiple WiFi networks
to enjoy strong WiFi coverage
at home. The solution will
extend WiFi coverage to the
whole house with only one
WiFi network. Subscribers
will enjoy uninterrupted
connectivity in all areas of
their home.
Moreover, subscribers to
Batelco’s Smart Home WiFi
service will have access to
the Batelco Smart Home WiFi
mobile application giving them
the facility to manage and
control their WiFi networks
while at home or on the
go. The mobile application
includes various features
including viewing network
status, website & device
blocking, time based access
control, configuring guest WiFi
networks and running selfdiagnostics
connectivity tests.
The service comes with
24/7 support from Batelco’s
Contact Centre that has a full
view of the customer’s home
WiFi network and can run
connectivity diagnosis and also
push connectivity fixes.
Batelco General Manager
Consumer Division Maha
Abdulrahman said that the
new service is a strong boost
to its portfolio of consumer
services and supports Batelco’s
efforts to deliver high quality
and in-demand services for its
customers.
“Batelco believes in the
importance of promoting
the growth of the technology
sector, with a particular
focus on its contribution
to the development of
digitisation to support the
changing requirements in
the Kingdom of Bahrain. We
continuously strive to offer
the latest solutions to provide
exceptional experience and
elevate the level of service we
provide for all users across the
Kingdom,” she added.
VIVA introduce
Jawwy TV HOME
in Bahrain
VIVA Bahrain launched
their state-of-the-art Set
top box, Jawwy TV HOME in
collaboration with Intigral.
Jawwy TV HOME, started
from this March offer exclusive
content Premium Live TV
including OSN along with
the latest Arabic, English and
Turkish Movies and TV Series
to VIVA’s customers obtaining
the new Wireless Fiber
Broadband service for their
home.
Jawwy TV HOME is
the MENA region powerful
entertainment platform that
Batelco launch
Manama-IX
Adel Al-Daylami
Chief Global Business Officer,
Batelco
Batelco launched Manama-
IX (Manama Internet
Exchange) in partnership
with AMS-IX, the world’s
leading Internet Exchange.
Manama-IX (mn-ix) will
serve as a neutral internet
traffic exchange platform
interconnecting global
networks within the region.
delivers high quality video
content to VIVA customers.
Jawwy TV HOME comes as
a complimentary product
with every new VIVA Wireless
Fiber Broadband subscription
starting from BD14 per month
on a promotional basis and
offers access to the best
selection of free and premium
encrypted TV Channels in HD,
inclusive of OSN in addition
to a great library of exclusive
content of Movies and TV
series covering the latest
Arabic, Western and Turkish
channel groups including FOX,
Starzplay, MBC and Rotana.
On top of that, Jawwy TV
Home offers unlimited video
streaming without consuming
the Broadband Wireless Fiber
plan’s data allowance. Jawwy
TV Home is an all in one, easy
“plug-and-play” device offering
advanced features including
rewind, TV program guide
(EPG) in addition parental
control and much more.
This partnership
introduces AMS-IX expertise
to support the operation
of Manama-IX as it serves
network operators and
content providers from a
comprehensive integrated
platform located in Global
Zone, the neutral transit zone.
Manama-IX will contribute
toward the development and
enhancement of internet
services across the region,
interconnecting regional
internet providers and
operators, localizing and
retaining regional traffic and
ultimately enhancing user
experience. Manama-IX can
serve the GCC countries and
beyond through Batelco’s
Global Network.
Batelco Chief Global
Business Officer Adel Al-
Daylami said that as part
of its comprehensive plans,
Batelco is continuously
building on its national and
international infrastructure.
Our goal is to develop
Manama-IX into a leading
internet hub in the MENA
region and this can be
achieved through our
partnership with a global
experienced partner like
AMS-IX, who will accelerate
the delivery of our objective
by deploying a scalable,
managed Internet Exchange
operated by them.
CEO Peter van Burgel
from AMS-IX mentioned that
the AMS-IX will set-up and
technically manage Manama
Internet Exchange in Bahrain
on behalf of Batelco to further
improve internet connectivity
throughout the region.
Batelco continues
to support the
telecommunications sector
through the introduction of
the latest technologies and
expertise, which aims to
boost the digital economy
in line with the vision of the
Kingdom.
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