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Highlights | Telecom
Google Cloud
Interconnect
Adel Daylami
Chief Global Business Officer,
Batelco
Batelco has expanded
its cloud connect
solutions portfolio with
the introduction of Google
Cloud Interconnect. The
development strengthens
Batelco’s cloud services
which also includes AWS
Direct Connect and Microsoft
Express Route and boosts
the Company’s global
connectivity solutions by
offering a secure, reliable and
resilient network.
Among the benefits of the
Batelco launch
SmartConnect
service
Batelco launched its
‘SmartConnect’ service on
SD-WAN 2.0 technology, with
the aim of supporting cloud
connectivity, automation
and digital transformation
services for Batelco’s Bahrain
based and international
enterprise customers.
Batelco will complement its
existing business services
by providing customers with
simplified management of,
and dynamic support for,
traditional connectivity, cloud
and IoT applications.
Batelco is the first in the
Kingdom to offer the SD-WAN
cloud solutions are reduced
network costs, increased
bandwidth throughput, and
a more consistent network
experience than Internetbased
connections, enabling
Batelco’s customers to enjoy
a consistent and best in class
performance.
Google Cloud Interconnect
is a dedicated interconnect
and provides users with
direct physical connections
between their on-premises
network and Google’s
network, allowing the transfer
of large amounts of data and
resulting in cost efficiency
as it does not require the
purchase of additional
bandwidth over the public
internet. Additional benefits
to Google Cloud Interconnect,
which has become the ‘go-to’
solution to connect premises
data centres to Google Cloud,
include low latency and
highly available connections,
enabling users to reliably
transfer data between their
on-premises and Virtual
Private Cloud networks.
Chief Global Business
2.0 ‘SmartConnect’ service
as part of its digital business
strategy, where SD-WAN 2.0
technology can use softwaredefined
networks (SDN) over
any type of wide area network
(WAN). Batelco customers
can enjoy advanced control
over their network, allowing
network traffic segmentation
where data transmissions
can be prioritized on reliable
pathways and less-critical
Officer Adel Al-Daylami
said, “As a result of this
new offering, customers
can be confident that they
are utilizing highly secure
connections, as traffic passes
through a service provider
with a dedicated connection,
enabling our customers to
enjoy a private, secure, and
high-performance connection
to multiple cloud platforms.
Customers are also able
to scale their connection
capacity to meet their
particular requirements,
helping them to achieve
their business requirements
and support their digital
transformation.”
Batelco is focused
on providing the latest
communications
technologies and expanding
its cloud connect portfolio
to meet the growing demand
for digital solutions. As
part of its efforts, Batelco is
continuously building the
eco-system for future digital
needs, with the launch of
Global Zone early in 2019, an
important step.
traffic routed to public
internet connections. With
the new service, Batelco’s
enterprise customers can also
reduce their IT admin costs
by managing their corporate
networks, including branches,
data centres and the public
cloud, using one unified
dashboard. The dashboard
will support customers
managing key functionalities,
such as user access, security
as well as quality and
performance parameters,
across the network. This
service will support Batelco's
digital transformation
strategy for customers
across various sectors such
as banking, healthcare,
education, hospitality,
transportation and energy.
Kalaam wins The
Bahrain Award for
Entrepreneurship
with International
footprint
Kalaam telecom, a leading
managed solutions
provider for businesses
across GCC and international
markets, has emerged as a
winner for The Bahrain Award
for Entrepreneurship as the
“Enterprise of the Year with
International footprint”.
The Bahrain Award for
Entrepreneurship celebrated
the achievements of Bahrain’s
entrepreneurs and their socioeconomic
role in spurring
a private sector driven
economy.
Kalaam Telecom’s
Chairman, Nezar Al Saie
said, “Kalaam’s success is
attributable to a number of
factors including a clearly
defined strategy of focusing on
serving the enterprise market,
of expanding its value-added
services, and a regional
expansion beyond our home
market in Bahrain. This award
recognizes Kalaam as the only
Bahraini telecom company to
become a regional operator
through the acquisition of
Tawasul Telecom in Kuwait.
Kalaam’s motivated,
competent professionals
understanding of our
customers’ needs and focus
on delivering best customer
experience is a major
competitive edge.”
The company currently has a
presence in 6 countries including
Bahrain, UAE, Kuwait, KSA,
Singapore and UK.
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