**Batelco Reaffirms Its Key Role as an ICT Driver in the Kingdom**

Batelco, the Kingdom’s leading communications & ICT solutions provider, has signed a sponsorship agreement with BTECH (Bahrain Technology Companies Society) to be the Exclusive Telecom Partner at the upcoming Meet ICT event.

Batelco’s partnership with BTECH to be a Gold sponsor and an exclusive telecom provider of the event is an important part of the company’s positioning strategy that aims to promote Batelco as Bahrain’s leading ICT provider. Batelco’s presence in this prominent event allows the company to showcase its wide range of ICT & Telecom solutions that serve all business sectors across all industries and sizes.

MEET ICT is an annual event that attracts all IT and ICT companies to share the latest trends and technologies. It hosts several activities; such as: workshops, business matching sessions and meetings & exhibits that aim to enhance the experience of the participants and enable them to exchange knowledge and ideas on different platforms.

Batelco Enterprise Division General Manager Adel Daylami stated, “Being a leading player in the ICT market, we will remain focussed on meeting our pledge to provide our business customers with the best-in-class ICT solutions in order to help them grow and optimize their businesses.”

Batelco was recently recognized as the Gold partner for Cisco, Gold partner for Avaya, Silver partner for Palo Alto and Silver partner for Milestone.

Batelco has also announced a number of partnerships with various regional and global professional entities and attained several awards from key industry leaders in recognition of its achievements in terms of investment in on-trend technologies and customer satisfaction.

Batelco has played a pivotal role in the country’s development as a major communications hub and today is the leading integrated communications’ provider, continuing to lead and shape the local consumer market and the enterprise ICT market.

Batelco is well known as a leading ICT solutions provider offering a spectrum of solutions such as Infrastructure Solutions, Unified Communications & Collaborations, IT & Physical Security to name but a few. The Company’s comprehensive choice of products and services meets international standards and furthermore, Batelco’s Business Enterprise team is capable of customising its products and services to meet the specific needs of customers, bearing in mind the different industries and sectors they operate in.