**Reinforcing Batelco’s Global Footprint and Capabilities**

Batelco, Bahrain’s leading ICT solutions provider and among the region’s top providers of communication solutions for the business sector, has announced its Gold sponsorship for Capacity Middle East 2015. The event will take place in Dubai from 10 to 12 March with this year marking Capacity Middle East’s 10^th anniversary.

As a leader among global telecommunication providers, Batelco stresses the importance of participating in prestigious events around the world. One such event, Capacity Middle East, is an annual event attracting prime telecom companies with senior executive participants from the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia and North America.

Batelco is proudly sponsoring Capacity Middle East for the fourth year. High level attendees will represent the Company with the objective of participating in fruitful discussions with counterparts and partners. The attendees will also further reinforce Batelco’s global footprint and capabilities. The conference also comes at a time where Batelco is undergoing major plans to expand its global presence.

“At Batelco, we are always keen on attending and sponsoring Capacity Middle East as it is established as one of the leading telecom events in the region,” said Batelco Business Division General Manager Adel Al-Daylami.

“This year, the conference will provide us with an interesting platform to discuss the leading topics in the telecom industry such as digital and smart worlds, which Batelco is placing a large emphasis on in today’s era of fast-moving and increasingly digital business.”

“Our participation will provide us with the opportunity to interact with other leading telecom companies and exchange and share knowledge. It will also serve our major objective of positioning Bahrain globally and attracting international companies to invest in Bahrain and the region.”

“Furthermore, our attendance at Capacity 2015 will also provide us with the opportunity to reaffirm our global positioning amongst our regional counterparts and expose the Batelco brand to new international audiences,” Mr. Al-Daylami added.

Batelco is viewed as a leader in providing global data solutions as the Company has an established presence in all major areas including the Middle East, Europe, the US, Asia, and Africa. Batelco’s 25 active Point-of-Presence (PoPs), and the company’s strategic partnerships and Joint Ventures (JVs) have enabled them to secure a multitude of projects connecting multi-national organisations in disparate locations across the globe.