Batelco Presented with ICT Company of the Year Award at MEET ICT 2014
**Prestigious Award Reflects Batelco’s Role in the ICT Industry**
Batelco, Bahrain’s leading integrated communications company, has been named ICT Company of the Year for 2014 at the 5th MEET ICT event taking place at Bahrain International Exhibition Centre from December 9 to 11. The key award was presented to Batelco Bahrain Acting Chief Executive Muna Al Hashemi by the Minister of Transportation and Communication H.E. Eng. Kamal Bin Ahmed Mohammed.
Batelco Group Chief Executive Alan Whelan was also in attendance at the event in addition to a number of senior executives from the Company.
This is a great achievement that materializes all the milestones Batelco has achieved during 2014 and many years before. Batelco has been in the ICT business for over a decade with key strategic projects and customers included in its portfolio. The extensive ICT solutions that Batelco offers under one roof makes Batelco the ideal one stop solution provider for all information, communication and technology needs..
Due to its expertise in the industry, Batelco was recently recognized as the partner of choice for a number of leading ICT providers such as Avaya, Cisco, Palo Alto and Milestone.
Batelco’s Bahrain CEO Muna Al Hashemi said that she was very honoured to receive the prestigious award from H.E. The Minister of Transportation and Communication.
“The award reflects Batelco’s standing in the local communications industry. Our organisation is no longer considered as just a telecommunications company but a key player in the development and provision of relevant ICT products and services,” she said.
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.
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.
“We are confident that 2015 will witness further successes for Batelco in the ICT arena with all achievements enhancing Batelco’s basket of products and services for the benefit of customers in the Kingdom,” Mrs. Al Hashemi concluded.