**Batelco Management to Meet Partners and Customers in Chicago**

Batelco, with its increasing focus on the global business market, has announced it will be the Prime Sponsor of International Telecoms Week (ITW) 2016. The event is scheduled to take place in Chicago at the Hyatt Regency and Swissotel hotels, from 8 to 11 May.

Batelco, having completed an extensive global expansion project earlier in the year, has focused more of its efforts towards developing its global partnerships with world-renowned providers to offer end-users an excellent service experience. Such prestigious events as ITW offer Batelco a platform to meet its partners from around the world, and discuss ways to strengthen their relationships further. ITW is an annual event, now in its 9^th year, which attracts more than 6000 senior executives from carriers, service providers, ISPs, VOIP providers and technology partners from all over the world.

Batelco is proudly sponsoring ITW 2016, and a number of its executives will represent the Company to discuss their global plans and ways to move forward with their partners during the event. The Batelco participants will also further reinforce the Company’s global footprint and capabilities, while meeting exhibitors and potential partners and customers.

“We are very keen on supporting events that aim to develop the telecom industry, and as such we are proud to be sponsoring ITW 2016,” said Batelco Chief Global Business Officer Adel Al-Daylami.

“This year we are attending the event with a stronger global portfolio and will work on strengthening it even further during the conference.”

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 active Point-of-Presence (PoPs), 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.