Batelco partners with e& to expand connectivity reach

TDT | Manama

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Batelco has collaborated with the Carrier & Wholesale division of e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group) to establish a new Point-of-Presence (POP) in the company’s SmartHub, one of the UAE’s leading carrier-neutral data centres.

The deal will enable Batelco’s business customers to harness extensive interconnection capabilities globally.

Through the partnership, e&’s SmartHub ecosystem of interconnected communities will provide Batelco’s business customers with seamless reachability to Eastern destinations such as Pakistan and India, alongside access to the lowest latency and optimised connectivity performance.

Nabil Baccouche, Group Chief Carrier & Wholesale Officer, e&, said, “SmartHub is an innovative regional exchange, capacity and mobility platform that clients and partners rely on for their business-critical requirements.

Our SmartHub data centres have always been the ICT nexus between countries and continents, meeting clients' ever-evolving needs across the globe.”

Batelco’s Chief Global Business Officer, Hani Askar said, “The launch of our new POP in e&’s SmartHub is in line with Batelco’s network optimisation plans.”

“Batelco is committed to adding new points of presence in strategic locations with key partners and through collaborations with leading international data centres and carriers.

This helps us support our business customers by enabling them to be part of a vibrant ecosystem to meet their evolving needs driven by the rapidly changing digital environment,” Askar added.