AWS completes case study on BNET s smooth cloud adoption
MANAMA, February 14, 2021 Amazon Web Services, a global provider of cloud services, said it has completed a case study on the successful cloud adoption of Bahrain’s National Broadband Network (BNET). The AWS case study follows BNET’s journey as it prepared to separate its digital and data infrastructure from its parent company Batelco by migrating business-critical and historical data into new applications within a new information technology environment. The broadband network responsible for design, construction and operation of Bahrain’s fibre infrastructure, BNET was launched in 2019 and played a crucial part in the implementation of the fourth National Telecommunication Plan (NTP4).
Batelco launches 2.7MW data centre hub in Bahrain
08 February 2021 | Abigail Opiah Bahrain-based telecommunications company Batelco has opened a new data centre hub located in Hamala.
The company said the data centre is designed in line with international standards for the construction and this facility is the third data centre Batelco has launched.
The data centre spans across 12,236-sqm and has a total capacity of 2.7MW that services a total of 250 working cabins.
Commenting on the launch, H.E. Engineer Kamal Bin Ahmed Mohammed said, “The telecommunication sector is a key pillar in the success and prosperity of Bahrain’s economy, particularly the digital economy, and on this occasion, I would like to congratulate Batelco on its achievement in launching a world-class certified data centre that is in line with the Fifth Telecommunications Plan to support the Kingdom’s digital economy and facilitate digital transformation in various sectors.
BNET partners with Arrow Labs
MANAMA, January 27, 2021 Arrow Labs, the technology company uniting deskless, frontline workers, has been chosen by BNET (Bahrain Network) to manage field operations and service delivery. Arrow Labs will deploy its core product, MIMS, an enterprise SaaS software running on state-of-theart Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud, unifying frontline workers. Accessed by mobile app, web, and wearables - MIMS connects employees/machines/facilities to deliver flawless work-flow execution. Launched in October 2019, BNET is an independent wholesale broadband provider, and a key part of Bahrain’s fifth National Telecommunication Plan to develop and enhance the telecommunication sector. BNET provides next-generation fiber broadband connectivity solutions to all licensed telecom operators and ISPs in Bahrain. It also provides broadband services to large enterprise customers.
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BNET opens Network Intelligence Centre of Excellence
MANAMA, January 24, 2021 Bahrain’s National Broadband Network (BNET) has opened a Network Intelligence Centre of Excellence (NICE) to support BNET’s mission of delivering secure, reliable and stable network services to Bahrain’s licensed service providers. NICE has been developed to provide 24/7 proactive monitoring and management of Bahrain’s smart digital telecommunication infrastructure networks to ensure the continuity of network operations and services by addressing any issues in real time. The new centre supports BNET’s strategic objective of optimised and efficient digital operations. Among the functions covered by NICE are Fault Management, to enable the timely resolution of network faults and interruptions, and Performance Management, to predict and prevent service interruptions through the proactive network monitoring which will ensure consistency in the performance level.