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kingdom of bahrain
Population 0.7 million. Industries: petroleum processing and refining, aluminum smelting, iron pelletization, fertilizers, offshore banking, insurance, ship repairing, tourism.
Modern telephone system with fiber-optic integrated services; digital network with rapidly growing use of mobile cellular telephones. Country code - 973; tropospheric scatter to Qatar and UAE; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia; submarine cable to Qatar, UAE, and Saudi Arabia; satellite earth stations - 1 (1997).
71 telco news articles related to bahrain
31.07.2008 – Horne blows telecoms trumpet
25.07.2008 – Batelco’s profits down 15.1%
24.07.2008 – Consultant appointed for mobile licence auction
02.07.2008 – Wholesale price drops expected to benefit end-users
23.06.2008 – Mena opens WiMAX hub
18.06.2008 – TRA extends deadline for mobile licensing advisor
06.06.2008 – TRA releases final statement
22.05.2008 – TRA consults on third mobile licence
21.05.2008 – Government to reduce Batelco stake
24.04.2008 – Batelco reaches 3.3m mobile users group-wide
14.04.2008 – Batelco’s NGN is on target
04.04.2008 – TRA to license third cellco this year?
01.04.2008 – Batelco not happy despite reduced punishment
06.03.2008 – Batelco in hot water over premature advertising
29.02.2008 – TRA announces new licence, number portability
25.02.2008 – State to give up majority of shares in Batelco
04.02.2008 – Cabinet approves new telecoms plan
01.02.2008 – Batelco annual revenues, profits up 25%, 13.6%
28.01.2008 – Batelco signs up 38k 3.5G users in first month
09.01.2008 – Kingdom to decide if three’s a crowd next month
04.01.2008 – Batelco launches O-net Mobile Broadband
13.12.2007 – Batelco to launch 3G on 16 December
08.11.2007 – New Bahraini telco launched by Saudi group
25.10.2007 – Batelco profit up 10.7%, flat in domestic market
19.10.2007 – Batelco gears up for final phase of NGN rollout
10.10.2007 – Correction: no third cellco this year
08.10.2007 – Batelco invests USD13.5m in 3.5G launch
05.10.2007 – Kingdom to crown third mobile licensee in December
01.10.2007 – Zain begins WiMAX reign
27.09.2007 – Mena man moots mobile moves
17.09.2007 – Mena’s WiMAX network ready by January
11.09.2007 – Zain’s WiMAX network ready for month-end launch
29.08.2007 – 2Connect to connect the nation
29.08.2007 – TRA proposes mobile tariff deregulation
28.08.2007 – MTC to move base to Bahrain
20.08.2007 – Bahrain reviews number portability
25.07.2007 – Mena showcases WiMAX
25.07.2007 – Batelco announces regional investments
18.07.2007 – Batelco 2Q profit rises 13.6% to USD73m
28.06.2007 – 2Connect throws down gauntlet to Batelco
14.06.2007 – Batelco to accept wholesale regulatory framework
13.06.2007 – Batelco drops prices for business broadband clients
11.06.2007 – MTC-Vodafone to launch WiMAX in September
30.05.2007 – Mena Telecom nears WiMAX launch
23.05.2007 – Batelco: ‘no comment’ on sale buzz
23.05.2007 – TRA issues competition warning to Batelco
19.04.2007 – Batelco reports strong start to 2007
17.04.2007 – Jordan Telecom buys majority stake in Lightspeed
11.04.2007 – MTC-Vodafone upgrades location-based applications
11.04.2007 – Batelco secures USD485 million loan
12.03.2007 – Three-year telecoms draft action plan released
24.01.2007 – Batelco’s revenues up 11%
23.01.2007 – MTC-Vodafone launches VoIP calling card
09.01.2007 – MTC, Mena pay BHD10 million for licences
02.01.2007 – Batelco slashes broadband prices
18.12.2006 – Batelco ‘welcomes’ WiMAX auction defeat
14.12.2006 – Mena and MTC-Vodafone win fixed wireless concessions
07.12.2006 – Cable & Wireless sells Batelco stake
04.12.2006 – Eleven bids for fixed-wireless licences
01.12.2006 – Kalaam extends global reach
28.11.2006 – Batelco expands satellite IP services
13.11.2006 – Batelco to bid for new licence
06.11.2006 – Ericsson supplies Batelco's HSDPA network
31.10.2006 – Jordan Telecom to buy half of Lightspeed
20.10.2006 – Batelco’s nine-month profits up 8.3%
17.10.2006 – Response to broadband exceeds expectations
11.10.2006 – Batelco and Cisco forge new partnership
14.09.2006 – Batelco gets clearance for budget DSL package
30.08.2006 – Two fixed-wireless licences up for grabs
22.08.2006 – Advisory group to improve competitive environment
16.08.2006 – Batelco reduces internet rates, rolls out video calling
