14 July 2015
**Visit Part of Batelco's Commitment to Local Leading Industries**

Manama - Members of Batelco's Management Team were delighted to welcome members of the Jawad Business Group to the Batelco Headquarters in Hamala, recently.

Jawad Business Group visited Batelco's Innovation Centre, 'ideas'. The Centre is a hub featuring the latest communication technologies and emerging services that are still in the development stage. It also hosts an Entrepreneurs Zone which can be used by small business owners for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) project development. The ideas Centre is open to the public for educational tours or for interested visitors to experience first-hand the various gadgets.

The tour also included a visit to Batelco's Customer Experience Centre, a cutting edge facility showcasing Batelco's products and services to business customers. The visitors from Jawad Business Group were briefed on how the Centre has been designed and developed around the needs of customers.
Subsequently, Batelco shared with Jawad Business Group their customised offerings designed for large corporations spanning all industries.The visitors experienced the latest products and services such as Unified Communications (UC) and mobility, and data connectivity backup solutions.

Following this visit, Batelco once more echoes its commitment to supporting Bahraini businesses, such as Jawad BusinessGroup, with their telecommunication requirements.Batelco prides itself in being the favoured provider for Bahraini businesses, ensuring it plays a vital role in contributing to Bahrain's future vision for strategic economic development and prosperity.

This press release has been issued by Batelco Corporate Affairs department.

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About Batelco
Batelco Group is headquartered in the Kingdom of Bahrain and listed on the Bahrain Bourse. 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. Batelco has been growing overseas via investing in other market-leading fixed and wireless operators.

Batelco Group has evolved from being a regional Middle Eastern operation to become a major communications company with direct and indirect investments across 14 geographies, namely Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt, Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man, Maldives, Diego Garcia, St. Helena, Ascension Island and the Falkland Islands.

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Public.Relations@btc.com.bh / Fax +973 17611898

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