07 February 2016
**Batelco Management to meet Partners and Customers**

Manama, Bahrain: Batelco, with its increasing focus on the global business market, has announced it will be the Gold Sponsor for Capacity Middle East 2016. The event is scheduled to take place in Dubai at the Grand Hyatt, from 1 to 3 March.                            

With Batelco's current global expansion project well underway, the telecom provider is placing more emphasis on its global partnerships with world-renowned providers to offer end-users an excellent service experience. Such prestigious events offer Batelco a platform to meet its partners from around the world, and discuss ways to strengthen their relationships further.

Capacity Middle East is an annual event which attracts senior executives from carriers, service providers, ICT providers, data centres, VOIP providers, vendors, and enterprises from the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia and North America.

Batelco is proudly sponsoring Capacity Middle East for the fifthyear. High level attendees will represent the Company and discuss their expansion plans moving forward with their partners. The attendees will also further reinforce Batelco's global footprint and capabilities, while meeting exhibitors and potential partners and customers.

"This year Capacity Middle East is even bigger and we are pleased to be a Gold Sponsor again," 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.

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

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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