Manama, Bahrain: Batelco, as part of its commitment to youth and educational initiatives, has announced its Platinum sponsorship for the 5th IT Symposium organised by the University of Bahrain (UoB) IT department. The two day event will take place at the University of Bahrain on November 12th and 13th.
The symposium theme this year is My apps, My life which will be focused on mobile application development and how mobile apps have become a big part of our daily lives, since the majority of mobile users own smartphones.
Batelco Manager Public Relations Osama Alsaad presented the sponsorship cheque to UoB Dean of Student Affairs Adnan Al Tamimi during a recent meeting at Batelco's Hamala Headquarters.
Batelco Group General Manager Media Relations Ahmed Al Janahi said that Batelco was a very keen supporter of educational initiatives and events that promoted the development of new telecoms technologies for the Kingdom of Bahrain.
"A rapidly growing number of our customers now use Smartphones and we strive to meet their sophisticated demands by delivering a constant stream of new and innovative applications that positively impact on their lifestyles," he added.
Mr. Al Tamimi said that UoB wholeheartedly thanks Batelco for their constant support in Educational events.
"Its our honour to have them support our student-centred event, the fifth IT symposium. As a result of the IT Symposium, the UoB students attending will be better informed about the latest initiatives in the field of IT including the mobile application sector," he said.
Batelco's sponsorship programme provides support to a wide range of education, health, sports and cultural initiatives every year.
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About Batelco
Batelco Group, listed on the Bahrain Bourse, is the leading integrated communications' provider in the Kingdom of Bahrain and a company of reference among the region's key telecommunications players for innovation and customer experience.
Batelco serves both the corporate and consumer markets in the most liberalised and competitive environment in the Middle East region. It delivers cutting-edge fixed and wireless telecommunications services to its customers in Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Yemen and Egypt.
The Batelco Group of companies offers end-to-end telecommunications solutions for its residential, business and government customers in Bahrain on Next Generation, all IP fixed and 3.75G wireless networks, MPLS based regional data solutions and, GSM mobile and WiMax broadband services across the countries in which it operates.
This press release has been issued by Batelco Corporate Affairs department.
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