Middle East Telecommunications Participate in "ZAIN Technology Conference 2012"

A. Jalil: Proud to serve Zain Group for 25 years

Kuwait - 11 November 2012: Middle East Telecommunications Company - METCO participated in "Zain Technology Conference (ZTC) 2012" that was held in Dubai from 5^th to 7^th November, at the Intercontinental Hotel, Festival City. The aim of ZTC is to fully align Zain, its operations, and its technology partners to be more focused on operational efficiencies and better customer experience. METCO has been working with Zain for the past 25 years in transmissions & backhaul networks in several countries such Kuwait, Iraq and Sudan. METCO presented some of its partners including Aviat, Ciena, and Juniper to discuss new approaches to a greater convergence of a wide range of technology and customer experience management tools.

METCO's partners conducted sessions throughout the conference where each partner covered its specialty in the field of telecommunications and information technology. Aviat conducted 2 sessions; Convergence and Network TCO and Small cell backhaul, Ciena 2 sessions; Evolution of Network Architecture toward Packet OTN and Carrier Ethernet for Next Generation Mobile Backhaul Networks, and Juniper carried out 3 sessions; Packet Core solutions -(Core Track), Cloud computing-(IT track), and NGN (MPLS and OTN)-(Transmission track).

Bassem A. Jalil- METCO Chief Executive Officer stated; "METCO delivers its solutions through partnering with international companies, adding our presence in the Middle East and Africa, and experience to provide the required infrastructure for the new technologies including 3G and LTE".

At the ZTC, Zain Group has also launched its new strategy "Ghaduna Zain" (which reflects looking towards a brighter future and the investment market is in better shape with Zain. This is the 2nd time the conference is held, since the last conference was held in Bahrain 2009; but it is first time the conference merges IT and Networks. Around 40 technology & services partners participated in the conference.

Photo Caption: Right to Left Farah Bin Sultan, Krikor Tutunjian, Tawfiq Bin Sultan METCO Chairman and Bassem A. Jalil METCO CEO during the conference.

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About Middle East Telecommunications (METCO):
Established in 1978, Middle East Telecommunications Company (METCO) - a subsidiary of Towell International Holding, a leading telecommunication and information technology solutions integrator in the Middle East and Africa. Headquartered in Kuwait, METCO's corporate presence extends to Iraq, Oman, and Sudan. To deploy its solutions and deliver its services, METCO partners with leading manufacturers of enterprise and carrier grade technology including Avaya (Platinum Partner), Aviat Networks, Ciena (Golden BizConnect Partner, and a Diamond Accredited Partner for Ethernet Products), NEC, Tellabs and other vendors.

For more information please visit www.metconetworks.com

Farah T. Bin Sultan
Marketing & Communication Manager
Middle East Telecommunication Company
Tel: 24343300
Email: farah.sultan@metconetworks.com