Group items tagged

1.7 million by the end of 2011, with a penetration rate of 133 percent,

290,000 internet subscribers in Bahrain, all of whom were broadband subscribers, an increase of 42 percent compared to 2010

Fixed lines totalled about 242,000 in Bahrain by the end of 2011, equating to a penetration of 19 percent.

Batelco, has become the first telco in the country to launch an LTE servic

Swedish vendor, Ericsson. Batelco launched the service on the 1.8 Ghz spectrum.

We have been working very proactively and Batelco has been an excellent partner to really anticipate the market here.

reported net profits of BD60.3 million ($160m), a decline of 24.6% compared to the previous year’s profits of BD80 million

The group’s gross revenues stood at BD304.7 million for the year, a decline of 6% compared to the telco’s 2011 revenues of BD327 million

brighter news, Batelco continued to increase its proportion of revenues and earnings from outside Bahrain, a key pillar of its diversification plans.

Bahrain has 1.9 million mobile subscribers representing a penetration rate of 158 per cent,

There is an increase in all areas of mobile services including mobile traffic and revenues, add-on data services and overall mobile service subscriber penetration, according to the latest market indicators report by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA).