FEATURE: CLOUD SOLUTIONS
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Batelco expands
its Cloud Connect
Solutions by
introducing Google
Cloud Interconnect
Batelco (Bahrain Telecommunication
Company), the leading digital
solutions and telecommunications
provider in Bahrain, has expanded its
cloud connect solutions portfolio with the
introduction of Google Cloud Interconnect.
The development strengthens Batelco’s
cloud services which also includes AWS Direct
Connect and Microsoft Express Route and
boosts the company’s global connectivity
solutions by offering a secure, reliable and
resilient network.
Among the benefits of the cloud solutions
are reduced network costs, increased
bandwidth throughput and a more
consistent network experience than Internetbased
connections, enabling Batelco’s
customers to enjoy a consistent and best in
class performance.
Google Cloud Interconnect is a dedicated
interconnect and provides users with direct
physical connections between their
on-premises network and Google’s
network, allowing the transfer of large
amounts of data.
Adel Al-Daylami, Chief Global
Business Officer, Batelco
Chief Global Business Officer, Adel Al-
Daylami, said: “As a result of this new
offering, customers can be confident that
AS A RESULT OF THIS NEW OFFERING,
CUSTOMERS CAN BE CONFIDENT THAT
THEY ARE UTILISING HIGHLY SECURE
CONNECTIONS.
they are utilising highly secure connections,
as traffic passes through a service provider
with a dedicated connection, enabling our
customers to enjoy a private, secure and
high-performance connection to multiple
cloud platforms. Customers are also able
to scale their connection capacity to meet
their particular requirements, helping them
to achieve their business requirements and
support their Digital Transformation.”
Additional benefits to Google Cloud
Interconnect, which has become the ‘go-to’
solution to connect premises data centres
to Google Cloud, include low latency and
highly available connections, enabling users
to reliably transfer data between their onpremises
and Virtual Private Cloud networks.
Batelco is focused on providing the
latest communications technologies
and expanding its cloud connect
portfolio to meet the growing demand for
digital solutions. As part of its efforts,
Batelco is continuously building the
eco-system for future digital needs, with
the launch of Global Zone early in 2019,
an important step.
Batelco’s plans are in line with the
Kingdom’s plans for improving the national
communication infrastructure and in support
of the growth of the digital economy and its
required ecosystem. •
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