• 05Sep

    Batelco to offer HSDPA (3.5G) broadband by end of year

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    Batelco can respond to competition it seems, and broadband is an important market for its growth, so says Peter Kaliaropoulos in an interview in which he announced the initiative, as well as the recent purchase of Umniah, a mobile operator in Amman, Jordan for $415 million.

    “The other reason that we are migrating to 3.5G, other than to improve 2G call quality is that there’s debate here in Bahrain that two WiMAX licences will be issued and Batelco may not be allowed to bid for one,” Kaliaropoulos reveals. “Unfortunately that was the recommendation from the regulatory advisory panel earlier this year. If Batelco does not have a WiMAX licence and my competitors do, I need to have the ability to offer broadband very quickly to different parts of the kingdom where I don’t have a fixed network, and the only alternative I have is to use HSDPA for broadband to customers and compete against WiMAX.”
    ITP.net

    No news yet however, of Batelco reducing costs or improving their broadband offerings for their native Bahraini market.

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