Batelco seals smart deal with Korea firm
Posted On October 24, 2011
Under the Smart Cities vision of services, both companies will be working on exploring services such as smart
economy, smart mobility, smart environment, smart living and smart governance utilising the latest set of
information and telecommunications technologies.
The agreement will benefit Batelco by enhancing
the company's competitiveness in the marketplace by exploring innovative Smart Cities solutions utilising the
state-of-the-art communication infrastructure which Batelco has invested in over many
years.
Batelco's Bahrain chief executive, Rashid Abdulla, said that the company was very pleased to
join forces with a global leader such as Korea Telecom to explore Smart Cities services for the
kingdom.
"The South Korean firm is a very well known name in this field with a proven record in
delivering Smart Cities services in other locations and we are delighted to have the opportunity to benefit
from their expertise and know-how to support our goals," he said.
"We also look forward to
delivering our experience and knowledge in the domain of Smart Cities to support Batelco's efforts in
exploring innovative services which will ultimately benefit the whole of Bahrain," added Korea Telecom
executive vice-president and head of global enterprise sales department Sang Wook Kim.
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