Batelco

Middle East
North Africa
Europe
Indian Ocean
South America

Key people

Abdulla Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa (Chairman of the Board) Mikkel Vinter (CEO)

Products

Fixed-line telephone
Mobile telephony
Broadband

ServicesIntegrated CommunicationsRevenue

$1.127 billion (2023)^[1]

Operating income

$275.9 million (2023)^[1]

Net income

$191 million (2023)^[1]Total assets

$3.01 billion (2023)^[1]

Number of employees

936 (2022)Subsidiaries

List

Batelco Bahrain
Umniah Mobile Communications
Qualitynet
Etihad Atheeb Telecom
Sabafon
Batelco Egypt
Qualitynet Algeria
Sure
Dhiraagu

Websitebatelco.com

Bahrain Telecommunication Company BSC, trading as Batelco (Arabic: بتلكو), is the principal telecommunications company in Bahrain. The company's headquarters are in Bahrain and the company is listed on the Bahrain Bourse. The Chairman of the Board is Abdulla Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa.

It provides services for mobiles through UMTS 2100 and LTE 1800 (the GSM network was shut down on 31 December 2019^[2]) while its residential Internet is an ADSL, Wireless (4G/5G) or FTTH service. Batelco is one of Bahrain's five Internet service providers.

Ownership

Batelco was established in 1981 as a Bahraini public joint stock company and has an authorized share capital of BD200 million (US$531 million).

Batelco's major shareholders include Orascom Investment Holding (60%) and the Government of Bahrain (through Mumtalakat Holding Company, Amber Holding Company and Social Insurance Organisation; 40%), various financial and commercial organizations, and private Bahraini, Gulf Cooperation Council countries (GCC) and international investors.

Employees

Batelco employs approximately 936 people in Bahrain. Mikkel Vinter is the current chief executive officer of Batelco.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Beyon's 2023 revenue soars to $1.1bn; net profit up 2pc". tradearabia.com. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
^ "Batelco to shut down 2G network". TeleGeography. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2020.