wiredInUSA November 2018

Connecting for connectivity

Government technology supplies

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Zain Bahrain has joined the Middle East- Europe Terrestrial System (MEETS), an international cable system that provides high bandwidth regional connectivity solutions. By joining MEETS, Zain Bahrain will offer enhanced products to meet the increasing demand for high speed and reliable connectivity throughout the kingdom, particularly amongst the enterprise sector. The company has hailed it as “a major regional telecommunication development for the Kingdom of Bahrain” as it moves towards making the kingdom a major hub for ICT and data movement in the MENA region. MEETS is built on an optical ground wire over a 1,400km regional high tension electricity network, reducing the risk of cable cuts and enhancing the availability normally associated with submarine cables.

June 2021) while guaranteeing minimum discounts off list or recommended retail price. The hardware marketplace is divided into different categories, with a separate panel of suppliers established for each category. The latest application process is to establish further offerings within network equipment (category 2) andcabling services (category 3). In August 2017 the government announced changes in the way it procures technology services, offering startups and SMEs a larger portion of Canberra’s technology spend.

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