Batelco, Interxion in deal for POP

Batelco yesterday announced it has signed an agreement with Interxion Holding NV, a leading European provider of carrier and cloud-neutral colocation data centre services, to deploy a new point of presence (POP) in Marseille, France. The agreement was signed at Capacity Middle East 2019, which is taking place from March 4-7 at the Grand Hyatt, Dubai.

The signing of this agreement will enable the facilitation of route diversity via terrestrial and submarine cables as well as position Batelco as a regional provider for IP Transit service. Commenting Batelco Chief Global Business Officer Adel Daylami said, “With the increased use of the internet, it is imperative that customers are provided with reliable solutions allowing them to run their operations smoothly.

Batelco is working to establish an extensive national and international infrastructure.” Interxion Director of Market Development & Strategy Mike Hollands said: “The growing number of content, gaming and cloud platforms present in our Marseille data centres will now enjoy enhanced access to Batelco’s residential and enterprise customers in Bahrain and the Middle East.