GEC NEWS WIREThe hub unlocks significant pull-through business for mobile roaming, Wi-Fi roaming and other future IP Exchange propositions.
VIVA Bahrain and BT have launched Bahrain’s Global IP Exchange (GIPX) interoperability hub.
With the launch of the GIPX hub, VIVA Bahrain delivers hosting and connectivity, whilst providing a new route to market for BT’s Global IP Exchange Voice and interoperability services in the region. It will also enable BT to extend its Global IP Exchange footprint to the Middle East.
His Excellency, Engineer Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed, Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications, said: “Bahrain is the first nation to host a hub providing global IP connectivity to all operators in the gulf region and Middle East. This launch makes our Kingdom a regional leader in the telecommunications industry and underlines our Government’s commitment to building a strong knowledge-based economy. We are convinced that cost effectiveness and faster connectivity will also reinforce Bahrain’s position as an attractive business friendly environment”.
Ulaiyan Al Wetaid, CEO of VIVA Bahrain, stated: “End-users in the Middle East and beyond will benefit from more choice, better service and higher quality communications. For consumers, applications such as HD voice, video calling, and Wi-Fi roaming and 4G-roaming will become easier to access and less expensive than they are today.”
Wael El-Kabbany, managing director, Middle East and North Africa, BT Global Services, said: “We have worked together with VIVA for more than five years and share the same outlook on leadership, dynamism, innovation and how the creative use of technology can help deliver a great performance. The hub is also a key building block in the execution of our strategy aiming at rolling out a fully federated Global IP Exchange infrastructure around the world.”
