Batelco Powers Bahrain's e-Government Broadband Drive with Metro Ethernet to the Business network from Cisco.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Arab ICT (1) (Information and Communications Technology) An umbrella term for the information technology field. See IT. (2) (International Computers and Tabulators) See ICL. 1. (testing) ICT - In Circuit Test. Summit MANAMA, Bahrain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 2002 Batelco Selects Cisco Metro Ethernet A metropolitan area network (MAN) that uses a 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) backbone rather than SONET/SDH links. Ethernet offers a more economical alternative. In a Metro Ethernet network, multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) may be deployed to provide quality of service (QoS). Switching to Provide Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. Broadband Access Over Fiber to Government and Commercial Organisations Cisco Systems (Nasdaq:CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) today announced that the Bahrain Telecommunications Co (Batelco), has selected the Cisco Metro Ethernet Switching portfolio to help provide next-generation business broadband connectivity over a fiber network as part of Bahrain's e-Government initiative. Batelco has access to existing dark fiber in Manama and is expanding the reach of this fiber as a foundation of both the country's Government Data Network (GDN GDN Garden (postal suffix) GDN Gdansk, Poland - Rebiechowo (Airport Code) GDN Global Data Network GDN Goods Dispatch Note GDN Global Disaster Network (Yahoo group) ) and commercial business connectivity in Manama using broadband Metro Ethernet Solutions from Cisco Systems. By applying Cisco Ethernet to the Business switching solutions, Batelco will initially be able to cost-effectively connect all of Bahrain's government Ministries with a high-speed broadband network, and help commercial institutions migrate existing Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity to Gigabit Ethernet over fiber. The new Ethernet infrastructure will help provide much greater flexibility and granularity in the way that bandwidth is provisioned. Batelco will use Cisco IOS software to manage and modify bandwidth allocations on an individual customer basis. "You cannot hope to build an innovative e-Government service on yesterday's technology," said Batelco Chief Executive Tony Hart. "Only through the deployment of the very latest technologies can we ensure that we have the ability to manage the Government's future requirements -- and this is the reason we have chosen to work closely with Cisco Systems. Our role in developing e-Government for the nation is yet further evidence that Batelco is building an `intelligent Kingdom' in Bahrain." The new Ethernet and fiber-based network will provide a foundation for the delivery of advanced services such as MPLS-based Virtual Private Network connectivity between sites (VPNs), video conferencing, video-on-demand, e-Learning and IP Telephony in the future. The next-generation network will also help enable the ministries to transfer and exchange government data, applications and information as part of Bahrain's accelerating e-Government drive. "Building an Ethernet and fiber-based broadband access network will help provide a flexible infrastructure to underpin Bahrain's e-Government initiative and help Batelco to provide innovative commercial services in the future," said Ghazi gha·zi n. pl. gha·zies Islam 1. A man who has fought successfully against infidels. 2. Often used as a title for such a warrior. Atallah, Cisco's director of operations for the Middle East and North Africa. "Batelco has demonstrated vision in choosing this next-generation model to serve commercial and governmental customers in the Middle East with next-generation broadband connectivity today." Working with Schlumberger Network and Infrastructure Solutions, a Cisco Silver Certified Channel Partner in Bahrain, Batelco is building a Metro Ethernet Switching architecture powered by Catalyst(R) 3550 switches at the network edge, together with the Cisco ONT ONT Ontario (old acronym - ON is now frequently used) ONT Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks (cisco CCNP exam) ONT Optical Network Terminal ONT Ontario Northland Railway 1031 (Optical Network Terminator) within customer sites, and Cisco 7600 and Cisco 7200 Series Internet routers in the broadband aggregation layer. The new architecture will also include the Cisco Ethernet Subscriber Edge Solution Engine for managing the fiber end-points within customers' premises. Batelco is deploying Multiprotocol Label Switching (networking) Multiprotocol Label Switching - (MPLS) A packet switching protocol developed by the IETF. Initially developed to improve switching speed, other benefits are now seen as being more important. (MPLS (1) (MultiProtocol Lambda Switching) The earlier name for GMPLS. See GMPLS. (2) (MultiProtocol Label Switching) A standard from the IETF for including routing information in the packets of an IP network. ) within the core to differentiate and streamline traffic types, and provide the basis for rolling out Voice over IP, and video services in the future. For more information on Cisco Metro Solutions, please visit http://www.cisco.com/go/metro. About Batelco Batelco (Bahrain Telecommunications Company) was established in 1981 as a Bahraini shareholding company. Over the years, Batelco has enjoyed a fine reputation for providing world-class telecommunications and information services See Information Systems. to the people of Bahrain and the region. Batelco's shareholders include the Government of Bahrain, quasi-government institutions, leading financial and commercial organisations, and Bahraini and GCC GCC: see Gulf Cooperation Council. (compiler, programming) GCC - The GNU Compiler Collection, which currently contains front ends for C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, and Ada, as well as libraries for these languages (libstdc++, libgcj, etc). citizens. Between them, they own 80 per cent of the shares with Cable & Wireless (U.K.) owning the remaining 20 per cent. The company enjoys a strong association with Cable & Wireless who provide appropriate support, advice and assistance as requested by Batelco. For more information, please visit http://www.batelco.com. About Cisco Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco news and information are available at www.cisco.com/me. Note for editors Cisco Systems at Arab ICT Summit, Dubai, October 12 Cisco Systems' director of operations, Ghazi Atallah will be moderating a high-level briefing on the deployment of ICT infrastructure in the region at a one day summit taking place at the Burj Al Arab The Burj Al Arab (Arabic: برج العرب, "Tower of the Arabs") is a luxury hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates managed by the Jumeirah Group and built by Said Khalil. It was designed by Tom Wright of WS Atkins PLC. . This regional summit is organised by the Dubai Internet City Dubai Internet City (DIC) is an information technology park created by the Government of Dubai as a free economic zone and a strategic base for companies targeting emerging markets. and Emirates Media. Cisco, Cisco IOS, Cisco Systems, the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. 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