Batelco, Bahrain’s leading telecom services provider, has signed a new one-stop-shop (OSS) pact with Omantel, Oman’s primary provider on Internet services, bringing Batelco’s total number of OSS agreements to 31.

Furthermore, in signing the agreement with Omantel, Batelco now has an OSS agreement with all countries under the GCC umbrella.

The one-stop-shop agreements are a value-added service that benefits customers with international connectivity like IPLC (international Private leased circuits) and GMPLS (Global-MPLS) by offering them a wide global reach to various business hubs around the world in addition to facilitating the process of ordering, billing and fault management.

It also gives Batelco’s business customers and these operators, a single point of contact for international data services, provided by Batelco and these operators. Furthermore, it facilitates the convenience of paying in one currency.

By extending their OSS network Batelco is enhancing its Business customers’ experience and reach.

Batelco has previously signed agreements with operators located in many countries including UK, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Greece, USA, Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Pakistan, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Singapore.

OSS agreements complement Batelco’s range of international connectivity services such as IPLC and GMPLS (Global-MPLS). IPLC and GMPLS services are dedicated secure international circuits that ensure an instant connection to transmit data.

They provide a fast, efficient and virtually error free digital connection, as well as flexibility of working on a transparent protocol that can be used on any type of customer network application. It also provides highly efficient connectivity that improves data throughput and organizational productivity. – TradeArabia News Service