Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) and Avis have signed a memorandum of understanding to facilitate WiFi solutions for the car rental company's customers in Bahrain.

The agreement will see Batelco provide WiFi service via its 4G network, in all of Avis' chauffeur-driven fleet, said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication.

The service will later be enabled throughout the entire Bahrain-based fleet.

In addition, Avis Rent a Car will provide Batelco prepaid SIM cards to all renters during the Formula One weekend.

The SIM cards will allow free calls to all Batelco numbers and include data services.

Furthermore, Avis will also include a Batelco mobile line as part of the rental package over the weekend.

The MoU was signed by Batelco acting general manager for consumer division Ebrahim Al Sayed and Avis general manager Gowtham G at Batelco headquarters in Hamala. - TradeArabia News Service