Enea has announced that its Wi-Fi Service Management Platform (SMP) was deployed by Batelco to seamlessly connect visitors at the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC). The BIC has a capacity of over 70,000, and the Enea Aptilo Wi-Fi SMP authenticated and connected Batelco’s customers automatically, and subscribers from other networks via a dedicated portal, during the Grand Prix event. The BIC is part of Batelco’s ‘Bahrain Wi-Fi’ service, the Kingdom’s WiFi digital network. For over ten years the operator has used Enea’s solution to connect subscribers in hotspots nationwide.
Commenting on the development, Abdulla Danesh, General Manager Enterprise, Batelco, said, “Enea is a valuable partner, and we share a common ethos. When we launched our service for people in the Kingdom to benefit from a uniform, island wide network – we relied on Enea’s technology. They have helped us deliver secure and reliable connectivity not only for our subscribers but for all people in Bahrain and visitors to the country.”
Enea’s Wi-Fi SMP not only provides secure connectivity, but also enables communication service providers (CSPs) to secure revenue streams with their Wi-Fi service. The technology has been deployed by over 100 communications service providers (CSPs) in 75 countries and has a subscriber footprint of over 250 million.
Meanwhile, Jonas Jacobsson, senior vice president, service provider sales, Enea, said, “Our expertise supported Batelco’s delivery of Wi-Fi on one of the most important days in the sporting calendar. Wi-Fi is a critical component of any sporting event adding the extra dimension on connecting fans to the action.”
