Bahrain Telecommunication Company BSC

Company type	Bahraini Shareholding Company (B.S.C)
Traded as	BHSE:BEYON
Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	1981; 43 years ago (1981)
Headquarters	P.O. Box 14 Building 1095, Road 1425, Block 1014 Hamala , Bahrain
Area served	Middle East North Africa Europe Indian Ocean South America
Key people	Abdulla Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa (Chairman of the Board) Mikkel Vinter (CEO)
Products	Fixed-line telephone Mobile telephony Broadband
Services	Integrated Communications
Revenue	$1.127 billion (2023)[1]
Operating income	$275.9 million (2023)[1]
Net income	$191 million (2023)[1]
Total assets	$3.01 billion (2023)[1]
Number of employees	936 (2022)
Subsidiaries	List Batelco Bahrain Umniah Mobile Communications Qualitynet Etihad Atheeb Telecom Sabafon Batelco Egypt Qualitynet Algeria Sure Dhiraagu
Website	batelco.com

Bahrain Telecommunication Company BSC, trading as Batelco (Arabic: بتلكو), is the principal telecommunications company in Bahrain. The company's headquarters are in Bahrain and the company is listed on the Bahrain Bourse. The Chairman of the Board is Abdulla Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa.

It provides services for mobiles through UMTS 2100 and LTE 1800 (the GSM network was shut down on 31 December 2019^[2]) while its residential Internet is an ADSL, Wireless (4G/5G) or FTTH service. Batelco is one of Bahrain's five Internet service providers.

Ownership

Batelco was established in 1981 as a Bahraini public joint stock company and has an authorized share capital of BD200 million (US$531 million).

Batelco's major shareholders include Orascom Investment Holding (60%) and the Government of Bahrain (through Mumtalakat Holding Company, Amber Holding Company and Social Insurance Organisation; 40%), various financial and commercial organizations, and private Bahraini, Gulf Cooperation Council countries (GCC) and international investors.

Employees

Batelco employs approximately 936 people in Bahrain. Mikkel Vinter is the current chief executive officer of Batelco.