Batelco, Bahrain’s leading integrated telecommunications provider has announced that their NGN (Next Generation Network) services will be implemented in the Hoora area on May 21.

The migration from the old network to the new state-of-the-art NGN will take place between 2.30am and 4am to ensure the least disturbance to customers.

NGN services facilitate triple play (Voice, Data & Video) on a single line which traditionally only carried voice telephone services.

The service will allow new customers to connect to Batelco Broadband Internet within one day, from a process that usually took two weeks prior to migration.

“Batelco’s NGN will deliver our promise to bring affordable broadband access to all of Bahrain’s households and enable an e-lifestyle for all residents sharing information, education and entertainment,” said Batelco group board secretary & company spokesman Ahmed Al Janahi.

Following the migration, customers will notice a different dial tone on their landline phone.

Additionally, some StarDial services may need to be reset and some internet equipment may need to be rebooted.

For any further assistance, customers  can call 17881188 for internet related issues, 121 for fixed line or technical issues or 196 for general enquiries.

The NGN migration project, which will be completed by the end of the year, will put Batelco’s customers among the best connected in the world and will make Bahrain the first country in the world with complete country-wide Broadband access, said Al Janahi.-TradeArabia News Service