Batelco has announced its Next Generation Network (NGN) services will be launched in the Gudabiya area in Baharain on Wednesday.

The upgrade will take place between 2.30am and 4am to ensure the least disturbance to customers, it said.

NGN services will make it possible for triple play (Voice, Data and Video) to come from a single line, which traditionally only carried voice telephone services.

It will allow new customers to connect to Batelco Broadband Internet within one day, from a process that usually took two weeks through the old network.

'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 and company spokesman Ahmed Al Janahi.

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

Some StarDial services may also need to be reset and some Internet equipment may need to be rebooted.-TradeArabia News Service