Mena Telecom, an investment subsidiary of Kuwait Finance House - Bahrain, announced that it will be exhibiting its range of innovative products at MEFTEC, the premier financial technology event, taking place at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre on 10 and 11 February 2009.

MEFTEC is held under the auspices of the Central Bank of Bahrain and supported by the Bahrain Financial Services Development.

Mena Telecom will present all its products and services such as menaHome; which offers residential customers various packages and download allocations to meet the needs of every type of user, in addition to fast broadband & voice services, and menaBusiness packages that offer customers unlimited download allocation coupled with advance broadband data & voice services including optional PBX services. Both business and residential users can enjoy super-fast speeds of up to 8 Mbps, and 30% lower international calls.

Visitors to the Mena Telecom Stand will have the opportunity to test one of many WiMAX stations where customers are invited to experience browsing the web and playing the latest online games using this cutting edge technology.

Mena Telecom is the first company in the world to launch a nationwide WiMAX end-to-end (Wireless Broadband & Telephony network) using WiMAX 802.16e technology.

Abdul Razak Jawahery, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Mena Telecom and an Executive Manager at Kuwait Finance House – Bahrain, said, "We are moving from a period in which communications was merely a utility with cost as the most important criteria, into an era of intelligent communications, in which advanced communications capabilities can fundamentally transform a company's business processes. Mena Telecom’s WiMAX solutions are built with great flexibility in order to support each firm's unique operational requirements."

"With growing global and regional competition and shorter business cycles, businesses can rely on Mena Telecom’s WiMAX solutions to transform their business processes, and gain competitive advantage. Technologies such as WiMAX broadband internet and telephony can play a pivotal role in furthering the business strategies of companies," added Mr. Jawahery.

"Attendees will have an unrivalled and interactive experience since Mena Telecom will assign customer service representatives and technical engineers to assist their needs and perform the demonstrations of the cutting-edge technologies. MEFTEC has become an increasingly growing business community. As a serious player in the local market, Mena Telecom is ready to demonstrate its capabilities and leadership for delivering high quality services to our customers," Mr. Jawahery concluded.

Mena Telecom’s WiMAX services effectively replace the traditional cables or DSL to work with the wireless broadband technology. It also allows users to make calls while  receiving and sending large multimedia files at exponential rates in addition to being portable, meaning that customers can change residence without changing phone numbers. Businesses are also offered advance services like IP-PBX and conferencing facilities in addition to voice & broadband services thus allowing considerable savings on cost, and significant Quality of Service (QoS) improvement.