menatelecom is a licensed telecommunications operator based in the Kingdom of Bahrain and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kuwait Finance House (Bahrain). menatelecom has established itself as one of the nationwide full service telecommunications operators in the Kingdom.

In January 2007 menatelecom successfully secured a nationwide Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) licence in Bahrain which will allow the company to provide customers with the full range of fixed and nomadic telecommunications services throughout the Kingdom. In partnership with Motorola, menatelecom has rollout the nationwide of its FWA network, deploying a world-class technology solution based on state-of-the-art WiMAX technology. The objective is to provide customers, both business and mass-market consumer, with innovative products and services based on quality, reliability and exceptional value for money.

To ensure that it is offering the most advanced and innovative technology to its customers menatelecom had the foresight to recognise that the future of WiMAX technology will be in full mobility and by choosing a solution based on the IEEE 802.16e WiMAX standard, rather than the older but much less flexible IEEE 802.16d fixed WiMAX standard, Mena Telecom was planning for the future. In selecting a partner for the deployment and operation of the network, menatelecom had to be confident that it chose not only an equipment vendor with a reputation for excellence but also an acknowledge leader in the development and deployment of IEEE 802.16e WiMAX technology.

menatelecom selected Motorola as its technology partner because it is universally acknowledged throughout the telecommunications industry as the leading supplier of WiMAX technology based on the very latest IEEE802.16e mobile WiMAX standard. menatelecom’s association with Motorola brings a world class technology partner committed to the full development of the mobile WiMAX standard.

The wireless nature of the WiMAX network introduces an inherent nomadic mobility, where the subscriber terminal (e.g. phone handset, PC or wireless PDA device) does not need to be in a fixed position within the coverage area. This allows mobility similar to cordless phones, but over a significantly wider area, in fact the whole of populated Bahrain. This nomadic ability, coupled with the anticipated incorporation of WiMAX within Intel based laptops, will allow access to broadband services anywhere within Bahrain; a major improvement over current WiFi hotspots.