Batelco, a privately owned company headquartered in Bahrain, was founded in 1981 and employs approximately 1,700 individuals, operating as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company is a telecommunications provider serving both the corporate and consumer markets through the delivery of fixed and wireless telecommunications solutions.
On April 2, 2026, Bahrain's interior ministry confirmed civil defense teams were extinguishing a fire at a facility after an Iranian airstrike. This followed reports earlier the same day that an Iranian strike on April 1 damaged infrastructure linked to Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Bahrain, specifically impacting a facility operated by Batelco, Bahrain’s largest telecommunications provider, in the Hamala area. Previously on April 1, the Financial Times reported that Amazon's cloud operations in Bahrain suffered damage from an Iranian strike targeting Batelco's headquarters in Hamala, which hosts AWS infrastructure. Iranian missiles struck Batelco headquarters on April 1, the largest telecommunications company in the country and an AWS host, marking the first direct hit on a US tech giant following Tehran's stated intention to strike US companies.
Batelco offers 5 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Batelco's product portfolio comprises of consumer electronics, telecoms and media and TV services.
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