Butzbach, 7. February 2024 - RIEDEL Networks today announced a strategic partnership with Kalaam Carrier Solutions, a prominent digital solutions provider headquartered in Bahrain, to enhance the MENA region’s motorsports experience and establish a robust, permanent network infrastructure.
“Collaborating with RIEDEL Networks on this endeavor has allowed Kalaam to continue to cater to strategic industries and mission critical projects within the GCC, such as the world largest motorsports events, where quality and performance of the connectivity solution is paramount for success,” said Veer Passi, Group CEO of Kalaam. “By seamlessly integrating our carrier-agnostic approach with Riedel’s expertise, we have set the stage for continued excellence and groundbreaking advancements in the dynamic realm of global connectivity.”
From left: Veer Passi, Group CEO of Kalaam & Michael Martens, CEO of RIEDEL Networks
The project, initiated in November 2022, required a swift turnaround, with everything in place by mid-February 2023. It was completed within three months, with the first stage of Kalaam proposed plan having already reduced the round-trip delay from Riedel’s Milan POP to the Middle East POP from 120 to 70 milliseconds — a 41% improvement. Moreover, a new POP in Manama, Bahrain, enables Riedel to utilize fully Kalaam’s wholly owned terrestrial cable system, Kalaam Network Optical Transit (KNOT), to cover additional countries including Saudi Arabia (Riyadh), Kuwait (Kuwait City), Qatar (Doha), and the UAE (Abu Dhabi and Dubai).
“Kalaam Carrier Solutions aligned perfectly with our criteria for a partner, bringing not just technological expertise but also a commitment to seamless collaboration and an unwavering focus on achieving our shared goals,” said Michael Martens, CEO at RIEDEL Networks, “This collaboration has fortified our network infrastructure and laid the foundation for future endeavors.”
Kalaam Telecom Group (Kalaam) is a trusted digital solutions provider, serving SMEs, enterprise regionally and telecom carriers and hyperscalers globally. Headquartered in Bahrain, and with offices in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Jordan, and UK, Kalaam has pioneered ISP solutions, connectivity, and digital transformation in the GCC with an accumulated legacy of 30+ years.
Kalaam provides a portfolio of cutting-edge digital solutions that are tailored to the needs of customers of all sizes in key markets and verticals across the region, including BFSI, education, government, hospitality, healthcare, retail and more.
Kalaam’s fully owned terrestrial cable system, Kalaam Network Optical Transit (KNOT), which is spanning Kuwait, Bahrain, KSA, UAE and Qatar is now coupled with consortium ownership in undersea cable Europe-India Gateway (EIG), a 15,000 km international fiber-optic submarine cable system covering 12 countries from India and the Middle East to Europe. Through this extensive network, Kalaam is uniquely placed to serve international and regional telecom carriers and enterprises.
To know more about Kalaam Telecom Solutions log onto www.kalaam-telecom.com.
RIEDEL Networks is a privately owned, global network provider focused on customized networks. We are listed in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Services, Global, as a niche vendor specializing in mid-market international enterprises and the media and events sector. With our own global backbone, we help companies to be networked worldwide. Our services include Internet connectivity, MPLS, SD-WAN, SASE, Cloud Connect and more. Our customers come from various industries and appreciate quality, safety and reliability. RIEDEL Networks is a 100% owned company of the RIEDEL Communications Group in Wuppertal, Germany, and is fully privately owned by Thomas Riedel.
Riedel Communications is a leading provider of live production tools for the media, sports and entertainment industries. The company’s hardware and software solutions range from distributed video and audio networks, intercom and replay solutions to WAN and MPLS applications. Riedel’s holistic approach allows the three business units – Product Division, Managed Technology Division and Networks Division – to leverage powerful synergies to provide flexible infrastructure, tools and services for fixed and temporary installations around the globe, enabling Riedel customers to execute even the most complex projects onsite, remotely or in the cloud. Riedel is headquartered in Wuppertal and employs over 1,000 people at 30 locations in Europe, Australia, Asia and North and South America.
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