Batelco announced that it has signed an agreement with Interxion Holding NV to deploy a new point of presence (POP) in Marseille, France. The agreement is expected to expand Batelco's presence in a strategically important hub location to accommodate the growing demand for internet bandwidth and content in Bahrain and the region. The Agreement was signed at Capacity Middle East 2019, which is taking place from March 4-7 at the Grand Hyatt, Dubai. The signing of this agreement will enable the facilitation of route diversity via terrestrial and submarine cables as well as position Batelco as a regional provider for IP Transit service. Currently, the majority of traffic in demand in Bahrain and the region is content that is available in Europe. Hence, the large and growing community of networks and Tier-1 content providers available to build partnerships with Interxion Marseille will accelerate Batelco's ability to cater to this growing demand from customers.