Bayanat

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Bayanat Al Oula for Network Services بيانات الأولى لخدمات الشبكات
Type	Private
Founded	2005
Headquarters	Saudi Arabia
Key people	Abdulmajeed Elshawa (CEO)
Industry	Telecommunications
Products	Broadband Internet, International Bandwidth, Connectivity Services (Wireless and Fiber) and Value-Added Services
Website	http://www.bayanat.com.sa/

Bayanat (also known as Bayanat Al Oula for Network Services) (Arabic: بيانات الأولى لخدمات الشبكات) is a Saudi company established in 2005 through a consortium of local investors, Bayanat was licensed by the Communication & Information Technology Commission (CITC) to provide local, national, and international data communications services.

1 Ownership
2 Bayanat's service portfolio
3 Technologies
4 See also
5 External links
6 News

[edit] Ownership

Bayanat Al Oula for Network Services is a privately funded and owned by three of the leading communication firms in Saudi Arabia: Nour Communications, Baud Telecom Company and Al-Harbi Telecom.

Saudi Mobily will complete the purchase of Bayanat Al Oula in the first quarter of 2008. and they own 99% of Bayanat now.

[edit] Bayanat's service portfolio

Bayanat will be offering the following types of services:

International bandwidth
Connectivity Services – including last-mile connectivity services and local, national and international connectivity
Broadband internet
Value-added services (VAS)
Broadcast services
E-commerce services
Ethernet VPN
Videoconferencing
Co-location and server management services
Video on demand
Video telephony and conferencing services
Online gaming