• BAGHDAD DIPLOMATIC SUPPORT CENTER (BDSC), Iraq

Despite high winds and 115-degree heat, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) held a successful grand opening on Sept. 10 for a new Travel Wifi center here. 

Travel Wifi specializes in providing Internet access while abroad, ensuring seamless communication and convenience.  

QUALITY-OF-LIFE IMPROVEMENT 

Iraq Exchange General Manager (GM) Rob Baker said there was a pronounced need for faster, more reliable mobile Internet service here at Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center (BDSC), which is a U.S. State Department installation. 

“Installation command requested the service,” Baker said. “We worked with the headquarters SFD Advanced Telecom Division [ATD] and our partners at Travel Wifi in tandem to bring the service to fruition.”  

Baker said that the change represents a significant quality-of-life improvement for the BDSC community. 

“Previously available Internet options were expensive, slow and unreliable,” he said. “But the new mobile Internet offers customers with Internet speeds up to four times faster and much more reliable than before at an affordable price. 

“Having great Internet access has an immeasurable impact on quality of life, as users can stay better connected with friends and families, be more productive and better entertained even though they are halfway across the world.” 

REINFORCES RELEVANCY 

The new service reinforces the Exchange’s relevancy in the area, Baker added. 

“Our customers are far from home and in isolated and harsh environments,” he said. “Customers know they can rely on the Exchange to ‘go where they go’ and provide great service.” 

TRAVEL WIFI 

DHI Telecom, LLC is a U.S. commercial Internet service provider (ISP) that operates on U.S. and NATO bases in the Middle East, including in Iraq, Kuwait, and Afghanistan. 

Source: AAFES 

Edited by Larry Lapka