Alan Horne departs Bahrain’s TRA

Alan Horne’s three-year tenure as the director general of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), Bahrain has ended, and Horne has said he is in the process of assessing other opportunities, some of which exist in the region. Horne has been in the telecommunications industry for more than 30 years. He started his career with British Telecom moving on to Phillips and Mitel Telecom. He founded InterConnect Communications in 1984 and grew the company into an internationally renowned consultancy advising on all matters in telecommunications regulation.

In 2001 Horne sold the company to Telcordia Technologies of the US. He has advised boards of operators in such matters as preparation for liberalisation and privatisation; enterprises on benefiting through the use of new competitive services and technologies; and governments on establishing independent regulators.

Horne’s responsibilities as director general are now being handled by the chairman of the TRA, Mohammed Ahmed Al Amer.