Friday, October 20, 2017

STC said a number of mega-deals were reached with international companies including Nokia, Ericsson and Huawei on the sidelines of GITEX Dubai 2017.

The first agreement was signed with Nokia to boost mobile broadband capacity and coverage in Saudi Arabia using Nokia’s 4.5G-Pro technology. The agreement was signed by Emad A. Alaoudah, vice president of procurement and support services sector at STC, in the presence of Khaled H. Biyari, STC Group CEO, and Nasser Alnasser, senior vice president of technology and operations at STC.

STC said the enhanced network will meet the ever-increasing demands of end customers, including the millions of visitors who travel to Makkah and Madinah each year, particularly during the Hajj and Ramadan seasons. Furthermore, the NB-IoT will enable STC network infrastructure to evolve into the new era of digitization, which is a solid step toward the new programmable world.

The second agreement was signed with Huawei for 5G-ready network to support STC’s 5G strategy. The deal aims to meet the ever-growing needs of subscribers, drive Saudi ICT industry development, and support the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 and National Transformation Program 2020.

The third agreement was signed with Ericsson, under which Ericsson will provide STC with managed services to enhance customer experience, network performance and process quality, as well as passive managed infrastructure services, electro-mechanical equipment for mobile access sites, facility management during crises and electromechanical management of technical sites.

Source: http://www.arabnews.com/node/1180286/corporate-news