stc Bahrain has launched the first local integrated large-scale indoor 5G commercial deployment, declaring that it has achieved a new milestone in developing an integrated network infrastructure that supports the 5G connectivity.
The deployment, launched at stc Bahrain’s corporate headquarters in cooperation with Huawei, restates stc Bahrain’s digital vision to introduce technological advances that offer its business customers and individuals new experiences and opportunities, according to a press release on Wednesday.
The successful 5G deployment will utilise state-of-the-art applications and modern systems to upgrade the technology services in the company.
Commenting on this breakthrough, stc Bahrain’s CEO, Nezar Banabeela, said, “stc Bahrain is committed to investing in new levels of agile and highly flexible network infrastructure that not only enables our business and customers but also positions Bahrain as a global telecommunication and ICT player."
“Moreover, by launching this technology at our headquarters, this enables us to further explore its reach and capabilities through numerous field tests and pre-commercial trials of potential 5G user cases at our Innovation Center located in the main building and develop new 5G services,” he concluded.
It is noteworthy that the successful 5G deployment will elevate stc’s network agility to a whole new level with faster speeds with peak indoor data rates of 1.2 Gigabits per second (Gbps) and massive connections and lower latency.