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Saudi ARAMCO, stc and Huawei Signed a Memorandum of Understanding
to Launch a Joint Innovation Program for 5G Technology Utilization in Oil

& Gas Industry

stc achieved another milestone in its 5G investments in resources to achieve in- finally establish industry digitalization
network development with its partner depth research and innovation. In this standards for the oil and gas sector. Both
Huawei after pioneering 5G network regard, both parties proposed a roadmap parties will use key technologies such
deployment in the Middle East in 2019. stc of 5G network construction, and services as E2E 5G slicing, Multi-access Edge
announced it has signed a Memorandum innovations, verifications and deployments Computing, and Massive IoT to deploy an
of Understanding (MOU) with Saudi for oil and gas industry. This ambitious enterprise 5G dedicated network and key
Aramco, the world’s largest integrated plan will guide both parties to jointly use cases for Aramco's upstream, middle
oil and Gas Company to launch a joint analyze the application scenarios and and downstream production services,
innovation program for 5G technology requirements of 5G in oil and gas industry, such as 3D augmented reality and remote
and applications utilization in Oil & Gas thus, develop and promote relevant collaboration, smart video surveillance,
industry, which will fuel economic growth innovative solutions. It also aims to greatly intelligent security management, machine
and societal benefits in the kingdom and promote the application of 5G technologies vision, drone and robot applications, so as
around the world ARAMCO and stc have in regional and global energy industries. to directly drive and serve the digitalization
reached a consensus that 5G is a key In the next few years, the two parties will of the oil and gas industry. Aramco
technology to IR4.0 (Industrial Revolution jointly explore fast deployment of the Technical Services Senior Vice-President,
4.0) digital transformation in the gas and enterprise 5G dedicated network for the oil Ahmad Al Sa’adi, said: “We recognize
oil industry, and deemed it necessary to and gas industry, and study the feasibility 5G is a major enabling technology for
make it a priority and undertake further of the relevant applications in order to digital transformation. Therefore, we will
continue to collaborate with local service
providers and their partners to co-innovate
and develop solutions for new digital use
cases and pilot them over 5G networks
at our facilities.” stc VP of Business
Development, Dr. Sultan Bin Saeed, said:
"Saudi Arabia has entered the acceleration
phase of 5G commercialization. In this
era of Internet of Everything, 5G networks,
thanks to their high speeds, massive
connection capabilities and low latency,
will become engines of rapid development
across industries. Through joint efforts
with Aramco, stc, as a trusted digital
enabler in the region, will fully leverage
the advantages of 5G, AI, and cloud-
network synergy to promote innovation
and digital transformation, creating
new value for the oil and gas industry.”

5G Coverage for the GCC Summit Center in Al-Ula

The stc Group played a remarkable with fiber-optic technology. Furthermore, site connection. As a digital enabler of the
technical and digital role in the city of the Group also secured a backup with 2030 Agenda, stc confirmed its continued
Al-Ula during the 41st GCC Summit, microwave technology and satellite commitment to providing the Kingdom
named the "Summit of Sultan Qaboos and technology (VSAT), installed and operated with the latest network technology
Sheikh Sobah". In a recent press release, 17 mobile towers with 11 equipped mobile and the most reliable ICTs in various
stc announced powering the summit’s sites to cover the summit’s location and the events and across different locations.
meeting center in Al-Ula with the 5G roads leading to it, and provided 9 different
network, and serving the Mirror Theatre networks for audio, Internet, and inter-

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