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Full 5G - Taking 5G Further to Bring You a Fuller

Experience

stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and
platforms to customers, enabling the radical transformation of
the telecom industry in Kuwait into an as-a-Service model in line
with Kuwait’s 2035 vision “New Kuwait”. stc has been the first to
launch 5G End-To-End Standalone (SA) network in MENA region,
and has successfully accomplished the widest network coverage
using 5G Sub 3GHz which is the 1st of its kind in the Middle East
region.

The 5G SA enabled with Sub-3Ghz
technology allows 5G signals to pass
through buildings to provide better 5G

coverage both indoors and outdoors, and
lets consumers enjoy better constant
5G broadband experience and deeper 5G
indoor coverage.

stc updated its network to support both Standalone & Non-stand-
alone 5G devices, while continuing to enhance its 5G SA with initial
focus on eMBB (enhanced Mobile Broadband) and now with the
5G SA launch enhancing the value chain to support of uRLLC (Ul-
tra-Reliable Low-Latency Communication) and mMTC (Massive
machine type communications), to fulfil a wide-range of industry
transformations and business model requirements serving needs
of startups, SMEs, large enterprises and government sectors.
Nasser Al-Hamlan stc launched the unique campaign of FULL 5G Experience to
General Manager - Network Planning & Design maintain and reinforce our pioneering position as a digital
stc Kuwait transformation leader as we have always been a pioneer of
change, offering enriching experiences. FULL 5G is here to ignite
the next big leap in 5G experience and we’ve named it FULL 5G
for a reason - it takes 5G further to bring you a fuller experience
in 3 distinct ways by ensuring Full coverage, Full speed and Full
experience of 5G to our customers as it’s based on the most
advanced 5G Standalone Technology (SA), introduced by stc for
the first time ever in Kuwait. Operating exclusively on 5G core and
5G equipment, it opens new possibilities.

The Full 5G will unleash a digital transformation in a wide range of
fields by enhancing the 5G coverage to higher floors as compare
to 4G network, and to deeper indoor 5G coverage. The features
provide enhanced experience to delay sensitive applications like
gaming, CCTV, and enable to launch new emerging services, such

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