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stc Earns the Excellence GTI Award and Signs Innovative Technology
Partnerships

stc Group, the Saudi digital enabler in with Ericsson focused on researching the five-year collaboration with Cisco to create
KSA and the region, earned the Excellence capabilities of 5G network technologies, a unified software-centric cloud services
Award organized by the Global TD-LTE enhancing network performance and package to ensure enhanced hardware
Initiative (GTI), for its contribution to supporting its deployment in the Kingdom, infrastructure, automation, virtual
the innovative “Smart IoT Ecosystem”. which will provide stc subscribers with simulation services, and coordination
The award was announced during the higher data speeds, as well as enabling tools. Moreover, stc signed an agreement
“GTI Online Summit 2022” that was held a range of new applications with low with Nokia, which included four areas,
as part of the Mobile World Congress response time, and transforming the current characterized by the digitization’s
(MWC22) event in Barcelona. stc was structure into an open digital structure to development, future of work, climate, and
presented and honored through this award support Innovative services for the fifth- society. The agreement was made to raise
for its dedication towards its significant generation network and the Internet of the quality of the commercial deployment
contribution to providing innovative mobile Things. As stc always seeks to develop and of 1 terabyte channel, which will allow stc
services, applications, and solutions innovate digital systems, the group signed Group, through Nokia’s PSI-M technology,
enabled by 4G, 5G and Enterprise Network a memorandum of understanding with to continue expanding the range of
Solutions technologies for consumers Microsoft Arabia to cooperate in the areas network capacity as well as support new
and verticals. Furthermore, stc signed a of digital systems development strategies. services related to high bandwidth. The
number of partnerships with the world's The collaboration includes developing a agreement also aimed at reducing carbon
leaders of the communications, networks digital platform (MEC) that provides 5G emissions through the application of best
and information technology industries, services based on cloud communications sustainability practices. stc explored
during its participation in the Mobile - and developing new applications and the world’s experiences on providing
World Congress (MWC22) in Barcelona. business models. The memorandum better broadband services to a larger
The partnerships with Ericsson, Nokia, aimed at supporting the fifth-generation number of beneficiaries and at a faster
Huawei, Intel, Cisco and Microsoft, were services for stc customers, using artificial speed, as well as the group showcased
the most prominent, in addition to other intelligence (AI) technologies and the its capabilities at levels of automation,
companies, in a step to expand and huge database which will pave the way including its specialized technologies in
develop 5G networks, cloud services, edge for improving the customer experience data centers and solutions designed in the
computing, and accelerate the open digital and enhancing the quality of many instant telecommunications cloud. Furthermore,
infrastructure, as well as to establish services. stc is constantly and rapidly stc exchanged its experiences with
a "Disaster Recovery Data Center", expanding the use of cloud technology to the world on how safety, productivity
that aims at enhancing the customer maintain its competitive edge, innovation and efficiency affect the operational
experience and enabling the Kingdom’s and transform interactions with digital performance of companies and highlighted
digital transformation. stc’s agreements services. Accordingly, the group signed a critical communication network solutions
and technologies which are the basis of
digital transformation. Over the four days of
MWC, stc recorded a remarkable presence
among the largest telecommunications
companies in the world and presented
its digital infrastructure achievements,
the uses of fifth generation technologies,
most notably cooperation with robots,
linking ports to the fifth generation
network, applying virtual stadiums,
financial technologies and sustainability
experiences, as well as discussed
technological changes, trends, drivers and
the potential opportunities for societies
and economies, while addressing the
global challenges such as sustainability,
cybersecurity and digitalization.

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