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stc Kuwait Deploys Fully Converged Core Network - First

Full-Scale Deployment by Any Operator

Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, a world-class digital
leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers,
enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, announced the
successful deployment of first fully 2G/3G/4G/5G NSA & 5G SA
converged core “5GC” network in the region. All 2G/3G/4G/5G
NSA & 5G SA services will be carried on the converged core
network. stc has yet again solidified its position as the most
technologically advanced operator in the region after being the
first operator to launch 5G standalone network and announced
readiness for Vo5G in the region as well one year ago. So far,
only 3 operators from china in the whole world have successfully
deployed a fully converged core network in their network and with
this announcement, stc has become the first global operator to
successfully deploy such a solution outside china.

All 2G/3G/4G/5G NSA & 5G SA services will
be carried on the converged core network.
stc has yet again solidified its position
as the most technologically advanced
operator in the region after being the first
operator to launch 5G standalone network

and announced readiness for Vo5G in the
region as well one year ago.

In order to transform the digital services in the country,
deployment of converged core by stc is a major development, as
Eng. Fahad Al Ali it will enable new innovative capabilities to serve the consumers
Chief Technology Officer - CTO and enterprises in Kuwait.
stc Kuwait
In 5G era, different core networks for 5G SA, 5G NSA as well
as legacy networks such as 4G & 3G create complex network
structures for operators. A complex web of internetworking
between different core networks may result in not full utilization
of operators’ capabilities in serving the customers. On the
other hand, a fully converged core helps reduce inter-system
communication between two generations of mobile networks.
This means less number of handover are required which results
into achieving significantly lower latency for end users and
also improves the handover success rates thus ensuring an

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