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stc Group Discusses Prospects of the Digital Revolution and Cloud
Innovation at the Gartner Global Conference Conclusion

stc group, an engine of digital “Leading the Digital Revolution: Launching employing emerging technologies in this
transformation, concluded its participation a Strategic Force that Dares” under the field to provide an exceptional customer
in the Gartner IT Symposium/XPO™ 2023, umbrella of “Opinion Leadership.” The experience. He also highlighted the value
the world's most important gathering for session highlighted keeping up with the of security for customers as a key pillar
CIOs and IT executives, held in Barcelona. rapid pace of the ongoing digital revolution of operations. Abdulrahman Al Manea,
The conference witnessed a prominent worldwide and incorporating suitable Chief Product Management & Marketing
presence of the group across three techniques to interact with it within the Officer at “sirar by stc”, also spoke at a
subsidiaries, including solutions by stc, framework of an integrated strategy for panel discussion titled ‘Fortifying Your
sirar by stc, and SCCC for cloud computing the group. While Talal Al-Bakr, CEO of Digital Defense: Cybersecurity in the Age
services, where it reviewed digital SCCC, spoke about “Cloud Innovation: of Threats'. It addressed the cybersecurity
empowerment solutions and prospects Empowering Industries to Innovate map and the expanding risks organizations
for digital transformation. Representatives Through a New Model of Commitment.” He face. He also presented effective
of the group also participated in the panel explained the methods of supporting the strategies, best practices for protecting
discussions, which were held during the industrial sector by providing innovative digital assets, methods of reducing
conference and received broad interest cloud products. Anas Al Khani, the CEO of cyber risks, and solutions provided by the
among the participants. The conversations “specialized by stc”, participated in a panel company to enhance proactive prevention.
focused on crucial cybersecurity issues discussion titled "Customer Experience The Group seeks to expand its presence in
and providing a secure environment for in the Critical Communications Industry". local, regional and global forums to keep
critical communications to enhance the During this, he reviewed the increasing pace with the transformations that the
customer experience. Saud Al Sherehi, importance of customers feeling safe and group is witnessing in terms of the rapid
Vice President of Products and Solutions confident while obtaining the service by growth of its international operations,
at stc group, joined a session about providing a highly secure environment and especially in the European continent.

stc Group Launches the Biggest-Ever Expansion of the 5G Network in Its

History

stc group has announced the largest
expansion of the 5G network in history.
Investments will be made `to develop
and expand the existing network to cover
more than 75 cities and governorates
in Saudi Arabia. This project builds on
the group's success in delivering 5G
network technologies to over 90% of its
locations in major cities. The investments
made by stc group will contribute to
the development and expansion of the
network, encouraging the digital economy,
supporting local content, creating quality
jobs, and enhancing people's lives digitally.
This is all in line with the group's expansion
and growth strategy. The Kingdom has
witnessed a digital transformation since
2006, which was a milestone for the This journey started with the provision substantial access to a more robust world
people of Saudi Arabia. They could access of Internet services through the first- of applications, continuing the journey of
the Internet through their mobile phones generation networks (1G and 2G) in the late Internet generations. This mega project is
(before smartphones) using the third- nineties. Homes, companies, and Internet the outcome of these achievements and
generation network (3G) provided by the cafes were about to the Internet for the marks the success of this journey. In 2018,
Saudi Telecom Company. This company first time in the history of the Kingdom. The stc group launched the 5G network, marking
is now known as the stc group, leading introduction of 4G services in 2011 enabled a significant milestone that initiated a
the way in enabling digital transformation. users to live stream videos and gain more historic transformation in communications

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