The Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has signed more than 15 agreements at the LEAP22 expo as part of its efforts to support and develop IT sector and enable digital transformation in the region.
The company had announced an initiative to establish a $1 billion main digital center “Mean Hub” for the Middle East and North Africa, in addition to STC’s intentions to establish a company specialized in hosting services in data centers and regional and international connectivity, with a capital of SR100 million.
STC successfully concluded its participation in the LEAP Conference, showcasing its various innovative services, technologies, and digital solutions that contribute to accelerating the digital transformation of the public and private sectors and ensure a safe environment for digital infrastructure to ensure availability and connectivity for various business sectors by providing the largest advanced 5th Generation technology in the Middle East.
STC, on the sidelines of the conference, signed several agreements with major international companies, including Microsoft, Huawei, Ericsson, and Cisco, in addition to other agreements with different government agencies, such as the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing, the Ministry of Tourism and the Saudi Tourism Authority.
Moreover, STC also announced an initiative to establish a factory to localize data centers in the Kingdom, in partnership with Huawei, and cooperated with Ericsson to support the 5th Generation core network and business support systems to enhance the independent 5-G networks, in addition to signing an agreement with Microsoft Arabia to develop areas of innovation, cloud technology strategies and 5-G solutions.
Also, STC said that it has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing to enhance governance and strategic cooperation in information and communication technology and to develop cooperation in developing and improving the smart city system and digital initiatives.
For its part, STC Academy announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with Huawei on the sidelines of the conference, aimed at developing the capabilities of 5G technologies at the STC group and national levels.
It includes a national 5G competition for universities, where students will be trained to be certified in 5G technology and to be able to build innovative projects in 5G technology, in addition to creating a base model for the 5G laboratory that includes a comprehensive 5G technology interlinked with relevant learning paths, as the laboratory is planned to be a source of high quality 5G training for STC group and at the national level.
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