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Saudi Arabia’s STC expands LTE network

STC is looking to take the lead in Saudi's LTE race by expanding coverage areas to 11 cities
December 1, 2011 Written by Benny Har-Even

STC, the Saudi Arabian carrier, has added anotherLTE coverage to another five cities across the Kingdom, taking the total up to 11. The cities of Makkah, Madinah, Abha, Khamis Mushayt, Dhahran now have access to LTE, in addition to the cities of Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Jubail, Al Khobar, Al Ahsa.

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Smart pipes the answer for STC

Smart pipes are going to be key to combating decreasing broadband service prices and rising traffic, believes Saudi Telecom Company CEO
September 30, 2011 Written by Jamie Beach

Dr. Saad Al Khatani, Group CSO of Saudi Telecom Company (STC), believes smart pipes are the only way to effectively offset the high set-up and running costs of modern broadband networks, and maintain Quality of Service to the customer as new applications and services are added.

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Arabian knights defend Saudi mobile users

September 2, 2007 Written by James Middleton

The popularity of Bluetooth and mobile messaging services in the Middle East is leading to ample opportunities for security and content filtering firms to exploit in the region. This week at the GSM>3G Middle East & Gulf conference in Duabi, Saudi Arabia’s leading carrier, Saudi Telecom Company (STC), tapped mobile security firm AdaptiveMobile to defend [...]

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