The Saudi Telecom Company (STC) Group has announced the official launching of the fifth generation (5G) wireless network service in the Kingdom.
STC Group’s CEO Engineer Nasser Bin Sulaiman Al-Nasser said this launch confirms the Group’s pioneering role and growth as a major facilitator of digital transformation and as a confirmation of the rapid development of the information and communications technology (ICT) sector in the Kingdom.
“The commercial launch of the service in Saudi Arabia coincides with the commercial launch of 5G service by VIVA Kuwait, a subsidiary of STC, as the first 5G operator in Kuwait. VIVA Bahrain, another subsidiary of STC, will launch commercial service of 5G in Bahrain in the near future,” he said.
Nasser said that STC has developed the wireless network infrastructure in the Kingdom, increasing its penetration, by providing the latest global technologies, and accelerating the deployment of the G5 network, which provides a major technical transformation and a basic network for future applications.
In the first phase, the 5G network will now be available in the Kingdom in specific areas in a number of major cities using home routers that will be available at specific STC outlets in line with customer needs.
