Private 5G specialist Celona has introduced a new suite of ‘zero-trust’ security capabilities, under the name Aerloc, for industrial customers deploying private 4G and 5G networks to underpin IT and OT functions. New capabilities include unified SIM-based authentication, dynamic and distributed policy enforcement, and...
Ericsson said it has extended the collaboration with KAUST for an additional two years
Swedish vendor Ericsson has announced the extension of its research and development partnership with King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia for an additional two years.
Following the...
SEPI said it spent nearly $2.5 billlion to acquire more than 567 million shares in Telefonica
The Spanish government said it has acquired a 10% stake in domestic telecom operator Telefonica through a state holding company.
Spanish state-run company Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (SEPI) had...
Celona has a deal with STC (Saudi Telecommunication Company) Group in the Middle East on private 5G. The operator will use Celona’s 5G system to stand-up its digital-change sales in the mining, manufacturing, and logistics sectors. The pair had a “full-scale” automated guided vehicle...
The Spanish government aims to acquire a stake of up to 10% in Telefonica
The Spanish government said it had already acquired a 6% stake in domestic telecom operator Telefonica through a state holding company.
Spanish state-run company Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (SEPI) noted that...
The combined new entity will be owned 54% by PIF and 43.1% by stc Group
The Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, and Saudi telecom group stc announced the signing of definitive agreements whereby PIF will acquire a 51% stake...
In December 2023, Spain’s economic ministry had announced plans to acquire a stake in Telefonica
The Spanish government acquired a 3% stake in telecom operator Telefonica through a state holding company, with the main aim of attempting to balance the influence of Saudi telco stc...
Ericsson said this advancement increases the speed of data transmission between the network and devices
Saudi telecom group stc and Ericsson claimed they have achieved a record data uplink speed after collaborating on a 5G Standalone (5G SA) demonstration. The demo was conducted in a...
Nokia said that the trial demonstrated an augmented reality use case for industrial applications
Finnish vendor Nokia and Saudi carrier stc announced that they have successfully tested a 5G private wireless network based on cloud-native O-RAN technology.
In a release, Nokia noted that the trial was...
Solutions by stc announced an O-RAN deal with Mavenir to launch what it claims to be the first commercial O-RAN network in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian operators stc and Mobily have announced different deals for the implementation of Open RAN (O-RAN) technology in the country.
In...
The Spanish government will acquire the stake in Telefonica via state holding SEPI
The Spanish government approved the acquisition of up to 10% of the capital of Spanish operator Telefónica, which would make it the majority shareholder of the operator.
Spain plans to buy the stake...
STC is currently the largest operator in Saudi Arabia, with around 20 million mobile subscriptions
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) announced plans to expand its 5G network in over 75 cities across Saudi Arabia, Arab News reported. According to the report, the project is an extension...
The 5G SA roaming connection runs between networks from Belgian operator Proximus and Middle Eastern operator stc Kuwait
BICS announced that it has enabled the “world’s first-ever” intercontinental 5G Standalone (SA) roaming connection. The real-world connection runs between a 5G SA network from BICS’ parent company,...
Huawei said that RedCap connections are expected to exceed 100 million within the next three years
DUBAI- UNITED ARAB EMIRATES—Reduced Capability (RedCap) technology has already entered large-scale commercial use at a global level as over 10 carriers from seven countries have piloted the technology, Chinese...
STC has purchased a 9.9% interest in Telefónica to further its growth ambitions outside of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has purchased a 9.9% interest in Telefónica for €2.1 billion ($2.25 billion) to further its growth ambitions outside of Saudi Arabia. The stake, said...
Agreement between China Telecom and stc will revolve around the strategic development of IoT industries
Chinese telecom operator China Telecom has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Saudi Arabian telco stc to focus on opportunities in the Internet of Things (IoT).
The primary aim of...
MWC 2023: The GSMA has announced a framework of universal network application programmable interfaces (APIs) to provide universal access to operator networks for developers. At launch, at the annual MWC showcase in Barcelona, the so-called GSMA Open Gateway initiative has the support of 21...
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and local carrier STC have announced the signing of a joint venture agreement to establish a new company, with focus on the Internet of Things (IoT).
The partners said that the JV still needs to obtain the relevant approvals from...
In Saudi Arabia, Ericsson carried out a proof of concept which will allow local telco stc to accelerate the introduction of the 2.3 GHz 5G band
Ericsson and Saudi Arabian operator stc have successfully completed a TDD-TDD 5G Carrier Aggregation proof-of-concept (PoC) to support stc’s...
STC will use NB-IoT SIMs for smart waste management
Saudi telco STC has announced a partnership with Sensoneo with the aim of providing customers in Saudi Arabia with smart waste management technology.
The smart waste management technology uses smart ultrasonic sensors embedded with STC NB-IoT SIMs...
Ericsson and King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) have announced an initial three-year research and development (R&D) partnership focused on three research projects aimed at advancing telecommunication networks with innovative technologies.
In a release, the Swedish vendor said that the partnership aims to...
Etisalat, STC, Zain, Mobily, and du, commit to deploying Open RAN
Major global operators seem committed to overhauling radio access network deployment models with a quintet of Middle Eastern operators signing a memorandum of understanding "to push forward the implementation of...Open RAN solutions in...
Deutsche Telekom, China Unicom, Orange, China Mobile, and Vodafone have ranked top, apparently in order, in an assessment of 20 mobile network operators for enterprise 5G connectivity. These five are “clear leaders in this space”, said author ABI Research, and head the market from...
The STC 5G network is now in more than 47 cities
Saudi operator Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has deployed its 5G network in more than 47 cities around the country, with the operator claiming that the next phase will bring the total covered cities to...
