French equipment vendor
Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by Saudi Telecom Company (STC) to deploy its
Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in eleven cities in the Northern Region of
the Kingdom. Dr. Zeyad Al-Etaibi, CTO of the STC Group, commented: ‘STC is
committed to delivering innovative services to its subscribers and together
with Alcatel-Lucent we are confident we will enrich our customers’ lives by
offering a variety of services for consumers and businesses’. Alca-Lu has also
confirmed that the deal with STC includes managed services at all cell sites
rolled out across the cities involved.
According to TeleGeography’s
GlobalComms Database, September 2011 saw STC, Mobily and Zain Saudi Arabia all
inaugurate LTE services within the space of 24 hours, with all three operators
staking a claim to be the first cellco in the Middle East and North Africa
(MENA) region to launch a commercial LTE network.
(C) TeleGeography
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