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SAMENA COUNCIL’S OBSERVATIONS
stc’s 5G-Powered
Trailblazing Digital Journey
in Kuwait
stc Kuwait has undertaken a landscape. This forward-thinking architecture, which integrated 5G, 4G,
transformative advancement in high- approach culminated in the launch and other access technologies into
speed, high-reliability broadband of the world's first nationwide a single, unified platform, enabled
access for both commercial and 5G commercial network in 2019, stc Kuwait to deliver seamless
residential users with the launch of solidifying stc’s position as a leader in connectivity and enhanced services
5G RedCap Fixed Wireless Access the global race towards 5G adoption. to its customers across multiple
(FWA). networks.
Leading the Charge in 5G Network
Announced at the second forum Evolution in Kuwait “Having launched first ever
of the SAMENA Council-supported In 2021, stc Kuwait was the first commercial end to end 5G SA
ELITE FWA Club earlier this year, stc operator in the Middle East to launch network in MENA region and
Kuwait has deployed what may commercial use 5G Mi-Fi devices, becoming first to deploy first fully
be considered as one of the first in offering customers the flexibility to converged core network which
the Middle East. This commences a experience lightning-fast internet supports secured Vo5G with latest
new era in the transformation of the speeds on the go. This initiative releases of secured SIM/eSIM
digital landscape of Kuwait, setting not only expanded the reach of 5G technology shows our relentless
new benchmarks in digitalization, connectivity but also demonstrated pursuit to offer cutting edge
broadband infrastructure stc Kuwait's commitment to meeting digital services to consumers and
development, digital experience, and the evolving needs of its customers in enterprises in Kuwait. I am confident
digital inclusion. an increasingly mobile-centric world. that this launch will serve as a major
In the same year, stc Kuwait launched step towards enabling a digital
In efforts to monetize 5G investments, the Middle East's first 5G Standalone Kuwait of future and towards realizing
5G home broadband delivery (SA) end-to-end commercial vision 2035” said, Eng. Fahad Abdul
offers an important use-case, network. This groundbreaking Rahman Al Ali, CTO, stc Kuwait.
with stc Kuwait being among the initiative reinforced stc Kuwait's
first few operators to recognize position as a leader in 5G innovation By embracing this cutting-edge
the potential of 5G early on. As and paved the way for a new era of approach to network design, stc
early as 2018, the company began connectivity in the region. Kuwait had demonstrated its com-
laying the groundwork for the mitment to staying ahead of the
deployment of 5G technology, The Operator was among the first in curve and providing world-class con-
foreseeing its transformative the world to deploy a fully converged nectivity solutions to its customers.
impact on the telecommunications core network. This innovative During 2022, stc Kuwait also extended
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