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its nationwide 5G dual-band network unparalleled broadband experience breakthroughs to its customers.
reach to provide higher speeds to its customers, setting new Beyond empowering individuals
and better coverage across the standards for speed, reliability, and and households, stc Kuwait's 5G
country. It allowed users to access coverage in the region. connectivity has also played a pivotal
internet at higher speeds, less role in driving economic growth and
latency, enabled increased adoption Immediately after launch of 5G based fostering innovation across various
of new smart products, higher home broadband, the company industries. With its blazing-fast
efficiency and deeper integrations introduced the Middle East's first 5G speeds and low latency, 5G leased
into advanced technologies. Last Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) lines have unlocked new possibilities
year, SAMENA Council recognized service for businesses, enabling for businesses, enabling them to
stc Kuwait with “Best 5G indoor enterprises to harness the power of leverage advanced technologies such
Experience” LEAD award, reaffirming 5G for their digital transformation as cloud and artificial intelligence to
stc’s commitment to transforming initiatives. This pioneering move improve efficiency, productivity, and
digital services for a diverse set of underscored stc Kuwait's dedication competitiveness.
growing customer base. The SAMENA to driving economic growth and
LEAD award also reflected on the empowering organizations with From healthcare and education
wide range of innovative offerings cutting-edge connectivity solutions, to banking and entertainment,
introduced by stc in Kuwait, including including through Fixed Wireless organizations across Kuwait have
new-to-market solutions that Access and IoT. embraced the transformative
leverage the Company’s strong and potential of 5G, leveraging stc
widespread 5G network. Through its "Launching 5G RedCap FWA ushers Kuwait's robust infrastructure to fuel
strategic vision of enabling digital in a groundbreaking chapter for their digital transformation initiatives.
transformation in Kuwait, stc focused internet connectivity in the Middle Whether revolutionizing healthcare
throughout the past several years East. We take pride in being the delivery through telemedicine or
on investing in developing and region's pioneer, reaffirming our enhancing learning experiences
enhancing its 5G infrastructure, commitment to delivering innovative through immersive educational
providing individual customers and solutions that enrich our customers' content, 5G has become the
corporates with the highest quality lives", as stated by Amer Atoui, Chief cornerstone of Kuwait's digital
solutions through its reliable high- Consumer Officer of stc Kuwait. 5G economy, paving the way for a
speed connectivity. RedCap (or “reduced capability”) brighter and more prosperous future.
provides added advantage for
A New Era of Broadband Services powering lower complexity LTE and Given Kuwait’s evolving and
SAMENA Council observes that stc 5G NR devices, thereby supporting expanding ICT market, expected to
Kuwait's application of 5G extends applications that require near real- exceed valuation of US$ 28 billion by
beyond just commercial services. The time data communication, such as 2027, according to general industry
company, as a part of the stc Group, industrial automation and smart grid estimation, the integral role of
which currently chairs the Board of applications. With features including telecommunications and broadband
Directors of SAMENA Council, has improved power consumption, infrastructure will further increase. As
been relentless in its pursuit to fully 5G RedCap can help accelerate stc Kuwait continues to push the
utilize its 5G network investments by IoT adoption in Kuwait and in the boundaries of innovation and
adopting latest innovations. As the region and set new benchmarks in excellence, the future of 5G services,
first operator to deploy nationwide 5G seamless connectivity and customer including home broadband and IoT,
coverage using the C-band (3.7GHz experience, while transitioning from looks more promising than ever. With
to 4.2GHz) in 2019, stc strengthened 4G to 5G. ongoing investments in infrastructure
its 5G offerings. The Operator also expansion, network optimization, and
focused on enhancing the 5G stc’s 5G RedCap FWA service is now technology evolution, the company
coverage and user-experience by delivering robust and consistent remains committed to delivering
becoming the first in the region internet speeds, catering to the best-in-class connectivity solutions
to deploy a sub 3GHz New Radio digital needs of Kuwaiti citizens and that empower individuals, businesses,
(NR) network, further enhancing the businesses, with unmatched reliability, and communities alike, while making
capacity and performance of its 5G while demonstrating stc’s dedication use of FWA in innovative ways
infrastructure. This strategic move to leading innovation in the region,
allowed stc Kuwait to deliver an introducing the latest technological

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