stc Group, the leading digital enabler in the region, through the initiative to enhance technical digital services, succeeded in providing the King Abdulaziz Endowment in Makkah Al-Mukarramah with one of the largest internal coverage solutions (IBS) provided in one place in the world, as part of its continuous efforts to provide the best services and advanced digital solutions to meet the requirements of Visitors to the Sacred House of God in Makkah Al-Mukarramah, in line with the great efforts made by the Kingdom to provide the best and most recent services to the guests of Rahman.
stc provided the King Abdulaziz Endowment with seven communication towers covering an area of 1.5 million square meters, in addition to providing the endowment with more than 18,600 antennas, more than 800 small picocel cells to cover nearby frequencies, strengthening the internal coverage of mobile phones, and installing 92 broadcast stations with 4 LET network operators in The Grand Mosque in Makkah, with advanced digital technologies and a unique communication service, to expand the coverage of the network within the endowment buildings and ensure high performance of the network.
stc Group's initiative comes as part of its commitment to building a more connected world, and enriching the lives of people and local communities by providing world-class communications services, and providing a system of digital solutions that ensure that visitors to the Sacred House of God can perform their rituals with ease by providing a unique digital experience and harnessing the best solutions. Global communications to ensure continuity, reliability and success of services.
stc also deployed the first digital distributed antenna system with "CDD" technology in the Middle East, in preparation for the deployment of the fifth generation network service in the coming months. The group is also working on developing an endowment fund to create a sustainable digital infrastructure, and to promote the development of digital products and solutions in Saudi Arabia, in a way that enhances the Kingdom's position as a leading digital center in the Middle East and North Africa region.
The stc group continues to work to ensure the readiness of the digital infrastructure of the Grand Mosque and the surrounding areas to serve the millions of people during the Umrah season, and to prepare all sites in Makkah Al-Mukarramah for Umrah pilgrims, worshipers, visitors, and pilgrims to the Noble Sanctuary. With the aim of raising the level of quality of digital services provided.
Okaz (Riyadh)