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In February 2022, it was announced that STC subsidiary, TAWAL, has acquired the [[Pakistan]]i company, AWAL Telecom Private Limited - an independent passive telecommunications tower provider, for an undisclosed sum. AWAL will be rebranded as TAWAL Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 February 2022 |title=STC tower subsidiary enters Pakistan through acquisition |url=https://www.capacitymedia.com/articles/3830739/stc-tower-subsidiary-enters-pakistan-through-acquisition |access-date=2022-02-10 |website=www.capacitymedia.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-09 |title=stc unit enters Pakistani market with AWAL Telecom acquisition |url=https://arab.news/vgxxc |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=Arab News |language=en}}</ref>
In February 2022, it was announced that STC subsidiary, TAWAL, has acquired the [[Pakistan]]i company, AWAL Telecom Private Limited - an independent passive telecommunications tower provider, for an undisclosed sum. AWAL will be rebranded as TAWAL Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 February 2022 |title=STC tower subsidiary enters Pakistan through acquisition |url=https://www.capacitymedia.com/articles/3830739/stc-tower-subsidiary-enters-pakistan-through-acquisition |access-date=2022-02-10 |website=www.capacitymedia.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-09 |title=stc unit enters Pakistani market with AWAL Telecom acquisition |url=https://arab.news/vgxxc |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=Arab News |language=en}}</ref>

In collaboration with [[Alibaba Group]], the Alibaba Cloud was launched in May 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/technology/2022/05/25/stc-group-and-alibaba-to-set-up-238m-saudi-cloud-services-venture/|title=STC Group and Alibaba to set up $238m Saudi cloud services venture|website=The National News|date=May 25, 2022|author=Alvin R Cabral|access-date=January 14, 2023}}</ref> Center3, a new digital infrastructure assets company owned by stc Group, was launched in October 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/2175951/corporate-news|title=stc launches Center3 for Kingdom’s digital economy|website=Arab News|date=October 5, 2022|access-date=January 14, 2023}}</ref> stc Group also completed the first global 1.2T/channel trial in its DWDM optical network.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.capacitymedia.com/article/2as5vlk79i5nn0cnpnl6o/news/stc-and-huawei-completes-dwdm-1-2t-channel-trial|title=stc and Huawei completes DWDM 1.2T/channel trial|website=Capacity Media|date=October 21, 2022|author=Natalie Bannerman|access-date=January 14, 2023}}</ref>


stc Group launched its commercial Super Link solution in November 2022. The single-antenna link provides large-bandwidth (up to 10 Gbps using the normal band) for 5G suburban sites and chain MW links where high capacity is required with long distances.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huaweicentral.com/huawei-and-saudi-telecom-installs-worlds-first-superlink-network-solution/|title=Huawei and Saudi Telecom installs world’s first SuperLink network solution|website=Huawei Central|date=November 30, 2022|author=Yash Mishra |access-date=January 14, 2023}}</ref>
stc Group launched its commercial Super Link solution in November 2022. The single-antenna link provides large-bandwidth (up to 10 Gbps using the normal band) for 5G suburban sites and chain MW links where high capacity is required with long distances.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huaweicentral.com/huawei-and-saudi-telecom-installs-worlds-first-superlink-network-solution/|title=Huawei and Saudi Telecom installs world’s first SuperLink network solution|website=Huawei Central|date=November 30, 2022|author=Yash Mishra |access-date=January 14, 2023}}</ref>

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Stc Group
Company typePublic
Tadawul: 7010
ISINSA0007879543 Edit this on Wikidata
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded21 April 1998; 26 years ago (1998-04-21)
Headquarters
Riyadh
,
Saudi Arabia
Area served
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Bahrain
  • Kuwait
Key people
Mohammed bin Khalid Abdullah
(Chairman)
Products
Revenue$15.7 billion (2020)[1]
$3.39 billion (2020)
$2.93 billion (2020)
Total assets$32.53 billion (2020)
Number of employees
17,000
Subsidiaries
  • stc Bahrain
  • stc Kuwait
  • channels by stc
  • solutions by stc
  • specialized by stc
  • ccc by stc
  • sirar by stc
  • AQALAT
  • intigral
ASN
Websitewww.stc.com.sa

Saudi Telecommunication Company (Group) (stylized as stc; Arabic: شركة إتصالات السعودية) an engine of digital transformation providing ICT services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, across the Middle East and Europe.[2] The group offers landline and fixed infrastructure, mobile and data services, and broadband & cloud computing services. stc Group also specializes in a variety of digital solutions and services, including online payments, telecommunications, IOT, 5G, e-gaming, cybersecurity, digital entertainment, and fintech.

History

Saudi Telecommunication Company (stc) was established as a Saudi Joint Stock Company on April 21, 1998 and began operations of telecommunications services throughout Saudi Arabia on May 2, 1998 as a wholly owned entity of the government of Saudi Arabia.[3][4] stc received commercial registration as a Saudi Joint Stock Company on June 29, 1998 under registration No. 1010150269, and closed its initial public offering (IPO) in January 2003.[5] On April 11, 2006, stc approved the increase of share capital from SR $15,000 million to SR $20,000 million through a transfer from the retained earnings to the capital.[6]

The Saudi Digital Payments Company (stc bank) launched in 2017, with official work beginning in 2018.[7]

In December 2019, the company launched a new identity, and the names of its branches in Bahrain and Kuwait were changed from VIVA to STC Kuwait and STC Bahrain.[8] In June 2021, the Central Bank of Saudi Arabia approved the conversion of the Saudi Digital Payments Company (STC Pay) into a digital bank.[9] stc replaced all its 3G networks with 5G in October 2021.[10]

In 2021, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) sold 120 million shares in Saudi Telecom Company (stc) for $3.2 billion after completing a secondary share offering of stc Group.[11][12]

In February 2022, it was announced that STC subsidiary, TAWAL, has acquired the Pakistani company, AWAL Telecom Private Limited - an independent passive telecommunications tower provider, for an undisclosed sum. AWAL will be rebranded as TAWAL Pakistan.[13][14]

In collaboration with Alibaba Group, the Alibaba Cloud was launched in May 2022.[15] Center3, a new digital infrastructure assets company owned by stc Group, was launched in October 2022.[16] stc Group also completed the first global 1.2T/channel trial in its DWDM optical network.[17]

stc Group launched its commercial Super Link solution in November 2022. The single-antenna link provides large-bandwidth (up to 10 Gbps using the normal band) for 5G suburban sites and chain MW links where high capacity is required with long distances.[18]

In December 2022, stc, Nokia, and MediaTek became the first to complete a successful verification in the Middle East of 4 Component Carrier Aggregation (4CC-CA) in a 5G Standalone (SA) network.[19] That same month, stc Group and Oracle signed a partnership agreement to support national digitalization in KSA.[20]

In February 2023, GO Telecom partnered with the company to provide IoT services throughout stc Group’s network.[21] Microsoft and stc also expanded their partnership that same month to further advance digitalization across Saudi Arabia.[22] It was announced in March 2023 that stc Group would provide the digital infrastructure for the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, making it the company’s third consecutive year of partnership.[23] stc’s subsidiary TAWAL officially began operations in Europe in August of that year.[2]

In September 2023, it was announced stc Group had acquired a 9.9% stake in the Madrid-headquartered multinational telecommunications company, Telefónica, S.A.. The deal was worth €2.1 billion - making stc Group the company’s largest shareholder.[24][25]

Investment funds

In 2021, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) sold 120 million shares in Saudi Telecom Company (stc) for $3.2 billion after completing a secondary share offering of stc Group.[11][12]

In October 2021, stc Group launched 3 mega data centers in Riyadh, Jeddah, and Al-Madina with a $SAR 1 billion investment.[26]

stc Group launched its corporate investment fund (CIF) in February 2023. CIF invests in early-stage startups in the cybersecurity, AI, digital gaming, IoT, and blockchain sectors.[27]

As of May 2023, stc Group has invested over SAR 3.5 billion in social, educational and health initiatives.[28]

Operations

stc Group services are divided into four broad categories:

The group is currently operating as a conglomerate to manage all assets, subsidiaries and joint ventures by the Saudi Telecom Group. Mohammed K. A. Al Faisal is the current chairman.[30]

STC subsidiaries

Subsidiaries
Name Country of incorporation Shareholding percentage
Arabian Internet and Communications Services Company Limited (“Solutions by stc”) Saudi Arabia 79%
Telecom Commercial Investment CompanyLimited (“TCIC”) Saudi Arabia 100%
Aqalat Company Limited (“Aqalat”) Saudi Arabia 100%
Saudi Telecom Specialized Company (“Specialized by stc”) Saudi Arabia 100%
Sapphire Company Limited (“Sapphire”) Saudi Arabia 100%
Saudi Telecom Channels Company (Channels by stc) Saudi Arabia 100%
Telecommunications Towers Company Ltd.(“TAWAL”) Saudi Arabia
Saudi Digital Payments Company (“stc Pay”) Saudi Arabia 100%
Smart Zone Real Estate Company Saudi Arabia 100%
sirar by stc Saudi Arabia 100%
stc Bahrain BSC (C) (“stc Bahrain") Bahrain 100%
Kuwait Telecommunications Company (“stc Kuwait”) Kuwait 51.8%
stc Asia Telecom Holdings Ltd (“stc Asia”) British Virgin Islands 100%
ccc by stc Saudi Arabia 49%
Intigral Saudi Arabia 100%
Digital Centers for Data and Telecommunications Company (Center3) Saudi Arabia 100%
Internet of Things Information Technology Company (IoT squared) Saudi Arabia 50%

References

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  2. ^ a b "stc group officially begins operation in Europe". Saudi Gazette. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  3. ^ "الصفحة الرئيسية". www.stc.com.sa. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  4. ^ Abdulwahab Saleh AlWahashi (14 May 2022). "IMPACT OF C.S.R. ON BRAND EQUITY IN THE WAKE OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC: SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE STC SAUDI ARABIA" (PDF). Globus An International Journal of Management & IT. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Saudi Telecom raises $4B in offer". CNN. 7 January 2003. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  6. ^ "الموافقة على قيام شركة الاتصالات السعودية بشراء حصص الشركاء في الشركة العربية لخدمات الإنترنت والاتصالات (أول نت)". www.cst.gov.sa. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  7. ^ "اقتصادي / الاتصالات السعودية تدشن شركة " STC Pay " للمدفوعات الرقمية وكالة الأنباء السعودية". www.spa.gov.sa. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  8. ^ الوطن, الرياض (19 December 2019). "الاتصالات السعودية تطلق سمتها التجارية الجديدة". Watanksa (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  9. ^ "وزير المالية ومحافظ البنك المركزي السعودي يشكران القيادة بمناسبة موافقة مجلس الوزراء على الترخيص لبنكين محليين رقميين". www.sama.gov.sa. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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  11. ^ a b "Saudi's PIF raises $3.2bn from stc share sale". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021.
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  15. ^ Alvin R Cabral (25 May 2022). "STC Group and Alibaba to set up $238m Saudi cloud services venture". The National News. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  16. ^ "stc launches Center3 for Kingdom's digital economy". Arab News. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  17. ^ Natalie Bannerman (21 October 2022). "stc and Huawei completes DWDM 1.2T/channel trial". Capacity Media. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  18. ^ Yash Mishra (30 November 2022). "Huawei and Saudi Telecom installs world's first SuperLink network solution". Huawei Central. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  19. ^ "stc, Nokia and MediaTek first to switch on 5G 4-component carrier aggregation in MEA". Arab News. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  20. ^ "Oracle, stc announce business partnership". Gulf Business. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  21. ^ AKIM BENAMARA (13 February 2023). "stc and Go Telecom to Enable Advanced IoT Services to Empower Individual and Corporate Sectors". Tech Africa News. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
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  27. ^ "To Invest in 9 Advanced Technological Areas, stc Launches Venture Capital Fund". Saudi Press Agency. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  28. ^ "stc Group Invests more than SAR 3.5 billion in Social, Educational and Health Initiatives". Saudi Press Agency. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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  30. ^ "Chairman's Message". www.stc.com.sa. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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