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STC Wins the 2019 Best Practices Award by TDWI

STC announced that it has been recognized as a 2019 Best
Practices Award winner in the BI, Visual Analytics, and Data
Discovery category by TDWI, the premier source for in-depth
education and research on all things data. The Best Practices
Awards has been presented at TDWI Strategy Summit for
Analytics 2019 San Diego-CA, which took place 19th of August
2019. STC Senior VP Technology and Operations Mr. Haithem
Alfaraj, commented that keeping in line with the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, a sophisticated digital infrastructure
is integral to today’s advanced industrial activities. It attracts
investors and enhances the fundamental competitiveness of
the Saudi economy. This award reflects STC’s commitment
to play a key role in Kingdom’s vision 2030, aligning with its
DARE Strategy (Digitize, Accelerate, Reinvent, Expand), as we
are a world-class digital leader providing innovative services
and platforms to our customers and enabling the digital
transformation of the MENA region. We have kept the goals of
our BI and Data Visualization initiatives aligned with our vision,
which has enabled STC to deliver digital platforms that will
support and fulfill customers’ needs and ensure enablement.
TDWI’s Best Practices Awards identify and honor companies
that demonstrate excellence and innovation in developing,
deploying, and maintaining analytics and data management
applications. All nominated solutions were evaluated by TDWI
analysts and faculty who selected the award winners based on
business impact, maturity, innovation, and relevance in their
field.

Record Numbers in Mobile Data Usage

For the first time, STC has shouldered the consumption of 7 GB data.
Over 7 TB was used in Mina, 6 TB of which was over the mobile
network in Mina, an increase of 39% over last year, and 5.1 TB over
the 4G network, an increase of 57% over last year, in addition to 7 GB
over 5G. The number of subscribers increased by 14% compared to
last year, the number of roaming customers increased by 12%, and
the network recorded distinct success indicators exceeding 99.7%.
STC has launched the 5G network and made it available primarily in
three services: Wi-Fi, holograms, and drones. Pilgrims can connect to
the high-speed network via Wi-Fi at a number of locations in the Holy
Mosque, Holy Places, and camps there.

10 AUGUST 2019