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stc Announces New IoT Strategy, M2M Plans and Advanced Fleet Manage-

ment Solution

Kuwait Telecommunications Company - in Kuwait, enabling networked devices business to the digital world. stc business
stc, a world-class digital leader providing to exchange information and perform has also launched its comprehensive and
innovative services and platforms actions without human interference. M2M advanced fleet management solution in
to customers enabling the digital connectivity plays a major role in data a step forward towards implementing its
transformation in Kuwait, announced new transfer between IoT devices, which draws IoT strategy. This advanced monitoring
plans to explore machine-to-machine on stc’s pursuit to maintain this aspect up system provides valuable information and
(M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT), as to date with current market trends while readings to enhance operational efficiency
well as the launch of an advanced fleet offering flexible and efficient management by fully utilizing resources to reduce
management solution. stc business of M2M connections. With IoT applications overall expenses. The software features
focused on introducing solutions within becoming more widespread in the global real time vehicle tracking through an online
this realm to enable digital transformation market, implementing the technology in an GPS and sensors that track unit locations
for all verticals in Kuwait through IoT, industrial setting can reap great benefits, on any specified route, monitoring speed,
especially considering the impact of especially with the instrumentation and fuel and temperature statistics, all through
COVID-19 on businesses which has control of sensors in sync with devices an intuitive dashboard integrated with
highlighted the need for digital mastery and that engage with cloud technologies predictive functions capable of detecting
accelerated digitization across countries. utilizing M2M to achieve wireless problems prior to their occurrence.
The M2M plans are set in place to satisfy automation and control. The technology Commenting on stc’s M2M solutions,
the market demand for IoT solutions with can in return derive data-driven insights General Manager of Sales & Account
roaming capabilities for global asset from IoT to optimize operations, increase Management at stc, Meshari Al Hamad,
tracking. To meet market and technology productivity, enhance efficiency, create said, “Building on our commitment to
demand, stc is offering M2M plans to its new business models and generate higher serve and provide our enterprise clients
wide network of businesses and companies revenues by interlinking the physical with the latest smart solutions and
technology, our plans cover a multitude
of applications that will enhance the
operational and management functions
across businesses. Our IoT strategy allows
companies to manage their resources
more efficiently and extract the most out of
their business models through digitization.
By connecting the physical business to the
digital world, business owners gain access
to a wealth of analytical data to support
their decision-making process.” He added,
“We have formed strong local, regional
and global IoT alliances and partnerships
to offer any IoT requirement needed to
support businesses, complimented by our
nationwide 5G network. We will continue
to introduce products and services that
streamline functions and provide a wealth
of advantages using stc’s wide range of
resources.” stc is also developing a new
M2M flexible platform that eases the
management of connectivity like never
before. The feature-packed platform
offers an array of services and solutions
that regular systems are incapable of
providing. This initiative also falls in line
with stc’s IoT strategy to introduce the
latest technologies and digital solutions
that serve the interests of business owners
and companies.

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