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and innovation in generative AI technology, ideas within future economy priorities. session titled "The Role of AI in Skills
leveraging the shared expertise of stc A strategic partnership agreement with Enhancement and Innovation" discussed
and the university in data and AI fields. SambaNova Systems was signed to AI's role in empowering employees and
stc also signed a cooperation agreement deploy and expand the GenAI Sovereign improving their skills according to labor
with Huawei in data, analytics, and AI Cloud within stc's data centers, enhancing market requirements, as well as continuous
fields to enhance stc's digital capabilities, AI capabilities for cloud infrastructure learning through AI-driven innovation. In
develop network infrastructure, support and supporting advanced AI applications the closing ceremony, stc Group received
data-driven decision-making, and improve in the Kingdom. During the summit, stc three awards, including recognition for its
corporate operations. The partnerships participated in several panel discussions technical support and sponsorship of the
also included an agreement with the to spread knowledge, including a session summit as a digital enabler, an award for
Research, Development, and Innovation titled "Decoding AI Strategies," focusing adopting AI ethics from the early stages,
Authority to develop mechanisms for on enabling companies to responsibly and a prize for solutions by stc, specializing
supporting and enabling entrepreneurial engage with AI applications by balancing in IoT products, under the innovation
projects, enhancing research opportunities, competitive advantage, resource efficiency, sponsorship category.
and providing empowerment for innovative and ethical considerations. Another

stc Group Demonstrates Automated Radio Resource Partitioning on 5G SA
Network

The implementation of Automated RRP sets latency, and availability. environment with a select group of users.
a new standard in 5G network optimization Saudi Arabia's stc Group (stc) and Er- This used stc Group's dual-mode 5G Core,
and performance. icsson have announced the world's first Radio, and Transport products provided
Highlights implementation of Automated Radio Re- by Ericsson, along with the new Automat-
• The new feature optimizes network source Partitioning (RRP) on a 5G stand- ed RRP software feature. stc Group states
performance with dynamic, intent-based alone network slice. Automated RRP is a that Automated RRP enables it to prepare
automation. software feature based on intent-based for 5G Advanced by creating a high-perfor-
• Live network demonstration showcases automation, involving the dynamic and mance, programmable network. By setting
the technology's effectiveness with intelligent allocation of radio resources specific targets for throughput, latency,
stc Group's 5G Core and Ericsson's to different configured slices to optimize and availability, stc Group ensures that the
products. network performance. According to a joint network automatically meets these goals
• Automated RRP prepares stc Group for statement released this week, a demon- through efficient resource allocation, the
5G Advanced, enhancing throughput, stration was conducted in a live network official release said.

e& UAE Accelerates 50G PON Technology
Adoption Through Live Network Deployment

e& UAE has successfully deployed 50G
PON (50-Gigabit-capable passive optical
networks) technology in live network. 50G
PON technology represents a significant
leap from the previous GPON and XGS-PON
technologies, which have been fundamental
in delivering broadband services globally. It
aims to increase internet speeds up to 50
Gigabits per second (Gbps) substantially,
enabling faster streaming of high-definition
videos, quicker downloads and uploads,
and a more responsive online experience.
Furthermore, it supports the growing
number of smart devices at homes, from
smart TVs to connected appliances,
ensuring everything runs smoothly
without interruptions. Marwan Bin Shakar,
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