KSA Business: stc and Ericsson break speed and data capacity records – Gulf Digital News

KSA Business: stc and Ericsson break speed and data capacity records – Gulf Digital News

stc and Ericsson joined hands to provide exceptional 5G performance throughout the 2021/2022 edition of a major entertainment festival in Saudi Arabia. 

It was a record breaker in terms of speed and data capacity along with a 100% coverage of the biggest zones of this major festival in the indoor and outdoor environment. 

The 5G network has played a major role in boosting capacity and elevating user experience with peak theoretical throughput of 2.7Gbps.  The event has drawn more than 100 million visitors within a period of more than 100 days. 

As a long-term partner, Ericsson provides network infrastructure to stc, oversees the implementation of solutions and perform required network optimisation. Ericsson is also supporting stc as a managed services partner and systems integrator, administrating operation and maintenance of the deployed network and equipment. 

To replicate the same success in 2022, stc and Ericsson have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Leap 22 to introduce advanced 5G solutions based on flexibility, expandability and operationality for the upcoming festival in 2022. 

The solution works as a “stack & go” i.e.; the site is preconfigured, dimensioned, scalable and movable/stationary for both indoor and outdoor coverage making it ready to