stc launches Center3 to enhance digital economy growth in Saudi Arabia

stc launches Center3 to enhance digital economy growth in Saudi Arabia

RIYADH — stc Group has inaugurated one of its largest and most significant projects, Center3 Company, the digital regional center for the Middle East and North Africa.

The new company will be the owner of the digital infrastructure assets owned by stc Group, including data centers, submarine cables, international points of presence, and internet exchange points.

The inauguration took place in the presence of Prince Mohammad bin Khalid Al Abdullah Al-Faisal, Chairman of the Board of Directors of stc Group, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Eng. Abdullah bin Amer Alswaha, and a number of excellencies and senior executives of stc Group.

The Center3 will be a group of carrier-neutral data centers and a provider of international communication for the telecommunications sector through a submarine fiber-optic network. It aims to develop digital businesses and enhance investment opportunities in international communication services and data centers by providing the latest communication and hosting technologies and raising the capacity of data centers to meet the needs of markets across Asia, Europe, Africa, and the rest of the world.

"The stc Group launched Center3 to enhance the digital system, which in turn will contribute to enhancing the Kingdom's position as a regional digital hub. This launch is in