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  • Saudi Arabia announces massive 5G network expansion

    More than 35 per cent of the population in five major cities in Saudi Arabia, including Riyadh, Jeddah, Makkah, Madinah, and Dammam, were provided with 5G service by stc group in 2019. The 5G service was extended to 75 cities nationwide the following year. In 2022, the proportion of mobile sites with 5G services surpassed 90 per cent of locations in major cities, marking a significant milestone. Moreover, the second carrier in the 2300 MHz band was introduced in Riyadh and Jeddah to provide greater capacity and better coverage.

  • World’s first zero-carbon 5G network launched in Saudi Arabia

    Red Sea Global (RSG), a global multi-project developer, has collaborated with Zain KSA, a telecom and digital services provider in the Kingdom, to launch the world’s first zero-carbon 5G network at the Six Senses Southern Dunes resort at The Red Sea in Saudi Arabia. Designed with both people and the planet in mind, the zero-carbon 5G network is the latest technological innovation at the resort. The revolutionary 5G network will bring guests the highest speeds for 5G connectivity in the region.

  • Zain KSA looks to 5G-Advanced to build a knowledge-based Saudi Arabia

    With initial work on Release 18 in 3GPP started in 2022, commercialization of 5G-Advanced networks is expected from 2024. As the technology evolves, the next-gen system will play an important role in bridging from 5G to 6G, adding new features previously not standardized in the 3GPP process. Marking the “second phase” of 5G, 5G-Advanced will deliver a new wave of wireless technology innovation. A report by GSMA Intelligence notes 5G-Advanced is designed to bring enhancements to mobility, global connectivity with non-terrestrial networks, uplink and multicast at lower latency and sub-decimetre positioning accuracy. It also will improve XR and time-sensitive communication, and further support IoT verticals with advanced features.

  • Arctech expands footprint to Saudi Arabia via 1.5GW deal

    Solar tracker provider Arctech is set to provide 1.5GW of SkyLine II solar trackers for a project in Saudi Arabia. Located in the Al Shubakh district, Jeddah City, the ASB project is said to be the biggest solar plant in construction in the Middle East region, while it is also Arctech’s first solar checking and racking project in Saudi Arabia. Arctech said this project is part of the Saudi Arabian government’s energy transition effort, as it is aiming for 50% of its energy to be generated from renewable sources by 2030, equivalent to 27.3GW of renewable energy installation.

  • Saudi Aramco signs MoU with Samsung on localizing 5G tech

    “The proposed collaboration aims to contribute to the digital transformation of various industrial sectors in the Kingdom, such as energy, petrochemical, and manufacturing, by leveraging advanced 4G and 5G technologies capable of providing secure, fast and reliable communication, to satisfy critical business requirements of industries,” the report said. The agreement comes after the recent launch of Aramco Digital Company. The entity was established at the seventh edition of the In-Kingdom Total Value Add (iktva) Forum and Exhibition in January.

  • Zain KSA Accelerates the Rollout of 5G Carrier Aggregation Service with Huawei New 5G RAN Product MetaAAU

    Today, Zain KSA in cooperation with Huawei deployed the third-generation 5G RAN product MetaAAU for the 5G carrier aggregation coverage extension. Zain KSA is serving a growing 5G customer base with plans to become a one-stop digital partner and business technology provider in Saudi Arabia. To provide more capacity to 5G users, Zain KSA incorporated an additional 5G carrier, seeking to support more 5G use cases, including cloud computing, IoT, AI, and machine learning solutions while continuing to deliver excellent user experiences. By integrating MetaAAU into its 5G network, Zain KSA will enable more users to benefit from its wide range of services after expanding coverage and capacity and increasing the network speed.

  • Saudi STC raises number of 5G sites by 132%, records 55% increase in network usage on day of Tarwiyah

    The volume of stc network usage increased after the arrival of pilgrims in Mina from the early morning hours of the eighth day of Dhu Al-Hijjah 1443 AH, Day of Tarwiyah, where the rate of pilgrims’ movement in Mina until noon exceeded more than 55% compared to the same hour in previous years, the number of 5G sites in Makkah, Madinah and holy site raised by 132%.

  • State of 5G in Saudi Arabia: Expectations and current reality

    Average download speeds in Saudi Arabia have reached more than twice the global average at 322 Mbps, according to network-testing company Ookla. Saudi Arabia’s success can be attributed in no small part to its transformative policy of making all 1200MHz of the 6GHz band available for unlicensed Wi-Fi usage in the low- and mid-band ranges, freeing up the crowded 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands to enable businesses and individuals to deploy next-generation applications and services.

  • State of 5G in Saudi Arabia: Expectations and current reality

    5G has the potential to accelerate the transformation of Saudi Arabia’s most lucrative industries and fueling the growth of emerging technologies like IoT, AI, and cloud and edge computing.

  • The Gulf has a 5G conundrum and Open RAN is the key to its tech sovereignty

    The case of 5G in the Gulf may provide key takeaways for observers looking to understand how the issue of tech sovereignty might play out amid the growing U.S.-China divide — both for good and for ill.