STC signs cooperation agreement with KACST

The agreement was signed by STC Vice President for Home Services Eng. Mazyad Nasser Al Harbi and KACST Vice President for Scientific Research Support Dr. Abdul Aziz Mohammed Al Swailem.

Eng. Al Harbi said, "The agreement provides smart telecom infrastructure to KACST as it is designed to provide businesslike environment reflecting the information age around the world to further STC steps towards achieving its goals, make difference and carry out optimal use of telecom services to KACST."

Eng. Al Harbi assured, "STC shall spare no effort to provide the best infrastructure to KACST to help it sustain its stance among educational and scientific institutions via multi-play and integrated broadband solutions requiring a solid strategy centered on expanding FTTH across the Gulf states through deploying and operating FTTH infrastructure that attracted more than 100,000 customers with plans to connect around 1.5 million sites in 2014."

KACST Vice President for Scientific Research Support Dr. Abdul Aziz Mohammed Al Swailem said, "KACST pays greater attention to universities and scientific centers by providing high-capacity FTTH-based internet services that link them with local and international databases and keep them abreast of the latest technical and scientific breakthroughs."