The Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has extended its long-standing partnership with Ericsson to transform, expand and upgrade its network in Saudi Arabia, reports Telecompaper.com on Oct 14, 2014. The partnership has enabled the launch of advanced high-speed mobile broadband technologies, providing high quality video delivery. STC subscribers will obtain an increase in the average throughput per user, faster call set-up, minimum call disconnection, coverage availability and high speed internet.

Under the new partnership, Ericsson will also establish an Experience Centre that will bridge the gap between university academic knowledge and the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry requirements. with a focus on support to build special competencies in LTE, Charging System, ESDP (Ericsson Service Delivery Platform) and Inventory Software.

STC and Ericsson will further collaborate in testing and evolving advanced ICT technologies especially in the areas of small cells, indoor systems, and software defined networking.