stc Group announced on December 6, 2022, that it received a notification from the Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) that it has won the 2100 MHz spectrum auction for non-terrestrial networks, which allows the provision of communications services on aircraft and the provision of mobile communications services via satellite (MSS).
This came after the group won the auction organized and supervised by the Authority on November 30, 2022, with all the frequencies offered in the auction (2×30) MHz to provide non-terrestrial network services, for a period of (15 years) starting in 2023.
The Group’s acquisition of these frequencies is an additional investment aimed at providing innovative mobile communications services that will contribute to the provision of mobile communications services between airspace and earth – Internet on board aircraft via A2G technology as well as the provision of mobile communications services via satellite (MSS). This aims to provide innovative services to customers to meet their current and future aspirations by providing the latest technology in the field of communications and information technology, in line with the company’s strategy to develop its networks in the Kingdom and achieve Saudi Vision 2030.
