Saudi Telecom Company (STC) announced today that it has joined Bridge Alliance, the Asia-Pacific region's largest partnership of mobile operators, as the only member from the Middle East. Membership in the Bridge Alliance will help leverage collaboration in enterprise mobility services and in the fast growing area of M2M. By joining Bridge Alliance, STC aims to strengthen its services in the GCC and Asia-Pacific, to better serve its Multinational Business Customers at worldwide level and to enlarge its M2M Solutions portfolio. Bridge Alliance aggregates and standardizes member operators' services, solutions and knowledge, and through its promotion of unified services, supports the seamless deployment of M2M and mobile business across borders. Bridge Alliance also works to enhance the customer experience by raising service and customer support levels. Furthermore, it promotes the aggregation of information on M2M helping its members to manage telecommunication circumstances and regulation differces by country. Through its membership in Bridge Alliance, together with partner operators and other alliances, STC will be able to provide comprehensive support for M2M services including telemetry, remote monitoring and security to its enterprise customers for the GCC region as well as globally. About Bridge Alliance Bridge Alliance is a partnership of 32 leading mobile operators, including, Airtel, AIS, CSL, CTM, Globe Telecom, Maxis, MobiFone, Optus, SingTel, SK Telecom, SoftBank Mobile, Taiwan Mobile, Telkomcel, and Telkomsel. A combined customer base of over 600 million and an extensive footprint allow members to leverage the collective strengths of the alliance to develop and launch innovative roaming and enterprise solutions. Bridge Alliance operates through a Singapore-incorporated joint venture company, Bridge Mobile Pte Ltd. For more information, visit www.bridgealliance.
Saudi Telecom Company SJSC is a Saudi Arabia-based company, engaged in the telecommunications sector. The Company operates under the following main business segments: Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), for which the main services are mobile, third and fourth generation services, prepaid cards, international roaming and messages; Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), for which the main services are fixed line, card telephones, interconnect and international calls, as well as DATA, for which the main services are leased data transmission circuits, and digital subscriber line (DSL). The Companyâs subsidiaries include: Viva Bahrain Closed BSC, Arabian Internet and Communications Services Co Ltd and STC Gulf Investment Holding SPC, among others.
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