NEWS iot squared and Dahua Technology partner to advance Digital Transformation in KS
iot squared , the region ’ s leading IoT player , and Dahua Technology , a world-leading video-centric smart IoT solution and service provider , has signed a new partnership agreement to advance Digital Transformation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in support of Vision 2030 .
The agreement which was signed at the iot squared headquarters in Riyadh , will see the two tech companies collaborate to enrich IoT security and develop new smart surveillance offerings for Smart Cities .
Committed to delivering cutting-edge IoT solutions to governments , enterprises and SMEs , this latest partnership is part of iot squared ’ s broader efforts to enable a ‘ Connected Kingdom ’ by supporting the development of Saudi Arabia ’ s IoT ecosystem across three verticals : public sector , logistics and Industry 4.0 . These industries are expected to drive IoT spending in KSA , with the domestic IoT market in Saudi Arabia projected to reach SAR10.8 billion by 2025 , with an annual growth rate of 12.8 %.
Othman Al Dahash , CEO of iot squared , said : “ At iot squared , our vision is to provide organisations within the public and private sector with best-in-class cutting-edge IoT solutions that deliver real-time insights for critical decision-making and intelligent operations . IoT brings machines , cloud computing , analytics and people together to improve the performance and productivity of processes , helping customers digitise processes , transform business models and improve performance and productivity , while decreasing waste .”
stc , Nokia and MediaTek first to switch on 5G 4CC-CA
stc , Nokia and MediaTek have announced their successful verification of 4 Component Carrier Aggregation ( 4CC-CA ) in the 5G Standalone ( SA ) network within the city of Makkah for the first time in the Middle East and Africa .
Carrier Aggregation ( CA ) allows mobile operators to reach higher throughputs by combining different spectrum assets efficiently to enhance the 5G user experience . CA will also allow stc to deliver leading 5G services to its customers and
achieve a faster time to market for new 5G use cases .
The companies used the combination of two FDD carriers ( 700MHz , 2100 MHz ) and two TDD Sub-6GHz band carriers ( 2300MHz , 3500MHz ) using FDD-TDD CA technology . Nokia used its commercial Air- Scale Baseband , massive MIMO and RRH products , powered by its Reef-shark chipset on stc ’ s live network . MediaTek provided its 5G mobile platform featuring its Release-16 ready , M80 modem .
Ibrahim Al-Abbas , Head of the stc Customer Business Team at Nokia , said : “ Carrier aggregation allows service providers to make optimal use of spectrum without impacting the network performance . Nokia is at the forefront of developing 5G CA and other technologies that support service providers in maximising the use of available resources .”
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