The collaboration with Cisco will be a key component to stc realising their ambitions for the 5G future . By pursuing a cloud-first approach and transforming their stacks into cloud-native architecture using the Cisco cloud platform , Red Hat Openshift Container Platform , full automation suite , and DevOps Digital pipeline , stc will be able to offer high quality and better telco applications while reducing the time to roll out new services . In addition , stc will be able to quickly integrate cloud-based apps and features targeted to specific customer segments .

stc ’ s cloud platform provides the automation for the virtual environment with management and operations capabilities to provide a complete yet open and vendor-agnostic platform backed by proven system integration capabilities and expertise in the telco market and poses higher requirements on platform efficiency , operation agility , and SLA reliability .

In the first phase , Cisco built the Telco Cloud infrastructure across stc datacentres to enable the delivery of telco services from a consistent horizontal platform , supporting an array of software and critical network applications .

This was designed to increase the speed of software upgrades and releases and automate processes through embedded features in the Network Function Virtualisation Infrastructure , NFVI layer with key characteristics , including the efficient automation of CI , CD , Continuous Integration , Continuous Delivery pipeline and automated lifecycle management operations of cloud-native functions over a managed software defined infrastructure .

Under the MoU , both parties will work together to promote technological innovation for 5.5G evolution and expand scalable offerings to individual , enterprise , and government customers . Additionally , they will strengthen the digital infrastructure and build a global 5.5G evolution pioneer network , providing a strong engine to achieve the national digitalisation goals outlined in Saudi Vision 2030 .

Zain Saudi Arabia and Huawei will collaborate to enhance technological innovation , improve user experience , and develop new use cases . The collaboration will involve providing a seamless gigabit experience in both indoor and outdoor scenarios through the large-scale deployment of MetaAAU and 5G carrier aggregation , as well as LampSite digital indoor solutions . Additionally , initiatives will be taken to enhance the performance of Massive MIMO networks and to develop end-to-end autonomous network operation and optimisation capabilities . partnership will explore innovative cooperation in areas such as ultracompact site and green energy solutions , among others .

Ritchie Peng , President of Huawei ’ s 5G Product Line , said , “ We are committed to providing products and solutions for operators and helping them build high-quality mobile networks through continuous technical innovations . We are excited to work with Zain Saudi Arabia on this 5.5G City project and hope that this cooperation will allow our innovative products and solutions to create business and social value . Our vision is to help Zain Saudi Arabia build better 5G networks and more importantly , digital infrastructure .”

Both parties will also work together to develop new use cases for the Internet of Things , IoT and private network solutions . Finally , the

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