Corning will be providing its FTTH optical solutions to STC for national network for high-speed connectivity and fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) applications.
The arrangements builds on the existing strategic relationship between STC and Corning, which has already supplied more than 1.5 million kilometers of optical fiber in STC’s KSA network.
As part of this strategic relationship, the two companies will also develop a program to provide advanced technical training to STC fiber engineers and technicians.
Corning claims that it invented the first low-loss optical fiber in 1970 and since that time, Corning Optical Communications has deployed more than 1 billion kilometers of optical fiber for networks across the globe.
Eng Nasser Sulaiman Al Nasser, COO, STC
STC is building the largest fiber network in the history of the kingdom. I am delighted to see us strike such an initiative with Corning, which will help meeting STC’s strategic goals for digital Services, and will align with the objectives of the National Transformation Program (NTP 2020) and Vision 2030.
Clark Kinlin, EVP, Corning Optical Communications
STC enjoys a strong reputation as an innovator in the Middle East. It established itself as a leader in advanced broadband technologies such as FTTH.
