STC awards Gemalto and Comarch to implement new IoT connectivity platform serving Saudi market

AL BARSHA, UAE - March 1, 2016 - PRLog -- Saudi Telecom Company (STC), the largest telecommunication services provider in the Middle East and North Africa and the leading operator within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has selected Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, and Comarch, a global powerhouse specialized in the design, implementation and integration of advanced IT services and software, to implement IoT connectivity management platform. New Platform is expected to provide STC with competitive edge in the IoT and digital service space in addition to create new proposition for different market sectors.

Telecommunication and ICT services are evolving and Saudi Arabia is facing big demand for IoT and digital services. New platform will enable STC to extend its growth through the introduction of products and services to attract different Players in the internet of things echo systems using of Mobile, Fixed networks and other access capacity and to provide new innovative solution to increase revenues and market share.

About Gemalto

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO) is the world leader in digital security, with 2014 annual revenues of €2.5 billion and blue-chip customers in over 180 countries.

Gemalto helps people trust one another in an increasingly connected digital world. Billions of people want better lifestyles, smarter living environments, and the freedom to communicate, shop, travel, bank, entertain and work – anytime, everywhere – in ways that are enjoyable and safe. In this fast moving mobile and digital environment, we enable companies and administrations to offer a wide range of trusted and convenient services by securing financial transactions, mobile services, public and private clouds, eHealthcare systems, access to eGovernment services, the Internet and internet-of-things and transport ticketing systems.

Gemalto’s unique technology portfolio - from advanced cryptographic software embedded in a variety of familiar objects, to highly robust and scalable back-office platforms for authentication, encryption and digital credential management - is delivered by our world-class service teams. Our 14,000 employees operate out of 99 offices, 34 personalization and data centers, and 24 research and software development centers located in 46 countries.

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