RIYADH: Saudi telecom giant stc has partnered with a consortium, led by eWTP Arabia Capital or eWTPA, to set up a cloud computing unit with SR894 million ($238 million) capital.
Formally known as Saudi Telecom Co., stc will finance SR492 million of the total investment, representing 55 percent of the new unit’s capital, according to a bourse filing.
eWTPA will hold a 27 percent stake, and Alibaba Cloud Singapore will come on board with a 10 percent stake. Public Investment Fund-owned Saudi Co. for Artificial Intelligence and Saudi Information Technology Co. will hold 4 percent stakes each.
“The new company is expected to have a positive overall financial impact on stc in the long term,” it said. s
In addition to being the owner of SCAI and SATC, Saudi Arabia’s PIF is a major shareholder in stc and is also a limited partner in eWTPA.
