stc has announced the launch of Saudi Vision Cable — the first high-speed cable in the Red Sea — through its landing station in Jeddah. The announcement was made in the presence of Dr. Mohammed Saud Al-Tamimi, governor of the Communications and Information Technology Commission.
With its name inspired by the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, the Saudi Vision Cable spans 1,160,000 meters and is fully owned by stc Group. The Saudi Vision Cable is the first ever high-capacity submarine cable in the Red Sea region that will provide seamless connectivity of up to 18 Tbps/fiber pair with a total of 16 fiber pairs through four landing stations in Jeddah, Yanbu, Duba, and Haql.
Olayan bin Mohammed Alwetaid, group CEO of stc, said: “This achievement reflects our comprehensive strategy that aims to diversify the group’s investment opportunities and support digital transformation in the Kingdom by boosting the digital infrastructure. The cable will provide digital connectivity services for corporates and individuals in Saudi Arabia and the rest of the continents by building a regional digital hub connecting the continents of the globe and help meet the needs of companies and customers via an integrated digital ecosystem.”
He added: “Saudi Vision Cable provides communication between several international information centers. It also achieves the rising level of the unified optical fiber platform that is cost-efficient and flexible, and provides access — low latency — to all international cables in the landing stations and information centers of the stc Group.”
The new submarine cable will link the MENA region to three continents, leveraging the strategic location of the Kingdom. This will help to enhance investment in international communication services and data centers.
This cable will join 16 cables installed by stc that are positioned between the east and the west of the Kingdom. Saudi Vision Cable will provide a more reliable internet service to meet the increasing demand for communications and connectivity at the local and international levels. It will allow all of the country’s sectors to obtain high-speed internet services, including education, healthcare and business, which will, in general, provide a number of economic and social benefits.
