stc's carrier & wholesale was established in 2005 in order to effectively address the interconnection and other services requirements of licensed telecommunications operators within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as well as telecommunications services requirements of other service providers within the Middle East Region and elsewhere.
stc owns and operates the largest, most reliable and diverse state-of-art telecommunications infrastructure in the Middle East Region. Its National network covers all area of the Kingdom and is extended to link all neighboring countries including UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Qatar, Yemen, Iraq and Oman, through diversified fiber links with various paths and capacities. stc's self-healing national backhaul network and border crossing terrestrial fiber optics links represent the most resilient, reliable and cost effective connectivity in the Region. As a founding member and key investor in all major submarine cable systems that pass through the Region, stc's Wholesale BU has cost-effective access to significant international capacities, and as a consequence, has succeeded in becoming the leading wholesaler in the region by fully addressing the telecommunications requirements of its domestic and international clients on very attractive terms with flexible, innovative services and unparalleled connectivity.
stc is the leading telecommunications provider and its Wholesale BU is the leading wholesaler in the Region, offering national and international services over numerous cable systems and via its PoPs-extended network.