Saudi Telecom Company Joins Bridge Alliance
6 June 2014 – Saudi Telecom Company (STC) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia joins Bridge Alliance as the newest alliance member with the objective to leverage collaboration in regional enterprise mobility services and M2M. The addition of STC brings Bridge Alliance to a total of 36 operator members with a combined customer base of over 660 million mobile subscribers.
STC Saudi is the leading national provider of telecom services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with 23 million mobile subscribers. The company works continuously to meet market demands and keep pace with emerging technologies in the telecoms sector. Bridge Alliance is the leading mobile alliance in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa.
“With STC Saudi onboard, we are providing all our members and their customers with extended geographical reach, enhanced managed mobility services and expense management solutions for MNCs, as well as compelling M2M services” added Alessandro Adriani, CEO of Bridge Alliance. “In addition, STC Saudi enables our members to enhance their market position and gain competitive advantage through our solutions and propositions.”
About Bridge Alliance
Bridge Alliance is a partnership of 36 leading mobile operators, namely, Airtel (India, Bangladesh and the Airtel subsidiaries in Africa: Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia), AIS (Thailand), CSL (Hong Kong), CTM (Macau), Globe Telecom (Philippines), Maxis (Malaysia), MobiFone (Vietnam), Optus (Australia), SingTel (Singapore), SK Telecom (South Korea), STC (Saudi Arabia), SoftBank Mobile (Japan), Taiwan Mobile (Taiwan), Telkomcel (Timor-Leste), Telkomsel (Indonesia) and Viva (Bahrain and Kuwait).
A combined customer base of over 660 million and an extensive footprint allow members to leverage the collective strengths of the alliance to develop and launch innovative roaming and enterprise solutions. Bridge Alliance operates through a Singapore-incorporated joint venture company, Bridge Mobile Pte Ltd. For more information, visit www.bridgealliance.com.
