stc Group has seen a 211% increase in the use of 5G services in Mina during Eid Al-Adha, and an 11% increase in the international communication traffic on the stc network in Makkah and the holy sites compared to 2022.
stc Group has provided various digital solutions and innovative services to serve pilgrims during their time in the Kingdom.
stc also recorded unprecedented growth in the international users of its network by reporting a 39% growth compared to the numbers registered in 2022. The increase is attributed to the rise in the number of pilgrims utilizing the service and their return to their regular figures, given that the number of pilgrims for this year reached 1,845,045, of whom 1,660,915 from outside the Kingdom.
The growth achieved by stc also comes as a result of developing its services by providing communication technologies of international standards and a seamless digital experience that meets the growing and expected demand for digital services and communication services from pilgrims, including the conversion of international traffic on Internet Protocols (IP) by 100%, with a capacity for international exchanges that allows 150,000 physical calls to pass through simultaneously.