Saudi Telecom Co. (STC) has almost completed the last phase of connecting 221 of the Ministry of Health (MoH) medical centers across the Kingdom with the latest IP-VPN technology and DIA services for Internet connection, and MRS service for customer device management. The fiber-optic technology supports all these services.

The IP-VPN project includes 157 hospitals, 14 medical laboratories, and 50 of the MoH medical centers in the holy places for the upcoming Haj season. STC has connected them through a unified network, offering them unique features that have upgraded data base security standards and supported the speed and easiness of technical communication channels, which enhance the quality of operations process between the MoH entities such as hospitals, laboratories, and Haj medical centers.

STC is considered a strategic partner for the MoH offering integrated leadership programs and initiatives that aim to serve the community, most recently Al-Wafa Health initiative that was launched in to establish 22 health centers in different regions across the Kingdom.

IP-VPN is one of the most recent services in transmitting data. Its technology depends on IP protocol in safely transmitting data between the customer's network peripherals based on the availability of safe and intermittent networking devices. Through this service, the customer could safely and efficiently transmit all types of (sound, video, Internet and data) applications using the latest technology (MPLS). Besides, IP-VPN supports the various business applications which require the connection of two local networks, data transmission, and conducting VoIP. In addition, it allows the customer to prioritize data transmission and processing according to their significance and the type of applications they represent. It also allows the customer to utilize it in several other applications.