The group was also crowned as the Best Telecommunications Operator in the Middle East for 2011 and was presented with two awards related to ownership, mergers, and Broadband and wire services.
Saud bin Majed Al-Daweesh, an engineer, received special recognition during the event for his effective role in developing the telecommunication and information industry in the Middle East and North Africa.
A panel of experts from different fields including technology, information, business and finance announced these awards, which are a testimony of STC’s achievements as the largest telecommunications operator in the Middle East.
SAMENA Telecommunications Council is a tri-regional, non-profit telecommunications association that represents over 40 telecommunications operators in 25 markets, representing an aggregate subscriber base of 700 million mobile users, 79 million fixed-line users and 22 million broadband users.
SAMENA Council’s membership embodies a community of telecom operators, manufacturers, government bodies, academia, and leading global management consultancy organizations.
The SAMENA board of directors and member companies include the largest regional operators and global multi-network operators as well as new competitive entrants.
SAMENA focuses on digitization and Broadband investment policies, and aims to promote beneficial regulation and governance that further industry evolution, as well as cooperation among key ICT industry stakeholders.
