Tata Communications, a Tata Group-owned company, and Zain KSA, a mobile telecommunications and digital services provider in the Middle East, announced they have entered a strategic engagement to fuel digital transformation journeys of enterprises and government organizations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
With this collaboration, the combined ecosystems will deliver solutions and platforms to remodel cities with smart street lighting, smart waste management, a connected workplace, healthcare, and connected cars.
The flagship project is where the two companies are working together to bring smart street lighting solutions for one of the key cities in KSA. Tata Communications IoT ecosystem will serve as a one-stop-shop to provide the hardware, platform, application, and insights. Zain KSA will expand the footprint with its business-to-business (B2B) offerings through joint projects related to software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) and global contact centers, as well as the application of smart transport and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions enabling smart waste handling, smart metering, and other smart city use cases.
“The strength of the reach of Zain KSA and cutting-edge infrastructure combined with our ecosystem of advanced technologies will strengthen the country’s shift to becoming a sustainable economy,” said Vaneet Mehta, Region Head, Middle East, Central Asia & Africa, Tata Communications.
“This is a demonstration of our both organization’s commitment to enabling reimagining of cities in the Middle East by operating on smarter and cost-efficient models. This is a milestone project for Tata Communications for transforming the city into an intelligent and energy-efficient metropolis, reducing its carbon footprint and charting the path for other cities to replicate.”
Saad A Al-Sadhan, Chief Business and Wholesale Officer, Zain KSA, added: “Building on our pioneering and internationally renowned 5G network and in line with our vertical expansion strategy to drive 5G applications, we will work together to contribute to our comprehensive digital solutions offering and transformation services under one roof to enterprises and governments across the kingdom.
“The confluence of reliable connectivity, agility, and trust will converge to better serve communities, businesses, and governments. Together we will strengthen the digital core of the country to reinforce Saudi Vision 2030 and provide businesses the tools to embrace innovation and disruption to succeed in a rapidly evolving environment.”
The Tata Communications and Zain KSA strategic engagement will serve Saudi enterprises and government institutions with advanced technologies such as IoT, 5G, Low Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN specification), Managed Security Services, SDWAN, and many others. It will also support environmental sustainability measures and the digital transformation of the region.
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