Saudi Telecom, UL ink pact to set up testing facility

Saudi Telecom Company (STC) and UL, a global safety science organization, on Monday, announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a testing facility in the Kingdom.

The Center of Excellence will be set up in Riyadh inside STC labs and will offer testing for various products across the "Fiber to the Home" ecosystem.

The facility will also provide testing services for fiber optic cabinets, fiber optic cables (indoor and outdoor), and mechanical civil items (ducts, plastic and metallic spacers, hand-hole and man-hole, covers and frames).

“This collaboration will not only benefit STC and UL but would also further support the growth of telecom sector of Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries,” said Bader A. Allhieb, vice president of operations at STC.