Arbor Networks has announced today the implementation of a DDoS Solution for Saudi Telecom Company ( STC ) for protection against internet based attacks that impact data centers, networks and applications.
Originally a national telco, Saudi Telecom Company ( STC ) is now active across the GCC and beyond, from Kuwait to Bahrain, Turkey to India, Malaysia to South Africa. Its rapid growth in little more than a decade and a half has seen it offer landline, mobile and Internet services to ever increasing markets. STC now serves just under 170m customers nationally and internationally - today it is the largest telecommunications company by market capitalisation, total revenue and number of employees in the Arab region.
However, such growth and increased visibility also brings problems. Today, like telcos worldwide, STC 's revenue model depends on a shift from traditional voice/SMS services to 'always on' mobile/mobile data paradigms - capacity issues are one concern, but more serious perhaps is the need to assure customers that secure and reliable mobile broadband performance will also be 'always on'.
