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Information Technology/Telecommunications Related Projects
Arabic Content Provider
3G Wireless Telecommunications Project
Arabic Content Provider (ACP)
Arabic Content Provider (ACP) will develop Internet-accessible content in Arabic that will be of particular interest to users in Saudi Arabia and the Arabic-speaking world. Through ACP a customer will be able to access Arabic-language content, such as Government data and forms, educational syllabi, technical training, financial and banking services, news, entertainment, sports, and location-based services.
ACP will also be able to design, implement, and support content for specific corporations and government authorities. Customers will be able to set up their own personal portals, which will automatically provide them with easy access and links to their favorite services, websites and applications.
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Possible technology partner: Under negotiation now.
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Investment partners: To be determined.
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Estimated project investment: US$ 2 million
3G Wireless Telecommunications Project
Saudi
Communications Development Company (SCDC), an SOLP portfolio company, is
continues to participate with QualComm of the United States and Reliance
Industries of India in investigating and pursuing potential projects in the
Middle East and North Africa.
SCDC
targets the following advantages of 3G CDMA:
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4-5
times the voice capacity |
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7-37
times the data capacity |
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12-15
times greater data speed |
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enhanced
security of content |
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3-5
times less cost to build and operate |
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better
utilization of scarce spectrum resources |
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better
flexibility to lower tariffs for consumers |
SCDC
has participated in the build-up to the issuance of new cellular licenses in
Morocco at the request of the national regulatory authority.
SCDC has also been instrumental in disseminating information about the
code division multiple access (CDMA) technologies of QualComm and their
applications to current GSM systems in Saudi Arabia.
