A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was agreed to between Saudi Arabia’s Communications, Space, and Technology Commission (CST) and the Water Regulator and will assist the parties' efforts in maximizing the benefit of water sector infrastructure to expand fiber optics coverage in the Kingdom.
By exchanging information and support based on each party's area of expertise, they aim to find an effective fiber optics extending mechanism.
This collaboration is expected to improve telecom infrastructure and provide fiber optics to homes by sustaining infrastructure, lowering network delivery costs, increasing user access, innovating solutions to improve service quality and reducing drilling and extending impacts.
H.E. Eng. Abdulrahman AlFadley, minister of environment, water and agriculture, and H.E. Eng. Abdullah Alswaha, minister of communications and information technology, witnessed the signing ceremony between H.E. Eng. Mansour Al Mushaiti, vice minister of environment, water and agriculture, and chairman of the steering committee of the Water Regulator, and H.E. Dr. Mohammad Altamimi, CST governor.
