JEDDAH: Sify Technologies, Indian provider of converged ICT services, entered into a partnership agreement with Saudi Telecom Co. to provide customers and partners wider network reach, richer portfolio of services and efficiencies of scale in today's markets by leveraging their respective investments in submarine and terrestrial telecom capacities and value added ICT services, it said in a statement Friday. Speaking on the occasion, Sify Technologies CMD Raju Vegesna said: "This partnership will help us deliver the most robust network footprint throughout the Middle East, Africa and India. With the development of joint services, this partnership will enhance Sify's ability to deliver unparalleled global capabilities, scalability and performance reliability to customers worldwide who demand managed services and connectivity into India, the Middle East and African region." Saad Demyati, STC Vice-President of Wholesale Business Unit, said "Saudi Telecom is the only Middle East operator today that has international connectivity by way of both multiple submarine cable systems and a terrestrial cable system via the recently launched Jeddah-Amman-Damascus-Istanbul (JADI) link,” adding that the partnership allows STC to deliver best in class network service reach into India, alternative network path and efficient Internet routing.
