Awards and recognition
stc’s industry contributions have received much recognition and acknowledgment over the years. These accolades highlight its ongoing commitment to innovation, exceptional customer service and investment in local communities.
Below is an illustrative, non-exhaustive list:
Sustainability-related awards and recognition
King Khalid Sustainability Award (Gold Trophy): recognized for sustainability excellence
King Khalid Foundation
- stc group
2025 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) prizes: recognized as a top five entrant for Technical Enablement Program
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), held in Geneva
- stc group
Economic Empowerment Award: recognized for initiatives advancing economic empowerment and inclusive growth
ESG Business Awards 2025
- stc group
Social Inclusion and Equal Opportunities Award: recognized for promoting diversity, equity and inclusive practices
ESG Business Awards 2025
- stc group
Human resources management awards
Best learning and development initiative
HRM Awards and Summit 2025
- stc group
Best reward and recognition strategies
HRM Awards and Summit 2025
- stc group
Best use of technology links
HRM Awards and Summit 2025
- stc group
Best executive and leadership development program
HRSE KSA
- channels by stc
Best Employee Benefits and Wellbeing Strategy
GCC GOV Awards
- solutions by stc
Best Employee Wellbeing Program
HRSE KSA
- solutions by stc
Brilliance in Internal Communications Strategy
International Brilliance Awards
- solutions by stc
Leadership and excellence awards and recognition
Silver Award in Internal Audit
The Saudi Authority of Internal Auditors
- stc group
Best Corporate Governance System Award – 2025
World Finance
- stc group
Sustainable Performance: 5-star recognition certificate
European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM)
- stc group
"Excellent" tier in the 2025 GLF Anti-Fraud Assessment
Global Leaders Forum (GLF)
- stc group
Sustainability Assessment Award for RDC102
Uptime Institute
- center3
Technology and innovation related awards and recognition
Water resource management solution leveraging LEO satellite technology
Gartner Eye on Innovation Award
- stc group
Best strategic partner award (optical innovation center)
Huawei
- stc group
OOKLA Awards: Fastest Mobile Network & Best Mobile Coverage
OOKLA
- stc group
OTF (Operations Transformation Forum) – Outstanding Contributor Award
OTF / TM Forum Ignite
- stc group
OTF / TM Forum Ignite
Open Innovation Catalysts / TM Forum
- stc group
Using GenAI to Transform Operations (Phase III) – Finalist
Open Innovation Catalysts / TM Forum
- stc group
GameX Catalyst – Enhancing Cloud Gaming with Autonomous Networks – Finalist
Moonshot Catalysts / TM Forum
- stc group
Leading Lights 2025 Award
Leading Lights Awards
- stc group
Leading Lights Awards
Saudi CX Awards
- stc group
Saudi CX Awards
Bronze Award – ICXA 2025
- stc group
North Star Program – Silver Winner, IPMA Global Project Excellence Award 2025
IPMA
- stc group
Cloudera Data Impact Awards 2025 – Open Data Lakehouse & Iceberg Innovation
Cloudera
- stc group
Excellence in Logistics Operations in the Telecommunication Sector
Middle East National Business Awards
- channels by stc
AI – Telecommunications
Middle East Technology Excellence Awards
- channels by stc
Data Governance Best Use Case and Data Governance Innovator
Middle East Technology Excellence Awards
- stc group
Smart Gigacity Excellence Award
World Broadband Association
- stc group
Cross-LoB Self-Service AI & Data Analytics Empowerment (stc x Dataiku)
Middle East Enterprise AI & Analytics Summit / Dataiku
- stc group
stc B2B Digital Transformation – LMS
Global Stevie Awards
- stc group
Best Regional Operator of the Year Award
Global Carrier Community – Berlin
- stc group
Most Innovative B2B Telecommunications Solutions Provider – Saudi Arabia 2024
Global Business Outlook Awards
- channels by stc
Best Fiber Infrastructure Deployment in the Middle East
Telecom Review Awards
- stc group
Borderless Connectivity Award
Connected World Awards
- stc group
Operator Excellence
Glotel Awards
- stc group
Best Telecom Sales & Distribution network Ecosystem – Saudi Arabia 2024
International Finance Awards
- channels by stc
AI – Telecommunications
Middle East Technology Excellence Awards
- channels by stc
Best retail company in Saudi Arabia 2025
International Business Magazine Awards
- channels by stc