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STC Saudi Arabia

Carrier Check & Mobile Network Specifications

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STC logoThe STC carrier from Saudi Arabia is denoted by codes: 420 01. The followings IDs are called HNI (Home network identity). This code is created by the combination of two other Mobile Country Code (MCC) and Mobile Network Code (MNC). The first three numbers stand for the MCC and they are used in order to identify the region which the carried comes from (in the following example it’s Saudi Arabia). The last numbers of the HNI code are equal with the MNC and this ID is given for the specific mobile network operator.

Besides STC Saudi Arabia has assigned country code + 966. This number + 966 is equal with international calling code and it’s simply the telephone dialing prefixes used for calling STC numbers.
STC uses 2 GSM bands, 2 UMTS bands, 4 and 0 CDMA bands.. You can read the specific frequency bands in the table below. All bands of the STC are display in MHz units.
Another important information in STC Saudi Arabia architectures is the standard of used protocols. It also uses 7 protocols such as GSM, UMTS, LTE, CDMA.

The ISO standard code of STC is SA. You can see more info about this mobile network operator at http://www.stc.com.sa/. How to check STC coverage? How to check if your phone will work in Saudi Arabia? Those information will help you figure out if your device will work in the STC roaming. Use out database and check out if your device will be locked or unlocked in STC.

Use our CARRIER LOOKUP TOOL in order to make sure that your phone number is using STC network.

If you'd like to find out whether your device is going to work with STC (Saudi Arabia), please check the details below:

All you need to do is compare bands specification from your mobile network with the bands used in your device. You can check the supported bands for your phone by using out phone database.


Name STC
Company Saudi Telecom Company SJSC
Country Saudi Arabia flag Saudi Arabia
Country ISO SA
Country code + 966
Carrier website http://www.stc.com.sa/
Carrier codes
  • 420 01
Mobile prefix 50, 53, 55
Size of NSN 9
Number format

+966 50x xxx xxx

+966 53x xxx xxx

+966 55x xxx xxx

Coverage map Check STC Coverage
Subscribers 19 914 000 (Q3 2010)
GSM bands
  • 900 (E-GSM)
  • 1800 (DCS)
GSM protocols
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
UMTS bands
  • B1 (2100)
  • B8 (900 GSM)
UMTS protocols
  • DC-HSDPA 42.2
  • HSPA+
  • UTMS
LTE bands
  • B1 (2100)
  • B3 (1800+)
  • B28 (700 APT)
  • B40 (TD 2300)
LTE protocols
  • LTE
  • LTE-A

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