Internet speed in Saudi Arabia has increased 400 percent during the past three years, revealed the Governor of Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC), Mohammed bin Saud al-Tamimi.
Saudi Arabia possesses advanced digital infrastructure and communications and information technology at the level of Middle East countries, he add, noting that it contributed to the Kingdom's development.
The governor stated that the population coverage of the internet service in the Kingdom is 99 percent, with over 3.5 million homes registered with fiber optics.
Saudi Arabia jumped to the 10th position globally in internet speed, according to the Speed Test World website specialized in measuring mobile internet speeds.
Tamimi stressed that the qualitative leap in the global index reflects the government support of the sector, including follow-up and supervision from the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
The governor praised the progress made by the government on UN digital infrastructure index ranking, and CITC considered that this jump is the culmination of the efforts of a number of government sectors.
Earlier, the United Nations had announced that the Kingdom moved up nine notches in its E-Government Development Index (EGDI) in 2020. The Kingdom has improved its digital infrastructure index ranking, jumping 40 notches to the 27th globally.
The EGDI presents the state of E-Government Development of the UN member states. It is a composite measure of three important dimensions of e-government, namely: provision of online services, telecommunication connectivity, and human capacity.
