The CRA stated that the average download speeds for mobile broadband services in the Kingdom reached 19.3 Mbps, while the average upload speeds reached 11.2 Mbps. The CRA stated that the steady rise in upload speeds is due to the improvement in upload speeds in 4G networks, which increased by approximately 17% in Q4 2017, adding that the improvement was reflected in the upload speeds for mobile internet, which increased steadily by approximately 12.7% since the end of 2017, with 4G upload speeds increasing steadily by 9% since the end of 2017.
The CRA stated that the steady rise in upload speeds for mobile internet is due to the improvement in upload speeds in 4G networks, which increased by approximately 17% since the end of 2017. According to TRAI, network congestion plays an important role in mobile internet download speeds, as measurement tests conducted by users show a decrease in download speeds by 26% during peak hours, while upload speeds were affected to a much lesser extent at 13%.
Traffic congestion is a major factor in mobile internet download speeds, with a steady increase of 9% since the end of 2017.
In terms of YouTube's video streaming quality, Meqyas“ report showed that the highest percentage of YouTube's video is streamed over mobile networks in Full HD resolution.
Regarding fixed internet, the report indicated that the average performance of download speeds in fixed internet reached 83% of the advertised speeds in subscribers“ packages, while upload speeds in fixed internet achieved a better percentage of 92% of the advertised speeds.
Miqyas” report invited interested parties to share their views on the quality of YouTube's video streaming on mobile internet networks in Full HD. CITC invited interested Internet users in all regions of the Kingdom to participate and interact in the measurements, which will benefit everyone, God willing, in order to identify possible improvements and upgrade the quality of Internet services provided to them.
The CITC is pleased to note that the speeds of the fixed Internet achieved a better percentage of 92% than the advertised speeds. It is worth mentioning that CITC launched on 20/1/1439H the "Maqyas" initiative to measure the quality of the Internet experience in the Kingdom based on the partnership between CITC and the general public; the initiative is concerned with monitoring and measuring the overall level of Internet service quality in the Kingdom in cooperation with SamNowz, a company specialized in measuring the quality of Internet performance.
In a statement, CITC said that the initiative is concerned with monitoring and measuring the overall level of Internet service quality in the Kingdom in cooperation with SamNowz. In a previous statement, CRA stated that it aims to provide information to users about the quality of their Internet experience in a transparent and clear manner, contribute to increasing competition among service providers to improve quality, and publish periodic reports on the performance of the Internet in the Kingdom.
The initiative is concerned with monitoring and measuring the overall level of quality of Internet service in the Kingdom in cooperation with SamNose, which specializes in measuring the quality of Internet performance.
