CST announced the success of its operational plan for Ramadan 1446H

The Communications, Space, and Technology Commission (CST) announced the success of its operational plan for the Umrah season during Ramadan 1446H. This success is due to the unlimited support and collaborative efforts between various government and private sectors concerned with serving worshipers.

CST revealed the performance indicators of communication networks in Makkah and Medina during the period from (1 - 27 Ramadan), where the mobile internet speed was 196 Mbps in Makkah, which increased by 10% from last year’s speed for the same period, while the speed exceeded 272 Mbps in Madinah, an increase from last year by 26%.

The daily per capita data consumption was 1155 MB in Makkah exceeding 3 times the global average per capita consumption, while the per capita consumption in Medina was 1481 MB, exceeding 4 times the global average.

The indicators also showed that the number of calls in Makkah exceeded 355 million local calls and 43 million international calls. Meanwhile, local calls in Medina surpassed 205 million calls, and 20 million international calls.