The Council of Arab Ministers for Communications and Information, in its (23rd) session held yesterday (Wednesday) in Riyadh, chose the city of Riyadh, the first Arab digital capital for 2020, due to what Saudi Arabia has achieved on the digital level, which made it a pioneer in many achievements such as its launch of the fifth generation (5G) network, and peer Its efforts in the field of communications and information technology, and the progress witnessed by the sector, which led to the establishment of an enabling and supportive digital infrastructure, and the Saudi telecom market ranks 13th in the world and the largest in the Middle East and North Africa, and the fifth generation networks reached the third place in the world, and Internet speeds doubled to 51.8 megabytes, a growth rate of 24.7% compared to the previous year, ranking fifth among the G20 countries.
Okaz (Riyadh) @okaz_online
