The Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) revealed the telecom indicators in Makkah & Holy Sites on Eid Aladha 2024, where the total of voice calls reached 44.8M, including 38.04M local calls and 6.76M international calls, with a total success rate exceeding 99%.
Statistics showed the total data consumption that reached 5.79 thousand TB, equivalent to watching 2.37 million hours of 1080p HD video clips. The indicators also included the daily average of data consumption per capita reaching (779.93 MB / person), exceeding the global consumption rate with 380 MB / person.
Mobile internet download speeds averaged 376.18 Mbit/s, while upload average speeds of mobile internet reached 48.04 Mbit/s.
The ICT sector is fulfilling the high consumption capacity with the finest quality standards which is in line with the leadership’s aspirations by providing high download speed through its technical preparations and human cadres, as well as facilitating the pilgrims’ local and international calls to ensure a smooth Hajj.
Source: https://www.cst.gov.sa/en/mediacenter/pressreleases/Pages/2024061701.aspx