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CITC Unveils Gaming Performance by Saudi Arabia's Telecom Service

Providers in Q1

outperformed Mobily, Saudi Telecom and 20 milliseconds respectively. As
Company (STC), and Integrated for online battle arena game League
Telcom (ITC) with lower latency in of Legends, similar to the previous
four of the five most popular games quarter, performance remained
in Saudi Arabia: Fortnite, FIFA 21, relatively low across the spectrum
Apex Legends, and Dota 2. The report of operators, with Mobily and Zain
is part of CITC’s recent framework topping the list with an average
to promote healthy competition response time of 81 milliseconds,
among telecom operators to provide followed by STC at 86 milliseconds,
the best experience for gamers, and Integrated Telecom at 89
raise the level of transparency in the milliseconds. The Q1 2021 Game
market, and provide investors and the Mode report also unveils valuable
public with key data and indicators insights on the overall latency
on the sector’s performance. In performance of telecom companies
the popular game Fortnite, Zain within fixed, mobile, and 5G networks.
scored an average response time ITC led the fastest fixed networks
of 18 milliseconds. This compared average latency category with 10
favorably with STC at 20 milliseconds, milliseconds, Mobily led the mobile
Mobily at 22 milliseconds, and ITC at networks average latency category
24 milliseconds, for a total national with 32 milliseconds and Zain led the
average of 33 milliseconds. Soccer fastest 5G average network latency
video game FIFA was also tested category with 23 milliseconds.
by Game Mode, with Zain ending CITC’s Game Mode initiative includes
in first place among operators with quarterly reports that compare
an average response time of 13 response times among service
milliseconds, followed by STC at providers across some of the most
The Communications and Information Technology 20 milliseconds and Mobily at 23 popular video games in the Kingdom.
Commission (CITC) published its ‘Game Mode’ milliseconds. Zain also outperformed In addition, the initiative includes an
report for the first quarter of 2021, ranking Saudi other service providers in the average award for the internet service provider
Arabia’s telecom service providers based on their response time for the games Apex with the best response time for
video game performance. This quarter’s Game Mode Legends shooter battle royale game video gaming, a key indicator of the
report reveals that Zain, a local telecom operator, has and Dota 2, after recording average network’s performance.
the best video game quarterly performance. Zain response times of 13 milliseconds

Pakistan Earns $1298m From Export of IT Services

Pakistan earned $1298.080 million by software consultancy services witnessed of information services during the period
providing different information technology increase of 25.07 percent, from $272.922 under review also increased by 72.22
(IT) services in various countries during million to $341.352 million while the export percent by going up from $ 1.440 million
the eight months of financial year 2020- and import of computer software related to $2.480 million. Among the information
21. This shows growth of 41.43 percent services also rose by 17.69 percent, from services, the exports of news agency
as compared to $917.840 million earned $212.254 million to $249.803 million. The services increased by 81.03 percent, from
through provision of services during exports of hardware consultancy services $0.780 million to $1.412 million whereas
the corresponding period of fiscal year dropped by 78.82 percent from, $1.794 the exports of other information services
2019-20, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics million to $0.380 million whereas the also increased by 61.82 percent, from
(PBS) reported. During the period under exports of repair and maintenance services $0.660 million to $1.068 million. The
review, the computer services grew by also decline by 70.31 percent from $1.270 export of telecommunication services also
44.53 percent as it surged from $708.100 million to $0.377 million. In addition, the witnessed an increase of 30.67 percent as
million last year to $1023.410 million exports of other computer services rose these went up from $208.300 million to
during July-February (2020-21). Among by 96.26 percent from $219.860 million to $272.190 million during the financial year
the computer services, the exports of $431.498 million. Meanwhile, the export under review, the data revealed.

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