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Saudi Arabia Delivers 5G Download Speed of 377.2 Mbps

Saudi Arabia delivered an average average 4G download speed of 60.5 Mbps. mode, requiring support from the 4G
5G download speed of 377.2 Mbps, The latest data mark an improvement for network. South Korea ranked fifth in terms
according to a report from industry tracker South Korea’s 5G network, which recorded of 5G mobile network accessibility, with
Opensignal. South Korea’s 5G download an average download speed of 312.7 Mbps Saudi Arabia at 37 percent, Kuwait at 27.7
speed is the world’s second-fastest in an August report from Opensignal. percent, Thailand at 24.9 percent and Hong
behind Saudi Arabia, reaching an average The time South Korean 5G users spend Kong at 22.9 percent, the report said. South
speed of 336.1 Mbps. Opensignal tracked connected to the network rose, reaching Korea, which started the commercial roll
data between July 1 and September 28 22.2 percent, up from 20.7 percent. out of 5G service in April last year, had 8.7
in 15 countries with 5G networks. South Many countries that have deployed 5G, million 5G mobile accounts as of August
Korea’s 5G download speed over the including South Korea, currently offer the as compared with some 800,000 from the
period was also 5.6 times faster than its network’s services on non-standalone previous month.

Saudi National Cybersecurity Authority Issues New Controls for Cloud

Services

The National Cybersecurity Authority into global Cybersecurity standards, Cybersecurity cloud controls, and lays out
(NCA) issued its Cloud Cybersecurity practices frameworks and controls, the their relation to international standards.
Controls document, it announced. The NCA said in its statement. The document The new document is an extension of
controls aim to reinforce the reliability consists of 37 main controls and 96 other controls issued by NCA, including
of cloud services by providing security subcontrols for cloud-service providers, its Essential Cybersecurity Controls
against various threats and to support the as well as 18 main controls and 26 and Critical Systems Cybersecurity
continuity of services to users. The NCA subcontrols for cloud-service tenants. Controls. The authority stressed that by
is responsible for issuing, monitoring, and The NCA also announced its Cybersecurity implementing these controls, users will
updating the Kingdom’s Cybersecurity cloud controls methodology and mapping be protecting national security and the
policies and standards. The document annex document, which explains the Kingdom’s critical infrastructure.
was developed after extensive research design principles and structure of the

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