Saudi Human Resources Development Fund holds workshop to support graduates

Saudi Human Resources Development Fund holds workshop to support graduates

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) announced on Thursday that it has launched a new initiative called Game Mode, designed to enable the Kingdom's legion of keen video game players to make informed choices about which internet provider to use.

The initiative is part of the CITC's efforts to encourage competition among telecom operators, raise the level of transparency in the market, and provide consumers with the best experience possible.

Game Mode will provide a quarterly award to the internet service provider with the best response time for online gaming, a key indicator of a network's performance.

In addition, the commission will release quarterly reports comparing response times among service providers across some of the most popular video games in the Kingdom.

Data from CITC's first Game Mode quarterly report revealed that Mobily topped the list of average response time in the popular game "Fortnite“ in the fourth quarter of 2020, at 21 seconds. Integrated Telecom came in next at 28 seconds, Zain at 29 seconds, while Saudi Telecom Co. (STC) registered an average of 35 seconds.

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Saudi Arabia's gaming market is currently worth SR2.6 billion (around $693 million) and is expected to grow to around $2.5 billion by 2030. Its annual