Telecommunications in Saudi Arabia have evolved early in the Kingdom since the establishment the Directorate of Post, Telephone and Telegraph (PTT) in 1926. == History == The Directorate of Post, Telephone and Telegraph (PTT) was the first governmental entity established by the founder King Abdul Aziz Al-Saud in 1926 to provide and control the postal and telecommunication services.
In 1934 the Kingdom imported the first mobile wireless station to provide the telegraph services.
In 1984 the first fiber optic network was introduced and operated in the country, whereas in1995 the mobile phone service was introduced . Saudi Telecom Company (STC) was the first company in Saudi Arabia to provide Mobile and Fixed line Telephone service.
(2) Integrated Telecom Company (ITC) second operator after STC, established in 2005 and offers internet, broadband, connectivity and satellite services for businesses, consumers and wholesale (3).
Perhaps this was proved when STC submitted a request to enter neighboring Egypt as a provider and was refused due to lack of experience, staff, equipments and such. In late 2005 it was announced that a company by the name of Electronet would start providing broadband connections through electric lines by mid-2006.
In 2006, STC had invested in increasing the size of their ADSL infrastructure and since then the wait times had improved, but many customers are still on waiting lists.
Mobily, Integrated Telecom and STC also provide Fibre Optic Internet access, with coverage limited to larger cities. As of 2011, the maximum Internet speed available is currently 200 Mbit/s. As of October 2006, the 20 Internet service providers in Saudi Arabia became connected through "Data service provider" -licensed companies, such as Saudi Telecom Company and Integrated Telecom Company.
Since October 2006 the Communications and Information Technology Commission is responsible for DNS and filtering services. There are several reasons for the service being unpopular, in particular the unreasonably expensive prices and incompetent low-quality service.
However, as of early 2009 the service has not been implemented and the company's website has been idle for years.
Mobily, Integrated Telecom and STC also provide Fibre Optic Internet access, with coverage limited to larger cities. As of 2011, the maximum Internet speed available is currently 200 Mbit/s. As of October 2006, the 20 Internet service providers in Saudi Arabia became connected through "Data service provider" -licensed companies, such as Saudi Telecom Company and Integrated Telecom Company.
Electronet is currently dissolved. In 2019, the average speed of mobile internet services reached 37.5 Mbps jumping from 9.2 Mbps in 2017.
Electronet is currently dissolved. In 2019, the average speed of mobile internet services reached 37.5 Mbps jumping from 9.2 Mbps in 2017.
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