MCIT aims to place Kingdom among 30 best digital economies

20/02/2021 Argaam

Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Building


The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) said it connected 3.5 million homes with optical fibers by the end of December 2020, achieving the target of the optical-fiber deployment initiative, as part of the National Transformation Program 2020.

 

The ministry also provided 570,000 homes with the high-speed internet, to accelerate digital transformation and boost knowledge economy to keep pace with the goals of the National Transformation Program and contribute to achieving Vision 2030.

 

The move will strengthen the digital infrastructure across the Kingdom and enable the digital transformation through stimulating investment in the deployment of optical-fiber networks.

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