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Daily Data Consumption Per Person in Makkah and Holy Sites Reaches 4.41K

HANDOUT - 27 June 2023, Saudi Arabia, Makkah: Muslim pilgrims pray on the plains of Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma (Mount of Mercy), during the Hajj pilgrimage. Photo: dpa
HANDOUT - 27 June 2023, Saudi Arabia, Makkah: Muslim pilgrims pray on the plains of Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma (Mount of Mercy), during the Hajj pilgrimage. Photo: dpa
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Daily Data Consumption Per Person in Makkah and Holy Sites Reaches 4.41K

HANDOUT - 27 June 2023, Saudi Arabia, Makkah: Muslim pilgrims pray on the plains of Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma (Mount of Mercy), during the Hajj pilgrimage. Photo: dpa
HANDOUT - 27 June 2023, Saudi Arabia, Makkah: Muslim pilgrims pray on the plains of Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma (Mount of Mercy), during the Hajj pilgrimage. Photo: dpa

The Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) showcased the extensive network coverage at the Holy Sites, catering to millions of pilgrims during Hajj.

Through a diverse range of media platforms, including dedicated programming, live broadcasts, news websites, social media platforms, and dedicated Hajj portals, CST provided an immersive and inclusive lens into this year's annual pilgrimage.

CST revealed remarkable data usage and speeds at the Holy Site on June 16, with daily data consumption reaching 4.41K, which is equivalent to watching 1.81M hours of 1080p HD videos, while the data consumption per person amounted to 718 MB, exceeding two times the global data consumption per subscriber 270 MB.

CST also disclosed that the average mobile Internet download speed on that day reached 224 Mbps, while the average upload speed reached 34 Mbps.

The indicators also highlighted popular applications such as TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram as the most data-consuming platforms in Makkah and the Holy Sites.

These impressive network capabilities and advancements by CST have facilitated seamless connectivity, enhanced communication, and enriched the overall Hajj experience for pilgrims, underscoring the commitment to providing exceptional services during this sacred journey.

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Google Wins Delay in Opening Android App Store to Rivals

Google app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. (Reuters)
Google app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. (Reuters)
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Google Wins Delay in Opening Android App Store to Rivals

Google app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. (Reuters)
Google app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. (Reuters)

A US judge on Friday let Google delay opening Android-powered smartphones to rival app shops, suspending a November 1 deadline ordered in an antitrust case brought by Fortnite-maker Epic Games.

Google was pleased by federal judge James Donato's decision to "temporarily pause the implementation of dangerous remedies demanded by Epic," a company spokesperson said, as an appeals court considers permanently blocking the order stemming from Epic's argument that the tech titan's Android Play store is an illegal monopoly.

"These remedies threaten Google Play's ability to provide a safe and secure experience and we look forward to continuing to make our case," the spokesperson added.

In response to the ruling, a spokesperson for Epic Games said in an email to AFP that Google's appeal was "meritless," citing the judge's deference to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals instead of striking down the order outright.

"The pause... is merely a procedural step," the spokesperson said.

Phones running on the Android operating system have about a 70 percent share of the world's smartphone market.

Google has been hit with a series of recent legal challenges to its dominance.

In August, a different judge found that Google's world-leading search engine was an illegal monopoly.

Google is also facing an antitrust lawsuit in a third federal case in Virginia over its dominance of online advertising.

Under the Epic Games order, for the next three years Google will be prohibited from engaging in several practices that were deemed anticompetitive by the jury in the landmark case.

For instance, the trial found that Google made its Play app store the only method to make payments to third party apps, like Fortnite.

A sizable chunk of app store revenue comes from video games, and Epic Games has long sought to have payments for its mobile games take place outside the Google or Apple app stores that take commissions as high as 30 percent.

Epic mostly lost a similar case against Apple, where a US judge largely ruled in favor of the iPhone-maker.

Apple and Google regularly argue that their app shop commissions are industry standard, and that they pay for benefits such as reach, transaction security and ferreting out malware.