Riyadh, Rabi'II 21, 1439, January 08, 2018, SPA -- A Speed Test report on internet speeds included achievement of an increase of average download speeds of the mobile internet in the Kingdom by 80% to 16.2Mbps instead of 9Mbps. The report stated that the increase advanced the kingdom by to 18 ranks globally over the past two months. The fixed internet download speeds in the kingdom increased by 37% to an average speed of 21.3Mbps instead of 15.5Mbps, advancing by about 10 places worldwide. The numbers were stated by Communications and Information Technology Commission in a statement today. --SPA 23:15 LOCAL TIME 20:15 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w583430