I also notice the price is about $150 CAD per month for a 4mbit connection.
I know Dubai could do better, they could get direct peering through Canada, Europe and Asia to improve speeds. They should invest in fibre routes to the closest internet hubs in the region and offer 1gbit to the home. I know Dubai has the ability and potential to this and this will truly make them a world marvel and player in the telecom industry by bringing the fastest broadband speeds in the world home.
In comparison I can reach anywhere in Europe in less than 100 MS and most places in Asia in less than 260 ms (sometimes even 160 ms).
Here a traceroute from one of the datacenters with premium tier-1 bandwidth:
6 ge-0-1-0.401.ar1.YYZ1.gblx.net (64.214.196.25) 1.737 ms 1.770 ms 1.689 ms
7 pos7-0-0-10G.ar2.CHI2.gblx.net (67.17.105.110) 16.500 ms 16.355 ms 16.437 ms
8 if-13-21.icore1.CT8-Chicago.as6453.net (206.82.141.49) 24.884 ms 24.883 ms 24.925 ms
9 if-7-1-0-17.core1.CT8-Chicago.as6453.net (66.110.27.49) 60.451 ms 60.448 ms 14.489 ms
10 if-0-1-0.core2.NTO-NewYork.as6453.net (66.110.14.22) 29.327 ms 29.248 ms 75.367 ms
11 if-5-0.core1.NTO-NewYork.as6453.net (216.6.82.65) 75.190 ms 75.316 ms 29.574 ms
12 if-10-0.core2.MLV-Mumbai.as6453.net (216.6.82.82) 227.919 ms 274.222 ms 274.149 ms
13 if-12-0-0.core1.MLV-Mumbai.as6453.net (209.58.105.81) 281.295 ms 281.406 ms 235.505 ms
14 ix-1-1-1.core1.MLV-Mumbai.as6453.net (209.58.105.2) 313.979 ms 268.011 ms 274.469 ms
15 195.229.1.169 (195.229.1.169) 352.665 ms 352.856 ms 398.727 ms