RDP traffic and upload/download speeds?

I would monitor your bandwidth at both edge devices.
RDP in my experience is typically more latency sensitive than bandwidth sensitive.
Most Internet providers will push you more bandwidth but that will not help the time it takes the data to get back and fourth.
If you are maxing you connection out in Houston than more bandwidth may be something to consider. Also depending on the cost of the Internet service upgrade.
You may also look into filtering unwanted traffic from the Houston office. Such as Youtube or recently I found a receptionist watching Hulu.

I'm having a difficult time understanding how upload/download speeds factor into RDP session speed. I have a company in Houston that hosts an RDS server that has a remote app that uses a local SQL server to get data from. We have a remote office in Dubai that accesses the RDS server to use this SQL app. 
In Houston we have 20/20 fiber. In Dubai they have 100/28 cable. The Dubai office complains about speed. The Houston office is thinking of upgrading to 40/40 connection. Will that help Dubai's user experience?
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