5G services to be launched in 10 months
Caretaker Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Dr Umar Saif and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Chairman retired Maj Gen Hafeezur Rehman on Tuesday decided that the 5G services will be launched within 10 months. Dr Umar Saif said that all the hurdles in the launch of 5G services will be removed on a priority basis, adding that issues relating to taxation, teledensity and spectrum will be addressed. He said that effective measures will be taken for the provision of quality services to masses, and expressed the resolve to facilitate people through 5G auction. Both the IT minister and the chairman PTA noted that that Pakistan ranks very low in terms of quality of service for cellular users at 79 out of 100 by the Inclusive Internet Index. It was observed that one of the main reasons for this is the lack of investment in the telecom infrastructure.