Islamabad: Pakistan is planning to roll out the most advanced 5G internet in 2022-23 which will accelerate the download speed 10 times to one gigabit per second (Gbps) and widen economic activities in the country, a media report said on Sunday.
Pakistan is developing a comprehensive roadmap for 5G technology readiness in the country. It is aimed at auctioning “spectrum for…5G services in the fiscal year 2023,” ” the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said in its annual report 2020.
The COVID-19 pandemic proved a blessing in disguise as the digital economy widened multi-fold during these testing times in Pakistan. The crisis has prompted regulators and stakeholders to improve digital infrastructure.
Pakistan has kick-started its journey to make the most advanced 5G internet commercially available to consumers in 2022-23.
The tested speed stands 10 times higher compared to 100 megabits per second (Mbps) on 4G internet in the world, it said.
Earlier, mobile phone service providing firms successfully conducted a test trial of 5G services under a limited environment and on non-commercial basis in 2019 and 2020.
