The top authority responsible for introducing new spectrums in the country has outlined the hurdles it has encountered in the rollout of the fifth generation ‘5G’ in Pakistan.
According to an annual report issued by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Monday, it said that to implement new technology, the relevant government authorities need to overcome a number of significant obstacles.
The relevant authorities, it identified, were the Frequency Allocation Board (FAB), and the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications (MoITT).
The report claims that among the top hurdles in implementing 5G in Pakistan were poor optical fiber cable (OFC) penetration, and lack of feasible use cases, and low tower density.
The effective rollout of 5G services in the nation was further threatened by rising inflation, low average revenue per user (ARPU), high operational costs including gasoline and power prices, and excessive taxation.
Pakistan could soon by 5G regulation leader
On the policy front, however, the PTA said that the country has made significant progress and has leaped to becoming an ‘advanced’ version of fifth-generation regulation (G5).
“I take pride in sharing that Pakistan has leapt to an ‘advanced’ level of fifth generation (G5) regulator in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2022 regulators’ ranking,” said PTA Chairman Maj Gen Amir Azeem Bajwa.
The report added that the ITU recognition of Pakistan/PTA is a testimony to the rapid...
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