Pakistan Aims To Launch 5G Technology In 2023

ISLAMABAD: (Web Desk) Pakistan aims to launch 5G in 2023 as the telecom industry’s market size has grown to $16.9 billion during the last year.

The Minister of Information technology, in a recent presentation to Prime Minister Imran Khan, highlighted the future requirements of digitalization across the country and the launch of future technological needs such as 5G.

During the period 2018-22 more than 10,000 km optical fiber cable will be laid across Pakistan providing high-speed internet to 1,175 towns and the union councils.

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Minister for IT and Telecom Syed Amin ul Haq, while commenting over the importance of the deep liberalization project, said that the government was banking heavily on increasing exports of IT services up to $5bn by the end of 2022-23.

“We will ensure affordable and high-speed internet to people in small towns and I am sure even girls from KP and GB region will excel as freelancers,” the minister said.

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The export of IT services of Pakistan grew 47pc to $2.1bn in 2020-21.