3G technology in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has formed a committee comprising Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Water and Power Minister Syed Naveed Qamar and the representatives of the private sector to go through the proposals prepared for the introduction and issuance of licence for 3G technology in Pakistan by the IT Ministry and submit their recommendations to the government at the earliest.
The formation of the committee came during a briefing meeting on the up-gradation of telecom sector of the country. The meeting was chaired by President Zardari at the Presidency here Monday.
Briefing the meeting, Secretary IT and Telecom Saeed Ahmed Khan informed that around 40 percent of the total international minutes terminated in Pakistan were coming into the country through grey channels causing significant loss to the telecom sector revenue.
It was also informed that the existing mobile phone service was based on second generation technology and Pakistan was lagging behind in broad band service. Wireless broadband solutions with latest technology especially 3G could fill this gap, it was told.
It was informed that more than 85 percent of the operators in the world had deployed 3G technologies due to its better coverage and faster data transfer abilities. The president also directed that another meeting should be held soon to discuss the issue further.
The meeting was attended among others by Hafeez Shaikh, Naveed Qamar, General Secretary to the President M Salman Faruqui, federal secretaries of Finance and IT divisions, Chairman Pemra Dr Abdul Jabbar, Chairman PTA Muhammad Yasin, Chairman NTC Brig (R) M Younas and other senior officials.
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