The chairman of Pakistan telecom Authority PTA. The Retaird General Hafeez Ur Rehman has revealed that federal government plans to hold a seperate 5G spectrum auction for Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Kashmir. The announcement comes as part of Pakistan broader strategy to expand next generation internet services.
He shared this development during a meeting in islamabad with caretaker minister for information technology Ghulam Abbas of Gilgit Baltistan. The discussion centerrd on challenge faced by mountain and remote regions upcoming 5G auctions and unique Connectivity.
The next phase 5G of Pakistan Rollout in GB and AJK included
The PTA chairman focus that both Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Kashmir will be included in next stage 5G of Pakistan Rollout. He stated that sperate auction for these Region would take place with in months of the nation wide launch.
Officials emplement that expanding reliable high speed internet is not critical only major cities but also for underserved and geographical challengs areas.
The importance for Development of High speed internet
During the meeting of Gulam Abbas growing need for fast and stable internet is sector such as
- Education
- Healthcare
- Tourism
- Business development
- Digital governance
The youth of Gilgit Baltistan process significant potential in iT and digital economy. Restricted their Growth opportunities because slow speed internet and limited bandwidth. The introduce of 5G services is expect to unlock new positive in freelancing online Entrepreneurship and access to global digital platforms.
Technical work still in progress
The PTA chairman explains that technical assessment and administration procedure are currently underway to facilitate the launch of 5G services difficult areas.
The meeting also addressed ongoing issues related to weak mobile signal and limited internet coverage in mountain region. Both parties reaffirm their commitment to strength telecom infrastructure to accelerate social and economic progress through improving digital connectivity.
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