Minister of State for Information Technology Anusha Rehman on Tuesday said Pakistan would be the first country in South Asia to test 5th generation cellular services for fast connectivity.
Speaking at the Information Communication Technology (ICT) awards ceremony, organised by the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI), Ms Rehman said: “Pakistan recently won the GSMA award and ranked third in the list of mobile telecom operator groups.”
The government was working on a project to provide at least one mobile tower per 100 users in every village by 2030, she added.
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority Chairman Ismail Shah, RCCI President Raja Amer Iqbal, officials of the Pakistan Software Export Board and officials of other leading IT and telecom companies were present on the occasion.
Mr Amer said Rawalpindi and Islamabad had a 40pc share of the total ICT business in the country as many multinational companies had established their offices in the twin cities.