STAFF REPORTER ISLAMABAD: The 3G services are expected to be available to the Pakistan mobile users by the end of this year, while it is most likely that the policy for auction of 3G services licences would soon be presented to the government for approval.
Secretary Cabinet Division Abdur Rauf Chaudhry said this while speaking at a seminar organized by PTA in collaborat0ion with Qualcomm and Central Asian Cellular Forum (CACF) at Islamabad on 3G mobile services. Theme of the seminar was “Opportunities for All: Development of 3G Devices in Pakistan”.
On this occasion, PTA Chairman Dr. Mohammed Yaseen said that by the end of this quarter we will be able to roll out plans for 3G services once the policy is approved by the government.
According to him, the handset manufacturing is a vital segment of mobile Eco System. By the end of 2011, there will be an estimated sales volume of 300 million 3G mobile handset around the globe.
Pakistan, he said, offers an excellent opportunity for investment in 3G handset manufacturing with availability of skilled manpower and upward growth of mobile market.
Mobile phone has become the biggest platform available today with almost 5 billion wireless subscribers, of which there are more than 1 billion 3G subscribers in the world. The 3G number is expected to grow to 2.8 billion by 2014.
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