Pakistan launches 5G spectrum auction in step toward digital economy

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday launched the auction of spectrum for next-generation mobile services (NGMS), or 5G, marking a key step toward introducing faster mobile broadband and expanding the country’s digital economy. The auction, conducted by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), is expected to determine which telecom operators will acquire the frequencies needed to deploy fifth-generation mobile networks across the country. Pakistan, a country of more than 240 million people, is one of the world’s largest telecom markets by population, with over 190 million mobile phone users.

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