ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Telecommunication Authority plans to take on aheadstart with 5G testing in Pakistan next year. PTA has unveiled itsroadmap about public testing of 5G services in Pakistan. A draft frameworkdocument link was made available recently listing information related to 5G publictrials, its demonstrating systems and information about its relatedservices in Pakistan.
The last 3G/4G spectrum auctions for telecom services happened in 2014.Even speaking of the international perspective, the stage is still drapedfor 5G. PTA mentions that the rapidly increasing demand for high bandwidthtelecom services has moved into gaining pace towards 5G testing in Pakistan.
*“Seen as a comprehensive wireless-access solution with the capacity toaddress the demands and requirements of mobile communication beyondIMT-2020, it is projected that this technology will operate in a highlyheterogeneous environment and provide ubiquitous connectivity for a widerange of devices, new applications and use cases,”* PTA mentioned.
The initial draft hints at under the hood working by PTA in this direction.The draft outlines different procedures, authorizations, duration and otherterms and conditions needed for legal testing of this service in Pakistanitelecom space. In this regard, the Frequency Allocation Board would issue atemporary spectrum for non-commercial testing purposes. After allocation,authorization certificate detailing the duration and/or other terms wouldbe issued by PTA.
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Once, the authorization is done, 5G services would be made available fortesting purposes in certain areas for a period lasting from 3 to 6 months.According to the reports, users would not be charged for these servicesduring the trial period.
