International Company hints big investment, vows to change telecommunication landscape of Pakistan

International Company hints big investment, vows to change telecommunication landscape of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Malaysian firm ‘edotco Group’ on Thursday expressed its commitment to transforming the telecommunications landscape of Pakistan.

Briefing the media about the future investment plan of the company in Pakistan, edotco Chief Executive Officer Suresh Sidhu said, “To date, edotco has invested over $100 million to establish and grow its local operations.

Pakistan and Malaysia have shared a healthy bilateral relationship and we look forward to leading the way in telecommunications investment while playing a part in achieving the country’s digital agenda.”

He said the group, through its local operations (edotco Pakistan), reinforced its position as the country’s nation-building partner by highlighting its commitment to shaping Pakistan’s telecommunications landscape to be future ready, while overcoming the challenges to effectively manage the infrastructure industry.

“There is a lot of work to be done for to enable 5-G services in Pakistan,” the edotco chief said. “We support the ambitions of the government and are in constant touch with the telecom operators, as we intend to buy their mobile phone towers.”