ISLAMABAD: Broadband users in Pakistan have reached a 100 million mark in Pakistan, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) announced today (Saturday).
“Owing to supportive government policies, effective competition among telecom operators, and PTA commitment to introduce and utilize innovative technologies, broadband subscriptions in Pakistan have reached a historic 100 million mark,” PTA said.
The statement highlighted that all four national Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs), SCO, and fixed-line broadband operators including PTCL collectively have broadband subscriptions of over 100 million now.
According to the statement, in 2012, there were less than 2 million subscriptions but after the introduction of 3G services, the figure jumped to 16 million in 2014 & 100 million in 2021.
The telecommunication body further informed that almost 87% of the population has access to the internet at the lowest rates. Moreover, broadband is provided over 3G/4G networks with an average download speed of 17.7 Mbps and upload speed of 11.3 Mbps (mobile) which is above the speed levels in other regional countries.
Mobile data prices dropped to only 0.70% of the Gross National Income (GNI) per capita which is under the UN Broadband Commission’s recommendation of less than 2%.
