ISLAMABAD, Jan 12 (APP): Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) blocked 175,000 International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) devices to prevent the use of stolen mobile phones under the Device Identification Registration & Blocking System (DIRBS) during the last fiscal year.<\/p>\n
Besides, the DIRBS identified and suspended around 29.56 million IMEIs identified as duplicates, according to the annual report of PTA for 2021-2022. <\/p>\n
It also blocked 0.88 million cloned IMEIs identified as being used against 5.28 million MSISDN numbers.<\/p>\n
During the year under review, mobile subscriptions registered a healthy annual growth of 6 percent. In the domain of subscriber growth, Zong took the lead with 9 per cent growth, followed by Jazz (8 percent), Telenor (1.4 percent), and Ufone (0.7 percent). <\/p>\n
In terms of mobile subscriptions, Jazz led with a share of 38.6%, followed by Telenor (25.3%), Zong (23.1%), Ufone (12.1%) and SCO (0.9%).<\/p>\n
Over the last four years, Jazz and Zong have successfully increased their market shares while Telenor and Ufone saw a decline owing to lower investments and late entry in 4G market. <\/p>\n
Currently, 78% of Pakistan\u2019s population is covered by 3G and 75% by 4G mobile signals, meaning that the needs of a vast majority are being catered. <\/p>\n
Pakistanis have access to internet and broadband services at the most affordable rates in the region. Notably, mobile 1GB data cost has further declined to 0.58% of the Gross National Income per capita\u2014well below the UN Broadband Commission\u2019s recommendation of less than 2 percent.<\/p>\n
The broadband and data cost targets listed in the National Broadband Policy 2021 (draft available on the MoITT website) envisage 80% broadband penetration by 2025 and 90% by 2030, with a greater than 30 Mbps average broadband speed by 2025, and 50% reduction in average price per gigabyte by 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD, Jan 12 (APP): Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) blocked 175,000 International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) devices to prevent the use of stolen mobile phones under the Device Identification Registration & Blocking System (DIRBS) during the last fiscal year. Besides, the DIRBS identified and suspended around […]<\/p>\n
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