{"id":69418,"date":"2023-02-13T20:30:55","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T15:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=69418"},"modified":"2023-02-13T16:06:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T11:06:01","slug":"5g-technology-to-be-launched-in-major-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-technology-news\/5g-technology-to-be-launched-in-major-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"5G technology to be launched in major cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Feb 13 (APP): Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has planned to start \u2018trial coverage\u2019 of 5G services at certain points in major cities of the country during the current year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFuture of technology in Pakistan is linked to introducing 5G technology and the ministry is taking all possible steps to make new technology business-friendly,\u201d an official of the ministry said while talking to APP.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the Ministry of IT was extending full support to telecom companies, urging the telecom companies to play their due role in bringing modern technology to Pakistan. <\/p>\n<p>He said the provision of broadband services across the country was the topmost priority of the government, adding the ministry of IT through the Universal Service Fund (USF) had launched some 70 projects of optical fiber cable (OFC) and broadband infrastructure development in four provinces at a cost of Rs 65 billion. \u201cAll projects underway in far-flung areas would be completed by June.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the province of Sindh alone, 20 projects of NGBSD and OFC worth Rs 16.3 billion have been started so far in 20 districts, including Tharparkar, Nawabshah, Khairpur, Larkana, Badin, Jacobabad, Shikarpur, Mirpurkhas, and Dadu,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n<p>He said projects of connectivity of the un-served and under-served communities of Baluchistan, Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) provinces had also been launched. <\/p>\n<p>Under 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