To boost broadband development and sustainable economic growth in the country, Huawei Pakistan in collaboration with Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) launched "2011 Broadband Forum & Road Show" with the theme "Smarter Network for Better Life," here on Monday.
Speaking on the occasion, PTA Chairman Dr Mohammed Yaseen said Pakistan emerged as one of the leading markets in telecommunication. However, it is imperative that we keep on moving forward for further development of the sector bringing more value to it. Arrangement of such events is surely an important step for sharing and identifying the future areas, said chairman, adding that broadband penetration is driven by a number of factors.
"PTA, as a regulator, has an important role in ensuring fast growth of broadband in Pakistan. Though the principal duty with regard to broadband is to maintain a competitive broadband market, yet regulatory actions and strategies regarding broadband are supposed to reflect on the driving forces in the form of expanding access, enhancing Citizen Digital Skills, Promoting Local Content and increasing value addition inside the Network (Intelligent Network) and services," the chairman added.
He said that Wireless Broadband is surely an important area of consideration for the industry in future. People are interested in mobility and connectivity at the same time. We will be observing new era of wireless broadband in the country. Leo Xu, Vice President of Middle East Region Huawei while sharing his experience on future of broadband in the country said that Broadband is widely regarded as a key indicator of national competitiveness and economic development.
During the road show, company presented case studies of how it's Single Backbone, SingleFAN & Single Metro solutions can be optimised to address the needs of operators across the region as traffic is increasingly dominated by services such as IPTV, HDTV and teleconferencing.
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