The country is now on the satellite broadband hub. The Comstar ISA Ltd, a leading Pakistani satellite service-provider, announced the completion of the installation, testing and commissioning phase of the Infosat 51F Hub in Karachi.
The hub is now commercially available to users throughout the country, a TV channel reported. The hub has been installed in the country in collaboration with the Infosat Communications, a Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE) subsidiary and the largest broadband satellite operator in Canada.
With the commissioning of the hub, Infosat completed the first phase of its investment in Comstar and formally took control of 22 percent shareholding in Comstar ISA Ltd. This is first of its kind investment by a satellite services company in Pakistan.
Comstar President and CEO Sami Bajwa said that Infosat Connect services were being launched in Pakistan would aim to offer the same level of service that customers in North America have been accustomed to.