China's Huawei Technologies said on Wednesday it has been selected by Mobilink, the largest GSM operator in Pakistan and a subsidiary of Orascom Telecom, to deploy a commercial WiMAX 16e network.
Huawei said the network will cover central business districts and hot spots in Islamabad, Karachi, Sialkot, Lahore, Faisalabad and Rawalpindi, CNBC reported. Under the terms of the contract, Huawei will provide Mobilink with a WiMAX solution to help the company meet Pakistan's increasing broadband needs.