Industry Proposes Spectrum Sharing

Industry proposes spectrum sharing

The telecom industry, which has been grappling with unresolved issues for years, has asked the government to follow a spectrum-sharing model instead of auctioning the spectrum. The industry and the government have to resolve the issue of collecting spectrum fee in dollars. Another challenge is the legal dispute that is delaying the upcoming auction. In the backdrop of such pressing challenges, the industry has come up with three proposals. Besid…

GSMA Warns Pakistan Risks Missing Digital Future Without Urgent Spectrum Reform

In an exclusive with Political Uprise News, GSMA’s Asia-Pacific Head Julian Gorman urged Pakistan to act fast on spectrum allocation, warning that delays could derail ambitions for a cashless society, IT export growth, and investor confidence. A high-level meeting of the Spectrum Advisory Committee was held at the Finance Division under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb. The session brought …

Pakistan Risks $4.3B Loss Without Spectrum Reform, GSMA & Industry Warns

Islamabad’s latest spectrum advisory meeting has laid bare the challenges facing Pakistan’s telecom sector, with both industry leaders and GSMA urging the government to overhaul its spectrum policy. Without urgent reforms, they warn, Pakistan could lose between $1.8 billion and $4.3 billion in economic benefits over the next five years. Documents accessed by Techjuice revealed […] The post Pakistan Risks $4.3B Loss Without Spectrum Reform, GSMA …

GSMA Warns Pakistan of $4.3bn Loss Without Immediate Spectrum Policy Reforms

Copyright protected content copied from PhoneWorld website. Pakistan risks losing up to $4.3 billion in potential economic benefits over the next five years unless it urgently reforms its spectrum policy and accelerates the release of spectrum for mobile operators, the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) has warned in a recent presentation to the government’s Spectrum Auction Committee. The report, presented by Julian Gorm…