It is meaningless to compare India and Pakistan in any matter because India is far ahead of its neighboring country in every sector. Talking about technology and telecom sector, India is currently competing with many developed countries of the world. India remains the world market leader in terms of fastest 5G network rollout. At the same time, the trial of 5G service is still going on in Pakistan. If reports are to be believed, 5G service is expected to start in Pakistan soon.
mobile network
There are mainly 5 mobile network operators in both India and Pakistan. In India, Jio, Airtel, Vi, BSNL and MTNL are providing 2G/3G/4G and 5G services to 120 crore mobile users of the country. Whereas in Pakistan, Jazz, Zong, Telenor, Ufone and SCO are providing 2G/3G and 4G services to about 20 crore mobile users of the country. In both the countries, mobile service is being provided on 900MHz, 1800MHz, 2100MHz spectrum bands. Talking about telecom infrastructure, India is far ahead of Pakistan in this matter.
5G network
5G service in India was launched two years ago in October 2022. In the last two years, 5G service has reached about 98 percent of the districts of India. India has become the fastest country in the world to roll out 5G. Whereas, if we talk about Pakistan, 5G service has not started there.
According to Pakistani media, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) had formed an advisory committee for 5G spectrum auction last year, which includes the Finance Minister of Pakistan and other stakeholders of the telecom sector. All major telecom operators – Zong, Jazz, Telenor and Ufone have successfully completed 5G trials on 300MHz spectrum.
4G, 5G, India, Pakistan
In India, Jio and Airtel have provided 5G service to the headquarters of almost all the districts of the country. At the same time, Vi and BSNL have also started preparations for 5G service. Vi's 5G service is expected to start soon. At the same time, BSNL can roll out 5G in June next year. At present the government company is installing mobile towers in all the telecom circles of the country.
4G connectivity
Penetration of 4G network in India is up to 99 percent. At the same time, Pakistan is far behind India in this matter also. In both the countries, users get good 4G network connectivity. Jazz is Pakistan's largest telecom company, with 71.42 million users. At the same time, Chinese company Zong has 49.45 million users.
Telenor has 44.3 million users and state-owned telecom companies Ufone and SCO have 26.06 million and 1.84 million users respectively. All these companies are providing 2G/3G and 4G services.
At the same time, Jio has the maximum number of 440 million users in India. At the same time, Airtel has 380 million users and Vi has more than 188 million users. Government telecom companies BSNL and MTNL have 47 million active users.
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