ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has announced that 3G and 4G subscribers in the country have touched 7.69 million mark by December 2014, as 5.78 million users were reported in November, who increased by 1.91 million in just one month due to attractive packages introduced by all operators.
The number of 4G users, a speedy mobile broadband service, is only 2242 by December last as 4G is introduced by only two operators Zong and Warid which are introducing packages to woo more subscribers in days to come.
As per latest statistics issued by regulator, the number of such users was 4.73 million in October last year, 3.69 in September 2014, 3.062 million in August and in July last year the number was 1.9 million.
The data further revealed that Telenor leads the market with 2.26 million 3G users till end of December 2014. Ufone is suddenly at number two position with 1.95 million subscribers while Mobilink stands third with its 1.79 million subscribers and Zong is ranked fourth with its 1.66 million subscribers.
Meanwhile, official sources said the Authority is working on a framework with an aim to have more than 79 million 3G users by 2025 to make its ways to top 10 markets with mobile broadband in the world.
