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Zong 4G Completes Successful Trial of NB-IoT Network in Pakistan

In line with its commitment to innovation, Pakistan’s leading using only a fraction of the 4G LTE frequency band. Supported by
telecommunication network, Zong 4G has announced the all major mobile equipment, chipset and module manufacturers,
successful testing of Narrow Band IoT (NB-IoT) network in the NB-IoT can co-exist with 2G, 3G, and 4G mobile networks. “With
industry and has completed it in collaboration with U-blox– IoT expected to take over the technological landscape in years
a world-leading chipset and modules manufacturer – as its to come, the NB-IoT test is a pivotal development for Zong 4G
technology partner. NB- IoT is a fast-growing cellular technology as it leads the data market with numerous initiatives to enable
and offers low-power, highly-efficient and cost-effective a variety of industrial applications including tracking, agriculture,
connectivity which can support up to 50,000 devices per cell while smart City solutions and more,” said the company spokesperson.
“We are the pioneers in adopting emerging technologies to provide
a best-in-class experience to our valued customers, and are
committed to meeting the evolving needs of the industry through
disruptive services and solutions,” he added. As a consequence of
this successful NB-IoT trial, Zong 4G is harbingering a new digital
revolution in the country. Zong 4G’s technological prowess brings
the new era of digital future close for its valued customers and
successful trial of NB-IoT Network is testament to company’s
commitment to provide its customers access to the most cutting-
edge and technologically advanced solutions available globally.
Being the pioneer of 4G technology and successfully testing 5G in
Pakistan, Zong 4G is leading the digital innovation in the country.

Jazz Successfully Deploys Pakistan’s First 400G Network

Jazz, Pakistan’s number one 4G operator and the largest internet a programmable network that we can ramp up, like flicking a
and broadband service provider, has successfully deployed the switch. Such a sustainable technology creates the basis for many
country’s first 400G technology on its fiber-optic network. This subsequent developments including smart city solutions, ultra-
development will greatly benefit customers with faster and fast internet including 5G, and further opportunities to be jointly
higher data requirements. The increase in data capacity on this developed with public authorities.” It is also pertinent to mention
400G network can deliver high speeds equivalent to over 180,000 that this is not the first step that Jazz has taken to future proof its
HD video streams at the same time or more than 70,000 songs network against the growing data demand. Recently, the mobile
downloaded in a single second. Jazz CEO Aamir Ibrahim said, operator successfully launched 200G technology on its long haul
“We see that customers are increasingly using high-bandwidth optical transport network and 100G on its metro networks. Jazz’s
applications which resultantly, puts pressure on existing data 400G network is for now carrying live customer traffic across the
networks. Our 400G technology enables us to deliver faster and Lahore metro region with plans underway for further expansions.
more data on the existing network to meet the growing demand.
Jazz is committed to developing a digital ecosystem that supports
the evolving technology needs of individuals and businesses.” The
demand for broadband speed and volume grows exponentially
with a rise in low-latency activities like virtual meetings, online
gaming, video streaming, etc., there is an urgent need to deliver
more data through existing fiber networks. This 400G technology
solves most issues because it significantly increases the data-
carrying capacity of existing networks without any changes to
infrastructure and can deliver up to 400 billion bits of information
per second. While projects like smart cities take shape in the
country, and emerging applications make use of technologies like
VR, AR, 4K, 8K, 16K and the Internet of Things, Jazz believes that
investment in more adaptive networks that foster innovation and
enable the delivery of more advanced services are paramount.
Jazz CTO Khalid Shehzad said, “This technology essentially allows
us the freedom to provide more data at greater speeds through

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