3G/4G Users Touch 32 Mln Mark By July

Fakhir Rizvi Published August 25, 2016 | 04:08 PM

ISLAMABAD,(UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News -25th Augst,2016) : The mobile phone companies have added 2.2 million new mobile broadband users to their networks during last month as total subscribers base of 3g and 4g reached 32 million mark till July, 2016. Mobile phone companies grew their 3G/4G users by almost eight percent and according to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Mobilink alone added 1.2 million new 3G users on its network while Zong added another half million 3G users during the month.

Total number of 3G users by end of July 2016 stood at 30.62 million while 4G users reached 1.16 million by the time. Mobile phone users in Pakistan, from all operators, touched 133.28 million mark by the end of July 2016, marginally up from 133.24 million a month ahead. mobilink and zong added almost 709,000 users during the reported month while Telenor added 77,000 users during the month. Total additions in mobile phone subscriptions during the month netted under 0.1 million.