The local companies have produced 84.4 million mobile devices reflecting the industry’s phenomenal growth that created thousands of jobs in last five years.
According to annual report of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), 25 million smartphones were among the total devices produced from January 2019 to September 2023.
It said 33 local and foreign companies locally established manufacturing plants under the Mobile Device Manufacturing (MDM) Regulations introduced in 2021.
These companies, operating both as standalone entities and through joint ventures, obtained a 10-year MDM authorization.—APP
