Observer Report
Islamabad
Pakistan’s digital innovation frontrunner, Zong 4G, has become the first Pakistani operator to make the country’s pioneering 5G NSA call between Beijing and Islamabad in collaboration with Beijing Mobile. Minister of IT and Telecom Syed Amin Ul Haque experienced the 5G call in person.
The test call was in continuation of CMPak’s network transformation and digitization efforts and is a testament to company’s technological superiority and leadership. The successful call lays the foundation for optimizing the user experience of a 5G commercial device user and solidifies Zong’s leadership role in technological advancement and taking the local digital ecosystem towards maturation.
5G NSA (Non-Standalone Access) typically relies on the 4G network facilities to provide more speed and higher data bandwidth.
A 5G-enabled smartphone can connect to 5G or 4G network depending on conditions.
One of the mobile phones used in the test call was placed at Zong Headquarters, Islamabad while the other was placed at China Mobile Communication Corporation, Beijing. During the call.
