The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), Walid Irshaid, has said that his company is going for 3G and it will be the first to compete for a 3G license in Pakistan. "We have no option, but to succeed," said Irshaid, while addressing the UAE Trade and Investment Conference 2011 held in Karachi, says a press release issued here on Friday. "We are going for 3G and we will be the first to compete for a 3G license," he added.
Held as part of the first ever "Magnificent 7 UAE Expo 2011" in Pakistan, organised by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Trade and UAE Consulate Karachi, the event was attended by a large number of CEOs and top executives of UAE-based companies in Pakistan and other eminent personalities of the corporate sector.
Walid Irshaid said that when Etisalat entered the Pakistani market, four other regional and international telecom operators followed the suit. "This was the impact that Etisalat created for Pakistan by attracting foreign direct investment for the country," said Irshaid. "Our deep passion has been to transform PTCL from a state monopoly dominating the market to a world-class telecom company, which is able to favourably compete with 45 players on the ground."
He said that today PTCL is not just the telephone company, but it is the integrated telecommunications company of Pakistan, adding that PTCL was the last company to enter Pakistan's broadband market, and yet today it is the largest broadband provider in the country.-PR