Jazz Reaches 1,000 5G Sites in Pakistan, Aims for 2,500 by Year-End
Jazz, a Pakistani telecom operator, has now
deployed 1,000 5G sites nationwide and says it holds the largest 5G footprint
in Pakistan. The company aims to more than double that coverage by the end of
2026.
The VEON-owned operator said its 5G network
currently serves 10 cities, and it plans to raise the number of sites to 2,500
by the end of the year.
Kazim Mujtaba, president of Jazz GSM, said the
1,000-site milestone reflects the operator’s commitment to providing faster
connectivity and better digital services to customers.
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Jazz CTO Khalid Shehzad said the scale of the
rollout required a network able to meet varied connectivity needs across the
country. He noted that the operator has combined multi-band spectrum, advanced
radio technology, and modernised infrastructure to expand coverage and
capacity.
Earlier this year, Jazz acquired 190MHz of
spectrum across four bands—700MHz, 2300MHz, 2600MHz, and 3500MHz—in Pakistan’s
5G spectrum auction. This brought its total spectrum holdings to 284.4MHz.
The rollout follows Jazz’s pledge to invest
US$1 billion in 5G after the auction. The operator said it has invested around
US$12 billion in its Pakistani business to date.
