{"id":58307,"date":"2024-12-05T23:43:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T18:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=58307"},"modified":"2024-12-05T23:43:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T18:43:36","slug":"trying-to-bring-elon-musks-satellite-company-starlink-to-pakistan-shaza-fatima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/trying-to-bring-elon-musks-satellite-company-starlink-to-pakistan-shaza-fatima\/","title":{"rendered":"Trying to bring Elon Musk\u2019s satellite company \u2018Starlink\u2019 to Pakistan: Shaza Fatima"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information Technology (IT) <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/pakistan-govt-is-encouraging-investments-in-ict-says-shaza-fatima-khawaja\/\">Shaza Fatima<\/a> has announced that efforts are underway to bring Elon Musk\u2019s satellite internet service <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/technology\/elon-musk-says-around-100-starlinks-now-active-in-iran\/\">Starlink<\/a> to Pakistan. The move is aimed at resolving the persistent internet connectivity issues across the country.<\/p>\n<p>As per the details, the Senate Standing Committee meeting chaired by Senator Kahda Babar considered several key concerns related to the IT sector. These included persistent internet disruptions, the process of obtaining VPN licenses, and how national security measures are affecting the growth of Pakistan\u2019s IT industry.<\/p>\n<p>The chairman of the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/technology\/pta-extends-vpn-registration-deadline-once-again\/\">Pakistan Telecommunication Authority<\/a> (PTA) revealed that a new system for VPN licensing is set to be launched on January 1. The move is aimed at addressing data security threats while ensuring smooth operations for IT businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Industry representatives in the meeting expressed their concerns about how internet disruptions are slowing down the growth of Pakistan\u2019s IT sector. In response, the committee urged the government to implement clear policies to improve internet speeds and reduce shutdowns, which negatively impact both businesses and individual users.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the IT minister confirmed that the government is planning a 5G spectrum auction in April 2024, which is expected to significantly boost the country\u2019s digital infrastructure. Talks are also underway to introduce StarLink, which promises faster and more reliable internet access for remote and underserved areas.<\/p>\n<p>These measures reflect the government\u2019s focus on overcoming internet challenges and creating a robust digital environment to support Pakistan\u2019s growing IT sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information Technology (IT) Shaza Fatima has announced that efforts are underway to bring Elon Musk\u2019s satellite internet service Starlink to Pakistan. The move is aimed at resolving the persistent internet connectivity issues across the country. As per the details, the Senate Standing Committee meeting chaired by Senator Kahda Babar considered [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":58308,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,8],"tags":[6861,24549,22212],"class_list":["post-58307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","category-technology","tag-starlink","tag-5g-in-pakistan","tag-shaza-fatima"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58307"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58309,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58307\/revisions\/58309"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}