Islamabad: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), the country’s leading broadband service provider, is pleased to announce the successful completion of the country’s first 50G-PON trial, paving the way for the introduction of next-generation fiber-optic broadband services in Pakistan. This ground-breaking achievement is the product of PTCL’s strategic collaboration with Huawei, a global leader in information and communication technologies.
50G-PON, defined by ITU-T as a next-generation Passive Optical Network-based broadband technology, is poised to transform Pakistan’s digital environment. 50G-PON outperforms conventional GPON and XG(S)-GPON technology, delivering an incredible 50 Gbps per PON port. The technology is expected to change future industry, enterprise, campus, and home environment requirements as it unleashes the endless potential for bandwidth-intensive, low-latency next-generation services. Key application cases include the advancement of holographic technologies, XR-based metaverses in the home and workplace, smart manufacturing based on 3D machine vision, remote surgery and medical clinics, high-performance gaming, etc. It will also be a useful tool for commercial and enterprise services, and is well-suited to serve Smart Campuses, Video Production Studios, Edge Data Centers, and Cloud-Centric SMEs.
One of the most impressive aspects of 50G-PON technology is its ability to cohabit seamlessly with GPON and XG(S)-PON on the same physical and passive optical network. This will enable PTCL to provide much faster broadband speeds to its clients via an on-demand service upgrade request.
Jafar Khalid, Group Chief Technology and Information Officer (GCTIO) of PTCL and Ufone 4G, expressed his excitement about this historic occasion, noting, “PTCL has achieved another milestone by delivering Pakistan’s first-ever trial of 50G-PON technology. In keeping with our continuous commitment to leading the market in providing next-generation broadband services, PTCL’s collaboration with Huawei on 50G-PON represents a significant step toward the future evolution of fiber internet in Pakistan.
As PTCL continues to drive innovation in the telecommunications sector, the successful trial of 50G-PON technology and subsequent commercialization reinforces our commitment to provide cutting-edge solutions that will move Pakistan into a digitally advanced era.
