Starlink services to start in Pakistan from November or December, he says he is Minister

• Counselors who process the regulations of the satellite internet.
• Shanghai Spacecom also seeks a satellite internet license.
• Starlink to apply again for full permission as soon as the regulations are completed.
  

Islamabad: Starlink, the internet satellite service, is going to start in Pakistan until November or December, according to IT (IT) and telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja.

The minister shared the briefing during a meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on Informatics and Telecommunication, chaired byminul Haq.

Last month, Khawaja confirmed that the internet -based internet provider received a temporary registration in Pakistan following Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s instructions. “With the consensus of all security and regulatory entities, Starlink has issued a temporary non -reaction certificate (NOC),” he said in a statement on March 21.

The president of the Pakistani Telecommunication Authority (PTA) informed the meeting that the Pakistani Space Activities Regulatory Council (PSARB) had granted Starlink a temporary license to Starlink.

The PTA president has clarified that the company would receive a full license as soon as the regulatory framework for the satellite internet is given final touches.

Faced questions from the Commission, IT Minister Khawaja assured that there were no significant obstacles to the license.

He explained that the satellite internet is a new technology, which required careful examination from various angles.

To help with this, the government had hired advisers to help complete the regulations, he added. “Once the regulations are completed, Starlink will have to re -apply for its full permission.”

Khawaja also said that a Chinese company, Shanghai Spacecom, had applied for a Satellite Internet license in Pakistan. “The government wants to secure a competitive market, encouraging more companies to enter the sector,” the minister said.

With the soon installed Starlink infrastructure, its services will be available in Pakistan by the end of the year, bringing new choices to the internet to users across the country.

Psarb clearance was a mandatory prerequisite for internet providers with satellite operating in the country. Sources further said that the body had also processed key technical issues, including frequency, power and land stations.

While Starlink’s infrastructure is expected to be installed soon, sources show that it could last up to one year to fully operate its services in Pakistan due to delays in technical and regulatory steps.

In order to ensure the high -speed internet connection, Starlink’s Low Low Low Low Torbit (LEO) satellite will operate at an altitude of 250 to 500 kilometers.