Warid Telecom is internally testing its 4G LTE technology and is expected to start public trials early November according to sources.
In an announcement at the GITEX Technology week in Dubai yesterday, the company said it has partnered with Ericsson to become one of first few networks in the world to be directly shifted from 2G to 4G LTE technology.
Earlier this year, the company took the telecom sector by surprise when it announced plans to launch 4G services on its existing 1,800MHz spectrum without bidding at the auction in April for 3G and 4G spectrums.
If it rolls out public trials of the technology by next month, it will become only the second mobile network operator in Pakistan to offer 4G services.
