PTA: More phones manucatured locally in Pakistan than imported from aborad during January-July 2021
The surprising developments were disclosed by the national telecom regulator.
In a positive development for Pakistan, the production of locally manufactured mobile phones has surpassed the number of mobile phone imports.
This was revealed by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Thursday.
According to the PTA, locally manufactured mobile phones were listed at 12.27 million during the January-July (2021) period compared to imported mobile phones at 8.29 million.
During Jan-July 2021, the production of mobile phones by local manufacturing plants was 12.27 Million and imported mobile phones was recorded at 8.29 Million. pic.twitter.com/iKeKdWtYnl
— PTA (@PTAofficialpk) August 26, 2021
The PTA credited the positive developments to the PTA’s Mobile Device Manufacturing (MDM) Authorization regulatory regime.
This is because 12.27 million phones, including 4.87 million 4G smartphones, were produced within only seven months of the regime’s introduction.
This reflects a positive uptake on PTA’s Mobile Device Manufacturing Authorization regulatory regime whereby local manufacturing within the first year of regime introduction has resulted in production of 12.27M phones in a short span of 7 months including 4.87M 4G smartphones.
— PTA (@PTAofficialpk) August 26, 2021
Moreover, local mobile phone production in the county has seen a positive trend due to the implementation of the Device Identification Registration & Blocking System (DIRBS) and conducive government policies, such as the mobile manufacturing policy.
The successful implementation of Device Identification Registration and Blocking System (#DIRBS) along with conducive government policies including the mobile manufacturing policy has created a favorable environment for mobile device manufacturing in Pakistan.
— PTA (@PTAofficialpk) August 26, 2021
These policies have also ended the counterfeit mobile market, providing a productive and safe environment for commercial entities.
Moreover, a level of trust has been created among consumers due to regulated legal channels for mobile imports.
It has also contributed positively to the mobile ecosystem of Pakistan by eliminating counterfeit device market providing a level playing field for commercial entities & has created trust amongst consumers due to the formulation of standardized legal channels for device imports.
— PTA (@PTAofficialpk) August 26, 2021
The development that immensely helped the local mobile phone production was the introduction of a comprehensive mobile manufacturing policy by the authorities.
The main aim of the policy was to support and draw manufacturers to establish their units in Pakistan.
It is important to highlight that the Government of Pakistan introduced a comprehensive mobile manufacturing policy to encourage & attract manufacturers to establish their units in Pakistan. PTA in light of policy issued Mobile Device Manufacturing Regulations on 28th Jan 2021.
— PTA (@PTAofficialpk) August 26, 2021
It is pertinent to observe that several global smartphone corporations have stated establishing their production bases in the South Asian country in recent months.
A few months ago, Realme, a Chinese smartphone manufacturer, announced establishing its local assembly plant in Lahore.
Later in July, Xiaomi, a Chinese electronics giant, announced establishing its local assembly unit in Pakistan in a few months.
Likewise, in July, Samsung announced its plans to assemble smartphones in Pakistan in a joint venture with Lucy Motor Corporation (LMC) by the end of this year.
Samsung’s cellphone production facility will be built at LMC’s existing plant in Karachi’s Bin Qasim Industrial Park (BQIP).
Recently, in August, Vivo, a China-based global technology company, declared to build its first-ever production base in Pakistan.
Vivo’s production plant will be established in the Industrial Estate of Faisalabad.
Till now, 26 companies have been issued MDM authorization enabling them to manufacture mobile devices in Pakistan. The companies include renowned brands e.g. Samsung, Nokia, Oppo, TECNO, Infinix, Vgotel, Q-mobile etc.
— PTA (@PTAofficialpk) August 26, 2021
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