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Pakistan
Information and Communication Technologies Sector Review
Definition and scale of sector
- Hardware manufacture,
- Hardware consultancy,
- Software,
- Database management,
- Associated components,
- Associated wholesale,
- Telecommunications
Why the sector was chosen in the West Midlands
- Significant national growth and historic regional growth.
- Significant presence in software especially in southern part of regional round Coventry, Solihull, Warwick.
- Recent successes in hardware but from a low base.
- Significant mobile investment opportunities.
- Incubation opportunities associated with region's universities around photonics and nano-technology.
Telecommunication sector - May 2006
Pakistan offers sizeable opportunities amongst other telecom markets in the region. With fixed line penetration of only 4% against emerging markets averaging 14%, the potential upside is evident. Cellular, which also lagged until recently, has jumped over the past year reaching 21 Million units (cellular density 13.5%) from 8 million in early 2005.
The historic evidence of positive correlation between GDP and telednisty combined with the strong outlook for Pakistan' economy indicates that the growth in the telecomm sector will remain robust although growth rates could be volatile.
Source: UK Trade and Investment
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