{"id":312094,"date":"2023-02-06T12:03:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T07:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=312094"},"modified":"2023-02-06T16:11:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T11:11:09","slug":"local-mobile-phone-production-units-manufacture-7-24-mln-smartphones-from-jan-sept-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/local-mobile-phone-production-units-manufacture-7-24-mln-smartphones-from-jan-sept-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Local mobile phone production units manufacture 7.24 mln smartphones from Jan-Sept 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Local mobile phone production units established in the country have manufactured about 7.24 million smartphones and created 26,000 jobs from January to September 2022.<\/p>\n<p>According to an annual report of the PTA, its wider impact on the economy has manifested in the shape of a newly established mobile ecosystem, the emergence of the local handset manufacturing industry, job creation, investments by global mobile manufacturers, increased government revenues, and 100% registration of handsets across all cellular networks of Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>Commercial imports of 1.24 million have been taken over by local manufacturing, which stands at 16.70 million.<\/p>\n<p>PTA issued the MDM Regulations 2021, which enable companies to obtain MDM authorization for 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>As many as 30 authorizations have been issued so far. The list includes international brands like Samsung, Xiaomi, Nokia, Oppo, Vivo, Techno, and Infinix, and local brands like VGO Tel and E-Tachi, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Today, 30 local plants in Pakistan are manufacturing features and smartphones, not just for local market consumption but export purposes also.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time in Pakistan\u2019s history, the import volume of CBU phones in 2021 registered a decline as most of the local demand was catered to locally manufactured products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local mobile phone production units established in the country have manufactured about 7.24 million smartphones and created 26,000 jobs from January to September 2022. 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