On May 16, 2024, Chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA), Hafeez Ur Rehman, announced the launch of Wi-Fi in the 6GHz band in Pakistan. Previously, on April 18, 2024, the Frequency Allocation Board (FAB) of Pakistan had approved the allocation of the frequency band 5925 – 6425 MHz for the use of license-free RLANs (Wi-Fi 6E) in Pakistan on an unprotected and interference-free basis according to the following technical parameters:

• Frequency band: 5925-6425MHz;
• Power: indoor 23dBm, 10dBm/MHz; 14dBm/MHz outdoors and 10dBm/MHz when operating at a smaller bandwidth.

The PTA notice has allowed type approval to be requested for new products with Wi-Fi 6E technology. In the case of a certified product, if the applicant can prove that the certified product supports Wi-Fi 6E, applicant can apply to the PTA to renew the certificate.

Click this link to view PTA's press release on enabling Wi-Fi 6E.