IT minister opens Huawei national repair centre in Islamabad
The facility will repair, test and maintain Huawei telecom equipment locally, cutting turnaround times and reducing reliance on overseas services.
Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja on Thursday inaugurated Huawei's first national-level spare parts repair centre in Islamabad, according to the Associated Press of Pakistan. Huawei Pakistan CEO Ethan Sun was also present. The centre is meant to build local repair capacity, reduce reliance on overseas services and strengthen Pakistan's telecom infrastructure.
Speaking at the ceremony, Khawaja said the Digital Nation Pakistan agenda rests on developing a skilled, future-ready workforce that can compete and create value in global markets. She said Pakistan was moving from being a consumer of technology to a creator, builder and exporter of digital solutions.
The minister said the repair centre was an important step in strengthening Pakistan's digital and telecom ecosystem and in building local capacity and expertise. She acknowledged Huawei's investment and its commitment to knowledge transfer, saying such partnerships made the country's telecom infrastructure more resilient and contributed to a more connected and digitally empowered Pakistan.
Ethan Sun, CEO of Huawei Pakistan, was quoted as saying: "Huawei is proud to partner with Pakistan in building sustainable technical expertise. This centre reflects our vision of translating global technology into local capability, ensuring faster service and stronger networks for the country."
The centre provides repair, testing, troubleshooting and maintenance for Huawei telecom equipment deployed across the country. APP reported that local diagnosis and repair would mean faster turnaround times, greater network resilience and significant cost savings. The facility spans 16 specialised repair desks and supports more than 180 equipment item codes across wireless, microwave, digital power and access-network technologies, using Huawei diagnostic platforms for fault detection and load testing.
More than 10 local hardware specialists staff the centre, each with more than 12 years of Huawei maintenance experience and expert-level training from Huawei's China headquarters. APP said the centre can process over 10,000 modules annually and return more than 6,000 repaired components to service each year at an average success rate of about 60 percent, reducing replacement needs and dependency on overseas repair. The local capability also allows Huawei to respond quickly during national disasters or emergencies when network continuity is critical.
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