ISLAMABAD, Sept 24: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja on Thursday inaugurated Huawei’s first national-level Spare Parts Repair Center in Pakistan, a facility designed to strengthen local telecom equipment repair capacity, reduce dependence on overseas services and improve network resilience across the country.
The centre, established in Islamabad, will provide local repair, testing, troubleshooting and maintenance services for Huawei telecom equipment deployed across Pakistan. Huawei Pakistan CEO Ethan Sun was also present at the inauguration.
Speaking on the occasion, the IT minister said the facility was aligned with the government’s Digital Nation Pakistan vision, which seeks to develop a skilled and future-ready workforce capable of competing and creating value in global markets.
She said Pakistan was moving from being primarily a consumer of technology towards becoming a creator, builder and exporter of digital solutions, with skills development, innovation and knowledge transfer playing a central role in that transition.
Shaza Fatima described the establishment of the repair centre as an important step towards strengthening Pakistan’s digital and telecommunications ecosystem by developing greater technical capacity and expertise within the country.
She appreciated Huawei’s investment in Pakistan and its focus on knowledge transfer and capacity building, saying cooperation of this kind could help strengthen the resilience of telecom infrastructure and contribute to a more connected and digitally empowered country.
Huawei Pakistan CEO Ethan Sun said the company was committed to developing sustainable technical expertise in Pakistan.
“Huawei is proud to partner with Pakistan in building sustainable technical expertise. This center reflects our vision of translating global technology into local capability, ensuring faster service and stronger networks for the country,” he said.
Capacity to process over 10,000 modules annually
According to Huawei, the new facility has 16 specialised repair desks and is capable of supporting more than 180 equipment item codes covering wireless, microwave, digital power and access-network technologies.
The centre uses Huawei’s proprietary diagnostic platforms for fault detection and load testing, allowing technical teams to identify equipment problems and undertake repairs locally instead of sending components overseas.
The facility has the capacity to process more than 10,000 modules annually and is expected to return over 6,000 repaired components to service every year, with an average repair success rate of approximately 60 percent.
Local repair capability is expected to shorten turnaround times and reduce the need for replacement equipment, while lowering dependence on overseas repair facilities and associated costs.
The initiative is also expected to improve network resilience by allowing damaged or faulty telecom equipment to be diagnosed, repaired and returned to service more quickly.
Local specialists trained at Huawei headquarters
The centre is staffed by more than 10 local hardware specialists who have over 12 years of experience in Huawei equipment maintenance and have received expert-level training at the company’s headquarters in China.
The company said the facility reflected its knowledge-transfer model by bringing specialised technical expertise and repair capabilities into Pakistan rather than relying primarily on offshore support.
Besides supporting routine telecom operations, the centre is designed to provide faster technical response during natural disasters and other national emergencies, when uninterrupted communications and rapid restoration of network infrastructure can become particularly important.
By establishing repair and maintenance capability within Pakistan, the facility is expected to reduce the time required to restore faulty equipment, lower replacement requirements and strengthen the ability of telecom networks to maintain continuity during emergencies.
Huawei said the new centre would contribute to Pakistan’s telecom infrastructure by combining local technical expertise with specialised diagnostic and maintenance capabilities, while reducing reliance on overseas repair services.
