National Radio & Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC)
TypePublic
IndustryTelecommunications, Electronics
FoundedFebruary 1966
Headquarters
Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
,
Pakistan
Key people
Asim Ishaque (CEO)
ProductsDefence Technologies, Common Use Technologies, State of the Art Equipment
ServicesAfter Sale Services
OwnerMinistry of Defence Production (MoDP)
Websitewww.nrtc.com.pk

The National Radio & Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC) is an ICT and electronic equipment manufacturer and solution provider in both the public and private sectors.[1][2][3] It is Pakistan's only national electronics industry, engaged in the design and development of cutting-edge technologies through its R&D.[4] The organization has been instrumental in advancing technology for Pakistan's Armed Forces.[5]

History

NRTC was established in February 1966 as an organization of the Ministry of Defense Production (MoDP).[6]

In January 2020, the former Chief of the Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, inaugurated the Electronic Warfare (EW) and Ground Surveillance Radar (GSR) testing laboratories at the NRTC's Haripur location.[2][3] These laboratories are equipped with EW equipment and GSR radars that have been developed indigenously.[5] In July 2020, Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated NRTC's production facility that manufactures Pakistan's first-ever indigenously-developed ventilators.[7][8] NRTC also developed drones that will be used for spraying pesticides and insecticides in fields in the country. The announcement came as locusts invaded agricultural fields across the country, threatening crop yields.[9]

In 2021, the Telephone Industries of Pakistan (TIP) was transferred to NRTC in an effort to revitalize the organization. The NRTC agreed to assume TIP's liabilities, which accumulated to $RS 8 billion since 2004.[10][11]

In September 2023, NRTC signed an MOU with Microsoft to provide service to Pakistani customers as per the Telecom Policy 2015 under Public Private Partnership (PPP).[12] In collaboration with the Sindh Police, the NRTC installed an anti-drone jammer that can detect any Helicam or drone cameras around the main procession route.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "National Radio Telecommunication Company Profile | Management and Employees List". Datanyze.
  2. 1 2 "COAS opens modern EW, GSR testing labs at NRTC".
  3. 1 2 "COAS inaugurates Electronic Warfare and Ground Surveillance Radar testing laboratories in K-P". 24 January 2020.
  4. ↑ https://eproc.punjab.gov.pk/PublicSectorManufacturingUnit_Registration_ItemsCompany/17_%28NRTC%29%20Company%20Profile.pdf
  5. 1 2 https://www.radio.gov.pk/24-01-2020/army-chief-visits-nrtc-in-haripur
  6. ↑ "NATIONAL RADIO AND TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION (NRTC)". Brecorder. November 16, 2022.
  7. ↑ "PM Imran inaugurates NRTC's ventilator production facility at Haripur".
  8. ↑ "First batch of Pakistan made ventilators handed over to NDMA". 6 July 2020.
  9. ↑ Ahmed, Ali (July 8, 2020). "Pakistan manufacturing agricultural drones to combat locusts attack". Brecorder.
  10. ↑ "Govt hands TIP over to NRTC for revitalization". 25 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "Govt decides to hand over TIP to NRTC". 15 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "سی پی او سیف سٹی کی نیشنل ریڈیو ٹیلی کمیونیکیشن کارپوریشن کے اعلیٰ افسران سے ملاقات سیف سٹی کمانڈ اینڈ کنٹرول سنٹر کو نیشنل ریڈیو ٹیلی کمیونیکیشن کارپوریشن سے جی ٹو جی کی بنیاد پر توسیع دینے پر تبادلہ خیال". UrduPoint.
  13. ↑ Newspaper, the (March 1, 2023). "کراچی میں مزید 2 نئے روٹس پر پیپلز پنک بس سروس شروع کرنے کا اعلان". Dawn News Television.
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