TEHRAN (MEDIA) A Chinese telecommunications equipment company has sold Iran’s largest telecom firm a powerful surveillance system capable of monitoring landline, mobile and internet communications, interviews and contract documents show. The system was part of a 98.6 million euro ($130.6 million) contract for networking equipment supplied by Shenzhen, China-based ZTERead More →
ISLAMABAD (SPECIAL REPORT) Ministry of Information & Technology has derived a comprehensive plan for internet censorship to meet the reservations of some of the local and foreign companies emerged after the advertisement released by ICTR&D the other day. Earlier ICTR&D through its advertisement asked the interested companies to send proposalsRead More →
KARACHI (MEDIA) Teradata Corporation, the data analytic solutions company, has announced the winners for 10th Teradata National Information Technology (IT) Excellence Awards at an awards ceremony recently held in Karachi. Thirteen awards were given to the “best of the best” in the information technology industry. US Consul General in Karachi WilliamRead More →
KARACHI(MEDIA) Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) Senior Executive Vice President Commercial, Naveed Saeed has said that his company’s sustained pursuance of innovation has brought it closer to its consumers and given it a remarkable competitive edge over other market players. “Our journey over the last five years has had aRead More →
LAHORE (MEDIA) Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is a global leader and award winning innovator in digital technology and telecommunications, which has recently launched Samsung Galaxy Note – The first tablet and smart-phone hybrid. In continuation of the successful activities at the global level, Samsung Galaxy Note Studio, is now beingRead More →
PARIS — Many countries censor the Internet, but few spell out their intentions as explicitly as Pakistan. In an effort to tighten its control over the Internet, the government recently published a public tender for the “development, deployment and operation of a national-level URL filtering and blocking system.” Technology companies, academicRead More →
Etisalat Afghanistan announced the launch of its 3G services, claiming a first in the country. Etisalat is yet to reveal the coverage of the network, or specific plans or packages for 3G services. Started in 2007, Etisalat Afghanistan is a 100 percent subsidiary of UAE-based operator Etisalat. The launch wasRead More →
ISLAMABAD (REPORTER) Omar Manzur, Director Public Relations and Corporate Social Responsibility, has been deputed to Human Resource Department at Mobilink as Director Business Partner Division. He will be given a charge of entirely newly formed section at Mobilink for sorting out human resource needs of different departments in accordanceRead More →
Islamabad (MEDIA ) What would you do for an Ultrabook™ computer? That’s the question Intel asks in Ultrabook™ Temptations, a series of six light-hearted experiments filmed in four cities across six countries and posted to YouTube today. Sleek and stylish, Ultrabooks™ are a new category of computers inspired by Intel.Read More →
KARACHI(MEDIA) For the first time in Pakistan, Easypaisa is set to launch a free life insurance plan to its subscribers. The innovative service will be launched in collaboration with Adamjee Life Assurance Co Ltd., which is considered one of the most prompt and efficient settlers of claims, with state-of-the-art policyRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) The Mobilink Foundation has donated 2,000 school bags, made from recycled advertising material, to the Punjab Education Foundation (PEF). The school bags were formally handed over by Mobilink Foundation, at a ceremony organized at the Rawalpindi Regional Office of PEF. The ceremony was attended by the office bearersRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has taken another exciting step to enhance the Internet connectivity experience for all its existing and new Broadband customers by upgrading its 1Mbps connections to 2Mbps for the same price. In the new package, PTCL Broadband customers can now enjoy 2Mbps connectivityRead More →