ISLAMABAD (SPECIAL REPORT) Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), the country’s largest and only integrated telecom service provider, commemorated the international Earth Day 2012 by kicking off a tree plantation campaign at its headquarters in Islamabad. In a graceful ceremony attended by PTCL officials and employees, Senior Executive Vice President HR,Read More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) The Ministry of IT, Government of Pakistan has been actively working on the development of IDN ccTLD (Internationalized Domain Names) (country code Top-Level Domain). ICANN has approved the application for “پاکستان.” and the delegation process, which includes specification of ccTLD structure and policies etc. is under way. FormationRead More →
Moscow (Medai) Telenor announced that the Russian competition regulator is opposing its deal to increase its stake in Russian operator Vimpelcom. The Federal Antimonopoly Service filed a claim in the principal commercial court in Moscow against Telenor and Weather Investments. Telenor has not yet been formally notified of theRead More →
Delhi (INDIA) Vodafone has threatened international arbitration against India if the country goes ahead with plans to introduce a retrospective tax on M&A deals. The tax change will revive a long running spat between the UK-based operator and the Indian government relating to Vodafone’s US$10.7 billion acquisition of Hutchison inRead More →
ISLAMABAD (SPECIAL REPORT) Technology for People (TPI) is a new initiative at LUMS, funded by Google Inc. and is dedicated to using technology to create solutions relevant to the socio-economic context of Pakistan, and will focus on leveraging technology in the domains of public policy and governance. The initiative is multi-disciplinaryRead More →
Warid Telecom, the most reliable cellular service provider in Pakistan announces an amazing offer where on purchase of a new prepaid SIM, customers will be given 1500 free on-net minutes over a period of three months on a minimum recharge of Rs. 50 every month. This offer is valid for allRead More →
China remains the top source country for Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, according to Prolexic Technologies Quarterly Global DDoS Attack Report. The newly released report indicates that the first quarter of 2012 (Q1 2012) was characterised by extremely high volumes of malicious traffic directed at Prolexic’s financial services clients.Read More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Dell has opened its first official display center in Pakistan which the company is calling as ‘Experience Store’ where customer are able to have a hands-on experience with Dell related products including Laptops, Desktop PCs, Servers and accessories. Since this Experience Center is a result of joint collaborationRead More →
ISLAMABAD (SPECIAL REPRT) Mobile phone subscriptions in Pakistan have reached 116.2 million in February 2012 by adding 1.6 million subscribers in January 2012, revealed latest stats published by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. Total number of cellular subscribers stood at 116,209,749 with teledensity hitting 67.2 percent mark. Mobilink remains the top companyRead More →
LAHORE (MEDIA) Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) is launching a cross-university interdisciplinary Research Initiative on Internet and Society (RIIS). The goal of the LUMS’ Initiative on Internet and Society is to explore the development of cyberspace in Pakistan, to facilitate its study, to better understand its relationships to business,Read More →
Apple’s iOS continues to be the dominant media tablet OS, as it is projected to account for 61.4 percent of worldwide media tablet sales to end users in 2012. Despite the arrival of Microsoft-based devices to this market, and the expected international rollout of the Kindle Fire, Apple will continueRead More →
Lahore (SPECIAL REPORT) Personally monitoring the new 789 exercise of automation of sale of prepaid mobile SIMs, PTA teams are visiting call centers of mobile companies to ensure its effective execution. Director General (Enforcement), PTA, Mr. Yawar Yasin along with other PTA officials recently visited Warid’s Call Center in Lahore. CloselyRead More →