ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) The Islamic Republic of Iran and China have reportedly reached an agreement to begin cooperating on Internet operations, aiming to implement Iran’s “National Information Network,” according to a report on the website of Iran’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. Nasrollah Jahangard, head of Iran’s InformationRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) Global mobile advertising spending is forecast to reach $18 billion in 2014, up from the estimated $13.1 billion in 2013, according to Gartner. The market is expected to grow to $41.9 billion by 2017. Gartner said that display formats will make up most of the revenue,Read More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) Messaging app WhatsApp has reached 430 million monthly active users, according to the company’s CEO, who added that the focus will remain on providing a reliable service. Jan Koum revealed the figure at the DLD conference in Munich, while also stating that the company now processesRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan’s telecoms regulator, the PTA is to carry out tests to verify the quality of service offered by the mobile networks, more than two years since its last testing regime. PTA offices in Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and Rawalpindi will carry out tests in theirRead More →
LAHORE ( MEDIA ) The government’s ambitious plan to generate $2 billion from the auction of much-awaited next generation frequency spectrum (3G/4G) licences is unlikely to materialise because cellular companies are not interested in offering such high bids.The government has announced that the auction will be held in March. AccordingRead More →
Karachi ( TALHA ) Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC), the leading analytic data platforms, applications and services company, announced that nominations for the 12th Teradata National IT Excellence Awards are being accepted until February 14, 2014. Nominations will be received for the period January 2013-December 2013. The National IT Excellence Awards,Read More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) 1st Consumers IT & Telecom Conference will be held on 23rd January 2014 organized by Consumers Association of Pakistan. Anusha Rehman Ahmed Khan, Minister of State for IT & Telecom Government of Pakistan will be the Chief Guest whereas Federal Secretary IT & Telecom AkhlaqRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( NAHEED REPORT ) Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL), the largest information communications technology service provider in Pakistan, has introduced EVO to Wingle upgrade offer for the convenience of its customers. This new offer by PTCL enables customers to experience wireless broadband internet at high-speeds of 9.3mbps. Customers willRead More →
اسلام آباد ( خصو صی رپورٹ )قومی اسمبلی کی قائمہ کمیٹی برائے انفارمیشن ٹیکنالوجی کو وزیر مملکت برائے انفارمیشن ٹیکنالوجی انوشہ رحمان نے بتایاہے کہ تھری جی لائسنس کی نیلامی کا عمل مارچ کے آخر تک مکمل ہوجائے گا، اپریل تک تمام وزارتوں کو ای گورنمنٹ سسٹم سے منسلک کردیاRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) The rapid migration towards 4G-LTE in the world’s most advanced mobile markets is driving a surge in data usage, with 4G users typically consuming twice as much data per month as other users. However, while the introduction of 4G has led to an uplift in ARPURead More →
ISLAMABAD (Media ) The government is all set to introduce the legislation bill of Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act into the parliament under which the offense of cyber terrorism shall be punished with imprisonment of up to 14 years and/or fine of Rs50 million, said an official source. The draftRead More →
SAN FRANCISCO ( MEDIA ) Intel Corp plans to reduce its global workforce of 107,000 by about 5 percent this year as the chipmaker, struggling with falling personal-computer sales, shifts focus to faster-growing areas, a company spokesman said on Friday. The announcement, equivalent to over 5,000 positions, comes a dayRead More →