ISLAMABAD (BMZ REPORT ) Minister of State for Information Technology Ms. Anusha Rehman chaired a meeting/interactive session with the CEOs of more than 40 leading technology companies. Federal Secretary for IT, Mr. Akhlaq Ahmad Tarar, Member IT, Mr. Amir Malik and senior officials of MoIT were also present on theRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Minister of State for Information Technology Ms. Anusha Rehman Khan has chaired a follow up meeting regarding monitoring of Grey Traffic under ICT arrangements at MoIT today. Federal Secretary for IT Mr. Akhlaq Ahmad Tarar, Chairman PTA, Dr. Ismail Shah, Member Telecom and senior officialsRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The Minister of State for IT Ms Anusha Rahman has said that accelerated digitization is the vision of the present government to enhance socio economic development and expand knowledge based economy and to promote economic growth in Pakistan. She expressed while addressing the FirstRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) Microsoft has, as was widely expected, today named Indian born Satya Nadella as its new CEO to replace Steve Ballmer, who announced last August that he would retire once a successor was named. Nadella previously held the position of Executive Vice President of Microsoft’s Cloud andRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) Retailers will face an increased risk of data breaches after Microsoft ends support for Windows XP, a version of which powers the majority of modern cash registers, security vendor Symantec warned in a report published Monday. Many point-of-sale (POS) devices run the Windows XP version ofRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Ufone has collaborated with Buksh Foundation, a microfinance organization, to bring convenience through electricity by becoming a part of the latter’s ‘Lighting a Million Lives’ campaign. The pilot project has been initiated in two villages in Chiniot and through this campaign Ufone intends to facilitateRead More →
By Sohaib Sheikh Ever received an international call with a local number? If yes, then that call came through illegal grey channels. For those who are not familiar, grey traffic is the way to carry international voice traffic into Pakistan through the internet (VoIP) and then terminating those voice callsRead More →
ISLAMABAD (BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), country’s largest integrated telecommunications services provider, has posted impressive financial results in FY2013. According to the PTCL Board of Directors announcement, the PTCL Group’s revenue for FY2013 stood at a record amount of Rs 131.2 billion (USD 1.29 billion), whileRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) The telecom industry posted its highest-ever revenue in the fiscal year 2013. Total investment in the sector — at $472 million — was a major improvement from the $240.3 million invested in the prior year. And consolidation is also taking place in the cellular industry. TheRead More →
LAHORE (MEDIA ) The fate of International Clearing House (ICH) hangs in the balance after one of the LDI operators announced that it was no more part of this controversial agreement. Sources in the telecom industry said some other major players were also considering following in the footsteps of theRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Ufone celebrated its 13th anniversary this week with central cake cutting ceremony held at Ufone Tower in Islamabad. The event was attended by the management along with a large number of Ufone employees from the twin cities of Islamabad & Rawalpindi. Above picture shows Mr.Read More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) CEO, Telenor Pakistan and CEO of Telenor LDI Communication are summon to appear in the court in person on February 4th, 2014 to submit their reply against the application filed by LDI operators. An application has been filed with Sindh High Court to issue ContemptRead More →