BAIJING (MEDIA ) Chinese telecom network vendor said its revenue rose 8.5 percent to $38.49 billion (CNY239 billion). Its net profit was $3.38 billion (CNY21 billion). Eric Xu, rotating and acting CEO of Huawei, said the company’s all divisions – devices, enterprise IT, telecom network — has performed well. MacroeconomicRead More →
ONTARIO, CANADA( MEDIA ) BlackBerry said its revenue decreased 64 percent to $976 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 due to poor demand for its latest smartphones including Z10, Z30, Q10, Q5, etc. The Ontario, Canada-based smartphone vendor said it sold 1.1 million BlackBerry smartphones on the latestRead More →
ISLAMABAD (BMZ REPORT ) Ufone, the highly patriotic telecom company, supports one of the most crucial matches in this ICC World Twenty20 with screenings in nine different cities across Pakistan. The match today is between Pakistan and West Indies, current world champions, and this match is a must-win to getRead More →
KARACHI ( MEDIA ) With Pakistan set to embrace the third-generation mobile internet technology next month, telecom subscribers – especially those planning to enjoy high-speed mobile broadband service – must know one thing: not all smartphones currently sold in the market are compatible with the 3G network. Those advertised andRead More →
LAHORE ( MEDIA ) The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claims to have smashed a gang involved in generation and deposit of electricity bills from the account of a mobile phone company. Dawn reported on Saturday. Officials told Dawn that the agency had arrested prime suspect Khurram Shahzad and seized theRead More →
LAHORE ( HAFEEZ REPORT ) Wateen Telecom participated in the recently concluded CIO SUMMIT 2014. The aim of the summit was to bring together top influencers and leaders from the IT industry to discuss solutions for Pakistan’s IT needs and companies to showcase their products and services. The theme forRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) announced through print media ‘mobile SIMs in Sindh and Balochistan will only be activated through Biometric SIM Verification System as an alternative of dialing 789 after March 31, 2014. PTA through public advertisement in major newspaper informed stakeholders in compliance to GovernmentRead More →
KARACHI (TAHIR REPORT ) After a significant growth in the latest quarter, Intel is now gearing up for product enhancement and improved features to reinvent desktop computing, according to an official press release. Intel’s desktop business was up 7% on a year-on-year basis in the fourth quarter of 2013, whichRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) An Authority Meeting of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) held here today. Chairman PTA, Dr. Syed Ismail Shah, Member (Compliance & Enforcement) Mr.Zafarullah Khan, Member (Finance) Mr. Tariq Sultan chaired the meeting. In the meeting revised budget estimates of year 2013-14 and budget of year 2014-15Read More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) Cellular companies said they are finalising attractive tariff plans to lure customers for 3G and 4G connections, in the face of lower predicted penetration of this much-awaited technology in Pakistan. “Yes, we are finalizing our roll out plans in the aftermath of 3G and 4G auction,”Read More →
WASHINGTON ( MEDIA ) BARACKObama has put forward a long-awaited plan to end the US government’s bulk collection of telephone records, aiming to defuse a controversy over surveillance on millions of Americans. Responding to a global outcry over the National Security Agency’s extensive eavesdropping programs, Mr Obama’s plan would requireRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA) There was high level meeting in Pakistan Telecom Authority regarding the revised Information Memorandum and the upcoming auction in April. The meeting saw representation from all five major telecom companies of Pakistan. However the meeting lacked any newcomer. Reports from the telecom sector have pointed toRead More →