ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan raised $903 million in its first auction for 3G mobile phone networks on Wednesday, as well as $210 million for the more advanced 4G spectrum, with four foreign-owned companies emerging as winners from the long-anticipated bidding process. The four winners of the 3G auctionRead More →
PTA is pleased to announce that SMRA Auction process has started as planned. All bidders are connected to the online Auction System. First bidding round is started. Important! zONG WIN 1800 mHZ AND 2100 mHZ SPECTRUM AND MOBILINK UFONE AND TELENOR CAN GET 1200 mHZ. SPECTRUM LICENSES. MORE DETIAL SOONRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Federal Minister for Finance, Senator Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting at the Finance Ministry, today to discuss the latest plans of the Ministry of Information Technology for the introduction of E-office Systems in different Ministries of the government. The Minister of State for IT, Ms.Read More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) has finalized all arrangements for the Spectrum Auction for Next Generation Mobile Services (NGMS) to be held on 23rd April 2014. The Auction process will start at 8 AM Pakistan Standard Time. Bidders will be allowed to log into the AuctionRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), the largest ICT service provider in Pakistan, on Tuesday announced strong first quarter results riding on the back of its growing fixed and wireless broadband business. PTCL’s revenue during the period stood at Rs 21.1 billion and showed a significantRead More →
ESPOO, FINLAND ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) Starting with the first quarter 2014, Nokia intends to publish its interim reports prior to the beginning of trading on the Helsinki stock exchange. As a result, Nokia will publish its first quarter 2014 results report on Tuesday April 29, 2014 at approximately 8amRead More →
LAHORE ( MEDIA ) Watan party has challenged the 3G and 4G auction in Lahore registry of Supreme Court. A petition was filed by Barrister Zafarullah Khan on behalf of Watan Party stating that Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is going to auction licenses for next generation mobile communications on throwRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) The Senate’s standing committee on Human Rights on Monday approved a resolution that seeks to unblock the popular video-sharing website Youtube in Pakistan. The video-sharing website has been blocked in Pakistan since September 2012 over its failure to take down the blasphemous “Innocence of Muslims” movieRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) Today a high level meeting was held in Pakistan Telecom Authority where Warid CEO Muneer Farooqi met with Chairman PTA Dr. Ismail Shah. This meeting comes after the announcement by Warid that it’s going to establish LTE network in Pakistan. This network would be compatibleRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) We wanted to share some important information about your data privacy and contracts. Chad Fentress Vice President, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer Nokia and Brendon Lynch Chief Privacy Officer Microsoft assured all nokia consumers privacy and personal data is responsabilty of Microsoft. In joint emailRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Implementation of E-office system in all Federal Ministries/Divisions should be done expeditiously within stipulated time frame- Minister of State for IT. Minister of State for IT Mrs. Anusha Rahman chaired a review meeting to assess the progress of e-office suit being implemented in Federal Ministers/DivisionsRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) has signed an agreement with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) – the leading wildlife conservation organization – for implementation of ‘Green Office Program’ at its corporate head office. The program is aimed towards reducing resource consumption, subsequent costs and carbon footprintRead More →