ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) Demanding the status of industry for the telecom sector, the cellular companies has asked the government to withdraw increased rate of Customs duty on imported machinery and abolish collection of registration on activation of phone sets introduced in the Finance Bill 2014-15. “If the government didRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) China Mobile company announced officially start super 3G services in Lahore and Karachi at a press conference held in Islamabad. The capital of Pakistan is just on waiting. Dr. Fan Yunjun, chairman and Chief executive said superior customer services is an integral part of ourRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) jointly conducted successful raid in Jhelum and lala Musa and confiscated illegal gateway exchange. Illegal voice termination activity was detected and raid was conducted after investigations. Illegal Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) exchange comprising 16 ports,Read More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) At a regional conference held in Dubai, Microsoft Devices announced the availability of its first Lumia devices running Windows Phone 8.1 across the Middle East, Near East and North Africa. The Nokia Lumia 630, available in both Dual SIM and Single SIM variants, and the NokiaRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( bmz report ) Students of Mechanical Engineering Department of the National University of Science and Technology (NUST), along Pakistan’s leading IT and technology enabling company, Interactive Group yesterday unveiled a locally manufactured single seater race car at a ceremony. The Interactive EZY Racing Formula NUST Car will participateRead More →
LAHORE( hafeez report ) Leading property portal Lamudi is going mobile, with the company today unveiling a new iPhone app for house-hunters in Pakistan, with the android app to follow soon. The app, Lamudi: Real Estate for Sale and Rent, features a wide selection of agency and property listings, givingRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan has been invited to participate in RoboCup 2014 — to be played in Brazil on the sidelines of the FIFA World Cup – and the country might send a six-robot team to the event. Students at Pakistan’s Center for Advanced Studies in Engineering [CASE]Read More →
BANKOK ( MEDIA ) Thailand’s Dtac has confirmed that it has been ordered by the military government to block access to the Facebook website in a revelation that appears to have angered the telecoms regulator. Dtac’s majority shareholder is Norway’s Telenor, and it Telenor’s Asia vice-president Tor Odland who confirmedRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) Chairman Dr Syed Ismail Shah showed his dissatisfaction on International Calling House (ICH). In his interview recently he pointed out that some drawbacks are present in ICH which should be reviewed. He also pointed out heavy grey traffic coming in PakistanRead More →
KARACHI ( MEDIA ) In a move that is likely to slow down, if not delay, the countrywide rollout of mobile broadband, the Finance Bill 2014 proposes to nullify the Statutory Regulatory Order 575(I)/2006, which facilitates import of telecom equipment on reduced duties as opposed to the standard customs tariffs.Read More →
KARACHI ( TAHIR REPORT ) NIB Bank deployed Oracle Advanced Compression to reduce their Oracle Database storage footprint, a statement said on Tuesday. By utilising Oracle Advanced Compression with Oracle Database, the NIB Bank reduced their database storage requirements by 41 percent, their core data backup size by 5X andRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) The government has introduced procedural amendments in tax laws through the Finance Bill 2014 to improve tax compliance. Official documents show the government has exempted from income tax the receipt of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) income regarding the sale of spectrum licences. The News reported. An amendmentRead More →