LAHORE ( MEDIA REPORT ) The Punjab government is again going to tax the data usage by the mobile phone users which it revoked earlier through a cabinet decision and also later approved by the provincial assembly during the last budget session held in June 2015. In this regard, aRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Research, innovation and market segmentation have been Huawei’s strategies to gain ground in a market as competitive as the technology. In 2014, the global shipment of Huawei smart phones reached 75 million units, with an increase of 45%. In the first quarter of 2015, HuaweiRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) A 14 percent Advance Income Tax, imposed on fixed lines, mobile phones, and broadband internet users in the federal budget 2015-16, has become effective from July 1. The users throughout the country who are already paying 19.5 percent General Sales Tax (GST) on mobile phoneRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORTS ) Internet-marketing According to latest news, rising growth in advertising via mobile phones and tablet computers will help Internet advertising overtake television as the dominant medium for global ad spending by 2017, a leading media buyer forecasts. Zenith Optimedia, owned by advertising agency Publicis, said thatRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) A satellite broadband service of the UAE-based Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), YahClick, has officially launched services in Pakistan. “Customers across Pakistan will now be able to connect to a satellite broadband via a small dish and modem, without the frustration of congested networks,” YahsatRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Public-private partnerships will be required to bring to life Pakistan’s recently-launched National Financial Inclusion Strategy 2015-2020 and drive digital economic growth, one of the world’s leading technology companies announced today. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority recently launched the National Financial Inclusion Strategy 2015-2020 to bring halfRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The International submarine cable SEA-ME-WE 4 has experienced a fault in Arabian Sea, impacting internet services in the region including Pakistan. The restoration work has been initiated by the international consortium that manages the submarine cable systems. Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) by virtue ofRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( Qamar Ali Khan GUEST WRITER ) Marketing has evolved. Older forms of advertising such as television ads, yellow page ads, and other print ads are facing stiff competition from digital media . Now, people have become very smart. They can skip the ad to continue with their activities. Today’sRead More →
LAHORE ( HAFEEZ REPORT ) The Government of Punjab has imposed a heavy 19.5% tax on 3G and 4G internet services. The taxes are applicable on 2Mbps and the broadband utility bills exceeding Rs.1500/month. The imposition of this tax will directly affect 56% of population of Pakistan that is internetRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) organized a Broadband Forum in collaboration with CISCO Systems at a local hotel in Islamabad today. The theme of the Forum was to find out ways and means to truly capitalize on the huge potential of broadband services in Pakistan inRead More →
KARACHI ( MEDIA REPORT ) The main accused in the fake degree scam, Axact CEO Shoaib Shaikh, and four other suspects were sent on physical remand until June 4, hours after investigators discovered thousands of blank diplomas at the company’s Karachi headquarters on Wednesday. Investigating officer Saeed Memon presented theRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of United States on Wednesday assured Pakistani federal investigators of their complete assistance in the ongoing probe of Axact fake degree scam. An FBI delegation met with the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) team here in a first official contactRead More →