ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Warid Tel’ s top management is keen to acquire 3G license as it has decided to participate in the upcoming auction of 3G license in order to provide advanced services to their customers in the future. The 3G technology will definitely provide an edge to operators among theRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Facing a serious financial crunch and fed up with Etisalat’s inflexibility in paying over $800 million in PTCL sale proceeds, Pakistan has asked the UAE-based firm to clear its dues before June this year or face hostile takeover of the country’s telecom giant by the government. Sources told DawnRead More →
DELHI (MEDIA) Bharti Airtel is continuing to lead the mobile market in India with 19.62 percent market share in February 2012. The second mobile operator is Reliance Communications with 16.68 percent share. Vodafone and Idea Cellular are in third and fourth positions with 16.4 percent and 12.15 percent market share.Read More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) The government is going to shortlist three major contenders for selection of consultant by next week for high profile transaction of third generation (3G) technology that possesses potential to bring investment of over $1 billion, it is learnt. The official documents available with The News disclosed that AuctionRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) President’s Secretary General Salman Farooqi’s has started attending 3G auction meetings despite not being a member of the committee, alarming stakeholders and raising doubts about transparency in the auction. The Auction Supervisory Committee on 3G auctions was constituted to ensure transparency in auction of 3G spectrums and defunctRead More →
Dehli (MEDIA) In a setback to the telcos and the former telecom minister A Raja, the Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed all the petitions seeking a review of the cancellation of 122 2G licence. The court, however, decided to hear in open court on April 13 the government’s review petitionRead More →
The GSMA said that mobile can transform the education sector in a big way. It said that it has the potential to dramatically change the way education is delivered, enhancing learning for over a billion people around the world. ”Transforming learning through mEducation’, a new report from the GSMA andRead More →
ISLAMABAD (SPAECIAL REPORT) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and all Cellular Mobile Operators of the country, on Tuesday, commercially launched an automated procedure for Sale of Mobile SIMs. According to the details, the framework for the new system, was jointly signed on 19th January 2012 and has been implemented as perRead More →
Islamabad (Special report) SHAMROCKConferences International has announced its 5th Annual Pakistan Telecommunications Conference 2012(TeleCON 2012) to be held on April 19, 2012 in Karachi. The theme of theconference this year, will be, “Ridingthe Wave of Technology and Consolidation”. TeleCON’2012 is duly endorsed bythe Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)and Chairman, Dr. MuhammadRead More →
ISLAMABAD (SPECIAL REPORT) Continuing its legacy of bringing affordable and innovative technology to consumers, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has launched the first ever 3G Android mobile Smartphone, EVODROID “Touch N Fly”. PTCL EVODROID Touch N Fly comes with built-in 3G EVO wireless Broadband service that gives dual support for both EVDO and GSM/CDMA networks. Powered by Google Android Froyo 2.2 operating system, Smartphone EVODROID lets its usersRead More →
KABUL (MEDIA) Afghanistan’s Afghan Wireless says has crossed a significant threshold in hiring more than 4,300 local Afghan employees. The company has a short-term goal of directly employing 5,000 locals before its 10th Anniversary, which takes place on the 13th November 2012. Indirectly, Afghan Wireless is involved with employingRead More →
A Parliamentary Standing Committee has said that about 500 illegal telecom network which are operating in various part of the country, are posing a threat to the country’s security. It also criticized the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for reproducing already known information in vague manner in its response. “….they areRead More →