ISLAMABAD ( PRESS RELEASE ) edotco Group (“edotco”), a leading integrated telecommunications infrastructure services provider, is pleased to announce that it was presented the “2017 Asia Pacific Telecoms Tower Company of the Year Award” by Frost & Sullivan. This marks the first time a company has been recognised in thisRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( PRESS RELEASE ) The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has issued a Show Cause Notice to Telenor Pakistan for prima facie violating Section 10 of the Competition Act 2010 by deceptively marketing the price and geographical availability of its 4G services. ZONG Pakistan sent a formal complaint against Telenor toRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) The telecoms industry is expecting tough times as digitization is reshaping the way we need to do business. To help you with all the challenges you’re facing we’re bringing the Total Telecom Congress. Over 400 senior executives from across the industry are coming together toRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( PRESS RELEASE ) An event to disseminate the findings from the second wave of the Agent Network Accelerator – Pakistan Country study, hosted by Karandaaz Pakistan took place in Islamabad today. The event was attended by all stakeholders of the mobile money industry including EasyPaisa, JazzCash, UBL OmniRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( AQEEL SHIGRI ) Technology has dramatically changed how we connect and socialize today. The associated communication revolution like communication mobility and social media revolution has impacted the way we think and set priorities. In Pakistan, the growth of mobile phones and internet has been phenomenal but somewhat bewilderingRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) In surprising news it has been learnt that the current CEO of Ufone, Mr. Rainer Rathgeber will be stepping down. According to the details made available to Telecoalert.com, this was decided in a meeting chaired by Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting who is also theRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( PRESS RELEASE ) PTCL announced the financial results for the first half of 2017 in its Board of Directors’ meeting at Islamabad on July 19, 2017. A sequential growth of 3% was recorded in PTCL’s revenue in Q2 17 over Q1 17. Revenue from PTCL’s flagship Broadband serviceRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Universal Service Fund Company (USF Co) 53rd Board of Directors Meeting was convened in the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom, Islamabad. The Chairperson, Board of Directors, USF Co and the Minister of State for IT & Telecom; Mrs. Anusha Rahman chaired the meeting inRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( PRESS RELEASE ) National Assembly Standing Committee on IT & Telecom visited Headquarters Special Communications Organization headed by chairman Capt (R) Muhammed Safdar. Director General SCO Major General Amir Azeem Bajwa, HI (M) welcomed the distinguished guests and gave detailed briefing on SCO, including Pak China Optical FiberRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( PRESS RELEASE ) In pursuit of its mission of digital inclusion, Telenor Pakistan has signed an agreement with National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) under which Telenor will provide NTC with large-screen internet devices (4G dongles), mobile handsets, and cellular/data services in areas where NTC infrastructure is not available. ThroughRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( PRESS RELEASE ) Telenor Pakistan, along with Telenor Microfinance Bank, has joined hands with Agriculture Department of the Government of Punjab and the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) for the flagship program “Connected Agriculture Platform Punjab.” PITB seeks to capitalize on the immense potential offered by Digital MobileRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) The government formally handed over a 4G licence to Jazz, the successful bidder. Earlier in May, the government had auctioned the technology neutral licence for 10 MHz of frequency spectrum, and Jazz Pakistan was the only company that had participated in the auction and submittedRead More →