ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) The government has rejected the demands of mobile operators of further delay and cut in the base price of $295 million fixed for the upcoming spectrum auction (4G), it is learned. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has scheduled to hold auction for Next Generation Mobile ServicesRead More →

ISLAMABAD ( PRESS RELEASE ) Solid overall results, with strong performance in Mobile Networks; full year outlook reiterated This is a summary of the Nokia Corporation interim report for first quarter 2017 published today. The complete first quarter 2017 interim report with tables is available at www.nokia.com/financials. Investors should notRead More →

LAHORE ( HAFEEZ REPORT ) One of the leading international brands in smart phone manufacturing technology, TECNO Mobile, has formally launched in Pakistan amid a splendid media event this evening. The press conference was witnessed by TECNO Mobile leadership alongside their new distribution partner –United Mobiles, technology reporters and bloggersRead More →

LAHORE ( HAFEEZ REPORT ) Samsung Electronics is rapidly expanding and enriching its sales-network all over Pakistan. This global award-winning innovator has launched a Product-Awareness campaign, to promote Samsung’s devices and products, while strengthening the company’s relationships with its dealers, shopkeepers and consumers. On this occasion, Head of Samsung MobileRead More →

RAWALPINDI ( MEDIA REPORT ) Minister of State for Information Technology Anusha Rehman said Pakistan would be the first country in South Asia to test 5th generation cellular services for fast connectivity. Speaking at the In­for­ma­tion Communication Tech­no­­logy (ICT) awards ceremony, organised by the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and IndustryRead More →

ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority ( PTA ) has invited application from participants interested in establishing an electronic platform that would enable mobile bank account holders to conduct financial transactions across the country. The development of a single electronic platform removes existing barriers hindering a branchless bankRead More →

ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) IHC Justice Athar Min­allah set aside the government’s notification placing the Oil and Gas Regu­latory Authority (Ogra), National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra), Pakistan Telecom­munication Authority (PTA), Frequency Allocation Board (FAB) and Public Procurement Regu­latory Authority (PPRA) under the control of the relevant ministries. TheRead More →

ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Cellular mobile operators opposed a state-run telecom firm’s move to acquire a licence for operation beyond its designated northern territories without participation in the modern technologies’ auctions, The News reported on Sunday. The telecom operators, in a letter sent to the state minister for informationRead More →

ISLAMABAD ( By Parvez Iftikhar ) A little more a weak ago, I attended a contract signing ceremony between the Universal Service Fund (USF) and Telenor, whereby USF will fund provision of mobile broadband service to over 1,200 villages in the Kohistan area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The occasion was notable, not only becauseRead More →