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Telenor Pakistan, Partners Organize Leadership Conference for PWDs in South Asia

Monday, August 2, 2010

The Regional Leadership Conference for Persons with Disabilities in South Asia 2010 was inaugurated at a local hotel today. The three-day conference has been organized by Special Talent Exchange Program, SightSavers Pakistan and Ministry of Social Welfare and Special Education in partnership with Telenor Pakistan’s flagship corporate responsibility program ‘Khuddar Pakistan’. Some 80 leaders of [...]

Khosa Accused Top Bureaucrats of The Ministry For Corruption

Friday, July 23, 2010

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The ongoing controversy between the top bureaucrats of the Ministry of Information Technology and PM Adviser on Information Technology Sardar Latif Khosa took a new turn when the latter accused the top bureaucrats of the ministry of corruption. In a letter accompanying his resignation, which he sent to President Asif Ali Zaradri, Sardar Latif Khosa [...]

Mobilink Shown Healthy Revenue Growth at 4.2%

Thursday, May 13, 2010

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Pakistani operation, Mobilink, has shown healthy revenue growth at 4.2% in comparison to Q1 of 2009, thanks to an increased number in subscribers. In preparation for new entrants into the markets of Tunisia and Bangladesh, our operations witnessed successful subscriber uptake and lucrative revenue growth of 16% and 20% respectively, while solidifying their market positions. [...]

OVI MAIL – Easy, Convenient & Portable Mobile – Email Solution For Everyone

Friday, March 19, 2010

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People want to be connected with each other. Earlier, when the means of communications were not developed, they interacted with each other through post mails by writing letters or telegraphs; these primitive means of message-traveling were time consuming and required most of the human effort and patience equally from the sender’s end as that of [...]

Warid Telecom Pakistan Appoints Muneer Farooqui New CEO

Thursday, March 11, 2010

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Warid Telecom (Pvt.) Ltd, the country’s most trusted and fastest growing cellular operator, announced that its Board of Directors have appointed Mr. Muneer Farooqui as company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Prior to the appointment he served as Chief Executive Officer of Warid Bangladesh. He has with him almost 20 years of experience mainly in [...]

Telenor India Plans Nationwide Services in 2010

Monday, January 18, 2010

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Norwegian telecoms group Telenor said on Monday it planned to expand operations in India to offer services nationwide this year, which will mean its investments in Asia will be higher than last year. Telenor, which has operations in eight of India’s 22 telecom zones, has no plan to join price cuts in the world’s fastest-growing [...]

All Banks Connected with Mobile Operators for Mobile Banking Soon

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is closely working with State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on the draft of “Third Party Mobile Banking Regulations” which will be finalized soon. Once finalized, it will connect all banks of the country with cellular mobile operators for mobile transactions. It was said by Chairman PTA, Dr. Mohammed Yaseen while addressing [...]

UNESCO Bangkok, Intel Accelerate Teacher Development through Expansion of ‘Next Generation of Teachers’ Project

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

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UNESCO Bangkok and Intel have signed an agreement which is expected to advance the 21st century teaching skills of pre-service teachers in nine countries across the Asia Pacific region. The countries are Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), UNESCO and Intel will collaborate to [...]

LTE – The Rise of the Mobile Prosumer

Saturday, November 7, 2009

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The average handset has evolved from the humble voice-box, to the total media centre. As a result thousands of start-up companies are profiting out of the Telecom sector’s advances, supplying the various addons which inevitably accompany any new wave of technology. Such innovations were used by the operators to supplement the pricey voice packages. However, the operators are now finding themselves in the hands of the ever-creative software/hardware companies and the changing consumer culture. iPhone app store was the first to take advantage and make millions from the operators’ customers, creating a financial redistribution within the Telecom industry. With the telecom giants left to maintain the costly infrastructure that supports this ever growing new-media industry, the outlook for today’s communication service providers is set to get worse in a new 4G world where broadband is everywhere (LTE, WiMax, FTTX and cloud services). How can the giants sustain such costs and avoid being relegated to the sidelines as bit-pipe providers?

Orascom Telecom Eyes Africa, Pakistan Growth – CFO

Monday, August 31, 2009

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Egypt's Orascom Telecom wants to expand operations in sub-Saharan Africa via acquisitions and is still seeking a small bank to strengthen its mobile banking offering in Pakistan. Orascom - which has its biggest operations in Algeria, Pakistan and Egypt - also expects a resolution to its tax stand-off with Algerian authorities within weeks, chief financial officer Aldo Mareuse told Reuters on Monday. "Telecel, which is our new African subsidiary, will need to consolidate and make more acquisitions," Mareuse said, speaking by telephone from Paris. Telecel Globe, which provides less than 1.8 percent of Orascom's revenues, exceeded one million subscribers for the first time in end-June figures - from users in Zimbabwe, Burundi, Namibia and the Central African Republic.

Orascom Telecom First Half Revenue Down 2.3% – Hedge Losses in Pakistan

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

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Mobile operator Orascom Telecom’s first-half revenues fell 2.3 percent over the previous year to USD 2.48 billion, which the company put down to currency devaluations in key operations. EBITDA fell 3.5 percent to USD 1.1 billion, and net income was also down, at USD 184 million from USD 276 million a year ago. The sharp decline was mainly due to unrealised foreign exchange losses and hedge losses in Pakistan for a total of approximately USD 65 million. The regional Arab mobile operator said total subscribers exceeded 84 million at end-June, an increase of 8.7 percent compared with more than 80 million at the end of March.

Warid launches GPRS/EDGE(Mobile Internet) roaming service

Thursday, August 20, 2009

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Warid launches international GPRS roaming service with 73 operators across 32 countries today (Thursday) to allow its customers access to internet while traveling abroad. Under the GPRS roaming service, Warid subscribers, while abroad and roaming, can browse the internet, check e-mails, share and download photos and songs by using internet enabled mobile handsets, laptops or PDA devices. Customers will experience the same consistent level of service performance and security, which they experience on the Warid home network. In addition to this latest offer, Warid subscribers can also enjoy the existing Voice and SMS roaming facilities with 240 roaming partners across 126 countries.

FIPB Asks MHA to Speed up Inquiry into Telenor Proposal

Friday, August 14, 2009

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The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) is understood to have asked the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to complete its inquiry with regard to a proposal by Norwegian telecom firm Telenor for increasing stake in Indian telecom joint venture Unitech Wireless. The proposal had come up before FIPB, which clears all major foreign investment proposals in India, during its meeting on July 24. A decision on allowing the investment into the company was deferred for the fourth time as the Ministry of Home Affairs has asked for more time to examine the deal.

Warid Telecom Acquires 2.5m Clients in Two Years

Sunday, August 9, 2009

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Warid, a telecom asset of UAE-based Abu Dhabi Group, has acquired 2.5 million subscribers within two years of operation. It has also invested $600 million so far, a top company official said. The company, which has created 4,000 new jobs, has also returned Dh3.5 billion in taxes to the Bangladesh exchequer, Warid Telecom's chief executive Muneer Farooqui said in a statement. Warid last week unveiled a new brand identity designed to visually and conceptually unite product lines and message consistency. The re-launch comes with a redesigned logo and new brand promises reflecting and symbolising the strategic transformation of the company to become a telecom customer- centric organisation in the country.

Warid Gets New Logo

Thursday, August 6, 2009

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Warid Telecom, a subsidiary of UAE-based Abu Dhabi Group, has changed its logo and names of some services to portray a uniform brand image and identity of the Warid Group, says the company. Telecommunication minister Raziuddin Ahmed Razu and the CEO of Warid Telecom Muneer Farooqui unveiled the new logo Wednesday. "The change will bring freshness and newness in the Warid Brand and will align us with the rest of the Abu Dhabi Group's Telecom concerns around the globe," Farooqui said.