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3G Launch After Consultation From Stakeholders: Minister IT

Thursday, June 10, 2010

“We are committed to take all possible measures for the growth of telecom sector of the country. All stakeholders of the industry will be taken on board before finalizing the policy for 3G broadband technology and after an extensive analysis and discussion, this technology will be launched in the country” said Minister In charge for [...]

Mobile Operators: Big Is Good, Smart Is Better

Sunday, February 14, 2010

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The current mobile industry business model can’t survive, writes consultancy PRTM in a fascinating new report on the state of the market released in the lead-up to the Mobile World Congress trade show, running from Feb. 15 to 18 in Barcelona. PRTM says that the most successful carriers and the ones most likely to thrive [...]

Ufone Celebrates its 9th Anniversary

Friday, January 29, 2010

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Ufone one of the leading telecom company in the country celebrated its 9th anniversary here on Friday at an impressive cake cutting ceremony. Mr. Abdul Aziz President & CEO Ufone, during the address to the Ufone team members said, “It is a common belief that it is difficult to smile in these trying circumstances, but [...]

VIPER Technology Celebrates 15 Years of Success

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

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Viper Technology, country’s leading IT solution provider, celebrated its 15 years of successful operations today with the local media and the IT industry leaders. This event marked the accomplishments achieved by Viper Technology through the years.

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?

Informa Telecoms & Etisalat Signs Strategic Partnership Agreement

Thursday, October 22, 2009

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Informa Telecoms & Media are delighted to announce their exclusive strategic partnership, signed at Gitex, with Etisalat on the premier communications event of the Middle East. The GSM>3G Middle East Telco World Summit (www.comworldseries.com/me) represents one of the most powerful telecom summits and conferences in 2009 attracting 2,500 telecom ministers, regulators, investors, operators, industry leaders, experts, professionals and telecom companies from the Middle East and around the globe.

Pakistan IT Industry Shows Reverse as Compared to Global Trend

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

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“Despite the encouraging global trend regarding growth in the IT Industry, Pakistani market is showing the reverse trend and not been able to exploit emerging opportunities”. Munawar Iqbal, the president of Pakistan Computer Association, said this while reacting to new report of IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. The report shows that Global PC shipments rose 2.3% year on year in the third quarter of 2009 (3Q09), according to The increase is an important continuation of recovery from year-on-year declines of 6.8% in the first quarter and 2.4% in the second quarter of this year.

Telecom Giants jump into action at first bell

Friday, October 9, 2009

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Telenor, T-Mobile, Vodafone and Tele2 meet to discuss the future of Telecoms. The European Telecom industry is one of the most competitive in the world. This has been accredited to the affinity between network operators. With a turnover of approximately EURO 290 billion, the industry is constantly growing, but with growth comes new challenges. A recent challenge facing the industry is its high-profile loss against the EU, having roaming charges cut by up to 400%. The Telecom Industry is big business, and it continues to grow by stepping up and meeting such challenges head-on. As a result, last week, 50 visionaries from leading incumbents and Mobile Operators joined innovators such as Ericsson, Symantec, Volantis and Front Porch to look into ways of developing efficient processes to reduce costs and pass savings on to the consumer.

Senator Talha to Make IT and Computer Industry Top Most Priority

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

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Chairman Senate's Standing Committee on Interior Senator Talha Mehmood has said that Pakistan has immense potential in the field of computer industry and government ought to focus on this industry as one of its top priority. He said that we are blessed with talented professionals and our youth have great capacity to serve the country in the field of computer and IT industry. However, he added, the apathy of the government is ironic, which is keeping us far behind than the other nations of the region in this important arena. He expressed these views while speaking at the closing ceremony of three day extensive training of Open Source Operating Systems (OS O/S), which was held here by the Pakistan Computer Association (PCA) in collaboration with Pakistan Software Export Board.