Telecom News Bulletin

Accounts of Defaulting Telecom Firms to be Seized : NA Body

In a latest advancement the National Assembly's standing committee on IT and Telecom has voiced its concern over the problem of recovering of payments that are due by telecom companies.

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3G Launch After Consultation From Stakeholders: Minister IT

“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 ...

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Mobile Operators: Big Is Good, Smart Is Better

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 [...]

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Ufone Celebrates its 9th Anniversary

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 [...]

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VIPER Technology Celebrates 15 Years of Success

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.

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LTE – The Rise of the Mobile Prosumer

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?

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Informa Telecoms & Etisalat Signs Strategic Partnership Agreement

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.

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