Mobile phone users reach 139.75m during FY 2016-17
Islamabad: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Tuesday reported that the country’s mobile phone users had risen to 139.75m by the end...
Pakistan, a strategic hub for Nokia
Twitteratti went haywire on June 20, 2017. It wasn’t about JIT probing the premier and his family for tax evasion nor was...
PAC seeks explanation from PC regarding non-recovery of $800m from Etisalat
Islamabad: Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament on Thursday summoned Privatization Commission (PC) and sought an explanation about non-recovery of $ 800...
Telecom operators license fees to be reviewed: PTA
Islamabad: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has planned to undertake a survey and study for scrutinizing the renewal period of telecom operator’s licenses...
Mobile phone imports fell 5.78pc during FY 2016-17
Islamabad: The import of mobile phones during fiscal year 2016-17 fell by 5.78 per cent as compared to same period the previous...
Total broadband subscribers in Pakistan cross 44.32m
Islamabad: The total broadband subscribers including 3G and 4G services have crossed 44.32 million in the country, registering a reasonable growth rate...
Is Qmobile’s iron grip beginning to slip away?
When it comes to hardware technology, one hardly finds a local brand as big as Qmobile. Regardless of which side of the...
Telecom operators invested $287.6m in first six months of FY 2016-17
Islamabad: Telecom operators in the country, witnessing a positive growth in the sector, have invested a significant amount of US $287.6 million...
Telecom sector contributed Rs53.76b during first two quarters of FY 2016-17
Islamabad: The telecom sector has contributed Rs582.95 billion to the national exchequer during the last three and a half years, making it...
Slow speed of internet to persist for few more days across Pakistan
Islamabad: Significant number of internet users have been experiencing slow internet speed from last few days during peak hours while few areas...
SCO ready to launch 3G and 4G service in AJK
MIRPUR
The official telecom service provider has took off to connect Azad Jammu & Kashmir with rest of the world through fast-speed telecom...
4G licenses formally handed over to Jazz
ISLAMABAD
Technology neutral license for the 10 MHz frequency spectrum and 1800 MHz was handed over to the successful bidder, Jazz Pakistan, in...
Number of mobile internet subscribers reaches all-time high: PTA
ISLAMABAD
The number of mobile internet subscribers in the country reached a record high of 40.56 million by the end of April 2017...
HMD Global and Jazz to launch range of Nokia phones in Pakistan
KARACHI
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has partnered with Jazz to exclusively launch the range of Nokia smartphones and Nokia 3310...
IT and telecom sector priority areas for the govt: Dar
ISLAMABAD
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that the development and promotion of IT sector is an area of priority for the government.
He...