Telecom imports increase by 19.03pc

ISLAMABAD: Telecom imports into the country increased by 19.03 per cent during the first quarter of current fiscal year (July-September) as compared...

PTCL, HBL sign partnership for Managed Connectivity Services

PTCL, the largest telecommunication service provider in the region has inked a comprehensive Managed Services Network Agreement with HBL, the largest private...

Pakistan Army owns $20 billion stakes in fifty conglomerates claims Indian media report

LAHORE:  The Pakistan army exercises control over fifty conglomerates said to be worth $20 billion stretching from banks, industrial plants, universities, milk dairies,...

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...

Mobile broadband fosters digital financial services

Mobile account ownership in Pakistan has witnessed a reasonable increase and crossed the 39 million mark, which was 15 million at the...

VEON eyes to buy GTH’s assets in Jazz for $2.55 billion

Global Telecom’s capital amounts to EGP 2.7 billion distributed over 4.7 billion shares at a par value of EGP 0.58 per share.

PTCL’s net profit falls to Rs2.7bn in six months

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), the country’s leading telecom services provider, on Friday, released its financial results for the six months ended...

IT minister tells Senate committee headway expected in recovery of $800m from Etisalat

While answering queries from Senator Imamuddin Shouqeen regarding the sale of PTCL properties, Mr Siddiqui said PTCL had been barred from selling its properties

Imports of mobile phones rise 14.51pc in 8 months

ISLAMABAD: Imports of mobile phones in the country during the first eight months of fiscal year 2017-18 increased by 14.51 per cent...

US reaches deal with China to keep ZTE in business

Fox News said Trump told them on Thursday that he had negotiated the $1.3 billion fine with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a phone call

SMS changed the entire landscape of communication

LAHORE: Seems eons ago when the first text message (SMS) was sent by Engineer Neil Papworth SMS on December 3rd, 1992, when...

Oppo kicks off first sale for F9 across Pakistan

OPPO, the Selfie Expert, kicked off its first sale for the recently launched breakthrough offering – OPPO F9 nationwide. The new F9...

Dawood Hercules backs off Rs17.453 billion deal with Edotco Pakistan

At end of August 2017, DHCL in partnership with Edotco entered into an agreement with Veon Pakistan Limited to acquire its wireless tower business in Pakistan for $940 million.

Telenor launches Pakistan’s first Virtual Mobile Switching Station

KARACHI: Getting closer to its network virtualisation goals, Telenor Pakistan has launched the country’s first Virtual Mobile Switching Station (vMSS) on its newly...

No duty payable on phones being used on roaming for less than thirty days: Azhar

For these phones to be registered, Mr Azhar said it can be done at either the airports or in any of the Customs houses across the country and phones aren’t detained during the process of registration/duty payments