Huawei rolls out 5G phone and flags first Hongmeng device

HONG KONG: Huawei Technologies on Friday released its first 5G phone in China and said it would soon launch smart TVs equipped with...

Samsung’s delayed Galaxy Fold now ready for Sept launch

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s first foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Fold, will go on sale from September in selected markets after the launch...

Senate body calls for legislation to resolve expats’ mobile registration issues

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications Chairperson Rubina Khalid on Wednesday stressed the need to formulate policy through legislation for...

Huawei’s $105bn business at stake after US broadside

Trump administration says it will add Huawei Technologies and 70 affiliates to its 'Entity List' HONG KONG/BEIJING: The latest US broadside against Huawei...

Telcos decide to move court for clarification on licence renewal terms

'With just a couple of weeks remaining, telcos still remain clueless about the govt's licence renewal policy' Jazz and Telenor have decided...

SC restores taxes on cellular top-up

CJP says apex court will not intervene in public revenue and tax collection propositions ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday ordered the restoration...

World’s first 5G phone released in South Korea

--South Korea has also become first country to launch nationwide 5G services SEOUL: Telecom giant Samsung Electronics on Friday released the Galaxy S10...

Huawei breaks price ceiling with $2,600 folding 5G smartphone

BARCELONA: Huawei Technologies unveiled a $2,600 folding smartphone on Sunday which it said was primed for next generation 5G mobile connections, even...

China’s Xiaomi unveils 5G smartphone

BARCELONA: China’s Xiaomi, the world’s fourth-largest smartphone maker, unveiled a smartphone on Sunday that will be able to take advantage of new...

Samsung announces folding phone with 5G at nearly $2,000

All of the Galaxy series of rigid phones except the 5G will be available from March 8, with the S10+ priced from $1,000, the S10 priced from $900 and the smaller S10e from $750.

World needs Huawei’s ‘advanced’ technology, founder of Chinese telecom giant says

The normally media-shy Huawei founder has been forced to step into the limelight in recent months as the company has come under increasing pressure over espionage concerns and the U.S.-led campaign to persuade other countries to ban its technology

Jazz failed to build Veon into the WeChat of Pakistan. That’s why it will succeed

CEO Aamir Ibrahim’s willingness to abandon his failures and invest in his successes suggests a strong path forward for the company

Merkel sets out condition for Huawei’s participation in 5G network

Huawei faces international scrutiny over its ties with the Chinese government and suspicion that Beijing could use Huawei’s technology for spying, which the company denies

Edotco planning to invest $250 million in Pakistan over next five years

Chairman Edotco Group said the company wanted to become a partner in Digital Pakistan Programme

FBR launches mechanism for paying duties and taxes online for unregistered mobile phones

However, sellers of mobile phones would be required to pay duties and taxes too and fines for for their registration according to the adjudication mechanism