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.

Dawood Hercules set to acquire Jazz’s tower business for $940 million

Lahore: Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited (DHCL) in partnership with Edotco has entered into an agreement with Veon Pakistan Limited to acquire its...

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...

MOIT directs PTA to conduct 4G auction within current FY

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology (MoIT) has issued policy directive to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) for conducting an auction of single block...

PTCL, Ufone merger in final stages: sources

KARACHI The merger of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited and its cellular arm Ufone, which operates as a separate company, has entered final stages...

CCP issues show cause notice to Telenor for deceptive marketing practices

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) yesterday issued a show cause notice to Telenor Pakistan for prima facie violating section 10...
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Local assembling of mobile phones inflicts Rs7.6bn loss in 13 months

ISLAMABAD: The assembling of mobile phone sets in the country has caused approximately Rs7.6 billion loss to the national exchequer in the...

PTA reports massive dip in new mobile phone subscribers for July 2017

Islamabad: Data available from Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has revealed a massive dip in mobile phone subscribers was reported for July 2017. Only...

ZTE proposes $10.7 billion financing plan, new board

On Wednesday, ZTE shares plunged a record 41 percent in Hong Kong and 10 percent in Shenzhen, wiping out almost $3 billion off embattled ZTE’s market value, as it resumed trading after being suspended for almost two months due to the U.S. ban

‘4G for All’ fundamental to Digital Pakistan vision: Asif Aziz

Prioritizing the provision of high-speed 4G to rural and semi-urban populations is imperative for realizing the Digital Pakistan vision, said Asif Aziz,...

Telecom service providers are development partners of govt: minister

ISLAMABAD: Punjab Finance Minister Dr Ayesha Ghaus Pasha has said that the telecommunication service providers are development partners of the provincial government...

Coming to Pakistan

In a dynamic smartphone market where it is hard to keep track after having attained success in the international smartphone market, Lenovo...

Easypaisa facilitates customers with bio-metrically verified swift, secure transactions

KARACHI: Pakistan’s first and foremost branchless banking platform Telenor Microfinance Bank’s Easypaisa is helping its customers make safe and secure financial transactions...

FBR retrieves Rs2.34b outstanding withholding tax from telecom company

KARACHI: The freezing of two telecom providers by Federal Board of Revenue has resulted in a tax recovery of Rs2.34 billion, sources...

Zong 4G hits more than 6 million 4G subscribers

ISLAMABAD: With more than 6 million active subscribers, Zong 4G has successfully reached a new milestone. Through unrelenting focus on customer needs, Zong 4G...