Three smartphone companies to set up manufacturing plants in Pakistan: minister
LAHORE:Â Three more smartphone manufacturing plants would be set up in Pakistan in the near future, Industries & Production Minister Muhammad Hammad Azhar...
Govt to finally auction 4G services in GB, AJK
'Security-related restrictions have been relaxed and high-speed internet services will be provided to almost all areas of GB and AJK before the end of this year'
Three mobile phone companies to set up manufacturing plants in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: As the government has introduced tax incentives for assembling/manufacturing of mobile phones through the recently issued presidential order, at least three...
PTA asks FBR to stop illegal import of GSM boosters
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has asked the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to stop illegal import of GSM boosters, as...
PTA notifies mobile device manufacturing regulations
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has notified the Mobile Device Manufacturing (MDM) Regulations, 2021.
According to a press statement, the regulations have come...
CCLC approves Right of Way for installation, maintenance of telecom equipment
ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee for Disposal of Legislative Cases (CCLC) has approved 'Public and Private Right of Way Policy Directive' for installation,...
PTCL’s services licence renewed for 25 years
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has renewed the integrated telecom services licence of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) for the next 25...
PTCL awarded Rs3bn contracts to provide connectivity to interior SindhÂ
ISLAMABAD:Â The Universal Service Fund (USF) has awarded contracts for two Optic Fiber Cable (OFC) projects, worth approximately Rs3 billion, to Pakistan Telecommunication...
Telecom sector key driver of economic growth, job creation: Hafeez Shaikh
Federal Finance and Revenue Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has said that telecom is one of the fastest growing segments of Pakistan's...
British executive Matthew Wilsher confirmed as PTCL CEO
Wilsher headed Etisalat Nigeria as CEO during a debacle that led to Etisalat Group’s departure from African country
Etisalat mulling new CEO for PTCL; Ufone likely to merge with national telecom operator
LAHORE: Emirates Telecommunication Group Company (Etisalat) is mulling to replace the incumbent CEO of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), Rashid Khan, for...
Data usage jumped 25pc, revenue from voice traffic declined 10pc during lockdown
ISLAMABAD: Apart from other impacts of the outbreak of coronavirus, the lockdowns and work from home initiatives have also changed the consumers’...
Govt to improve mobile broadband services, expand network
ISLAMABAD: The government is taking steps to improve the broadband services and expand the network as it has started to work on...
Telenor Pakistan CEO shares expansion plans with finance adviser
Irfan Wahab says fresh injection of $45m into Telenor Microfinance Bank/Easypaisa will help strengthen Pakistan's digital payment ecosystem
3G users in Pakistan increasingly moving towards 4G as total subscriber base reaches 82.76m
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) issued telecom data for July 2020 and also updated telecom indicators on its website till end of...