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’...

Apple’s new, lower priced iPhone draws tepid response in Asia

HANGZHOU: Apple Inc's new, lower-priced iPhone that comes with a faster processor but lacks 5G technology disappointed Asia, where cheaper and feature-packed...

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...

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...

BT to cut 55,000 jobs with up to a fifth replaced by AI

Telecoms giant BT is to shed up to 55,000 jobs by the end of the decade, mostly in the UK, as it...

PTA rejects cellular operators’ demand for a moratorium on QoS

Islamabad: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has rejected the demand of cellular mobile operators (CMOs) for a moratorium on quality-of-service (QoS) due...

Apple unveils new iPad, updates Mini ahead of video streaming launch

Apple Inc, in a surprise move on Monday, launched a new 10.5-inch iPad Air and updated its iPad Mini ahead of a...

USF, Jazz to bridge digital divide in South Waziristan

Continuing its partnership with Jazz to develop cellular access in underserved regions, the Universal Service Fund (USF) has awarded a new contract...

US set to give Huawei another 90 days to buy from American suppliers

SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON: The US Commerce Department is expected to extend a reprieve given to Huawei Technologies that permit the Chinese firm to buy supplies...

Huawei outsells smartphone rivals in China, tightens market grip amid US spat

Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi and Apple saw a decline in shipments and market share during the second quarter HONG KONG: China’s Huawei Technologies cemented...

Huawei racks up 5G deals at top mobile fair despite US pressure

BARCELONA: Chinese telecoms giant Huawei racked up a slew of deals to sell 5G equipment at the world's top mobile fair in Spain...

Huawei still number two smartphone seller despite US sanctions

Samsung's market share increases to 22pc, Huawei to 17pc and Apple 11pc WASHINGTON: Huawei remained the number two global smartphone vendor in the...

Telecoms industry sees need to tighten network security, regardless of Huawei

BARCELONA: The telecoms industry is acutely aware of the need to ensure that ever-more complex mobile networks are safe, the head of...