Facebook suspends app pre-installs on Huawei phones

New Huawei phones will no longer be able to have Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram apps pre-installed SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc is no...

Europe’s 5G to cost $62bn more if Chinese vendors banned: telcos

PARIS: A ban on buying telecoms equipment from Chinese firms would add about 55 billion euros ($62 billion) to the cost of 5G...

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,...

Telcos Energy Concerns: Unnecessary Whining or a Genuine Problem?

The telecom sector claims to be suffering from the high energy costs but is it an exaggeration or a reality?

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...

What is Pakistan’s telecommunications future?

Profit sits down with Telenor CEO Irfan Wahab to discuss the state of the telecom industry

Huawei unveils Harmony operating system, but won’t ditch Android for smartphones

HONG KONG: Huawei Technologies unveiled on Friday its proprietary operating system for smartphones and other devices, as US trade restrictions imposed in May...

Zong becomes first telco to conduct successful 5G trials in Pakistan

China Mobile Pakistan (CMPak), popularly known as Zong, has successfully conducted 5G trials in Pakistan, a press release issued by the company...

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...

Huawei CEO says underestimated impact of US ban, sees revenue dip

'Huawei had not expected that US determination to 'crack' the company would be so strong and so pervasive' HONG KONG: Huawei Technologies...

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...

PTA asks Zong to take down 5G advertisements

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has communicated to Zong to withdraw any advertisements that may mislead the public regarding availability of commercial...

Dutch telecom giant VEON acquires Dhabi Group’s stake in Jazz for $273m

LAHORE: VEON, a leading global provider of connectivity and internet services, in an official statement announced that it has successfully concluded the...

Telenor finally packs up shop from Pakistan, what all will change?

With PTCL acquiring Telenor Pakistan, who is set to benefit the most from the deal?

You’re not an industry, telcos told

A bid by telecommunications companies to change their power tariff from commercial to industrial shot down, and they’re not happy about it