Mobile manufacturing remained crippled from January to May due to lack of LCs 

PTA’s latest data reveals total mobile sales dipped from 1.334 crore to 52.9 lakh 

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...

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

5G: Too soon to Tell?

The government has its eyes set on the first half of next year for a 5G auction, but the Telcos have a different plan

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?

What is Pakistan’s telecommunications future?

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

WorldCall 2020 results

Despite its slump, the group has found many suitors

Telecard is exploring an IPO for its subsidiary Supernet. Would it do any good?

A company based on innovation, with the passage of time, it has slowly become a relic of the past

Govt to release info memorandum for sale of additional telecom spectrum

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is likely to release an information memorandum for the auction of additional telecom spectrum during the first week...

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...

Three smartphone companies to set up manufacturing plants in Pakistan: minister

LAHORE: 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...