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PTA asked to provide complete data of unverified SIMs

newsdesk — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:52:46 +0000

Senate Standing Committee on Interior has directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and cellphone companies to provide the complete data of the 11 million unregistered and un-verified SIMs within one week. “If they failed to provide the complete data, stern action will be taken against the companies, which will be heavy fine or cancellation of [...]

Grameen Telecom hears the call to take on poverty

newsdesk — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:52:34 +0000

Record-breaking IPOs are a little thin on the ground, so Oddvar Hesjedal, the chief executive of Grameenphone, a man intent on putting mobile phones in the pockets of some of the world’s poorest people, may soon have reason to be doubly pleased. Bangladesh’s largest mobile company, an outfit setting new standards in ultra-cheap communication, said this [...]

‘‘First Data’ enters Pakistan to avail chances in current economic crisis

newsdesk — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:52:24 +0000

The global technology leader in information commerce, ‘First Data’, has entered Pakistan to avail opportunities in the current economic crisis when banks need to improve their operational activities. Brian Quarrie, Managing Director of ‘First Data’, Middle East and Pakistan, said that major changes in economic situations give rise to opportunities, especially where increased efficiency is [...]

Tech vendors in a bind as new telcos delay operations

newsdesk — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:52:05 +0000

BANGALORE: Vendors vying for large IT outsourcing deals from Datacom Solutions and Unitech Wireless say negotiations have hit a roadblock, with the new telecom entrants facing an uphill climb to raise funds and delaying the launch of their phone services. The deals for the outsourcing of back-office and other IT functions could be worth $1.5 billion [...]

Intel Inside More than Three Quarters of The World’s Fastest Supercomputers

newsdesk — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:50:45 +0000

KARACHI, Nov. 17, 2008 – More supercomputers than ever are using Intel Corporation processors, according to the latest TOP500 list. The high performance computing (HPC) community is especially enthusiastic about quad-core Intel® Xeon® processors which are driving the research and analytical capabilities of more than half the systems on the list. The 32nd edition of the [...]

Telenor takes 60% stake in India’s Unitech Wireless

newsdesk — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:38:56 +0000

Norwegian telco Telenor has reached an agreement to take a 60% stake valued at INR 61.2billion (US$1.2billion) in India’s start-up mobile operator, Unitech Wireless. Better known for being a force in the India’s construction business, Unitech decided last year to venture into the country’s fast growing telecommunications sector. In announcing its decision then, Unitech touched on [...]

PTA, stakeholders to form broadband group

newsdesk — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:38:43 +0000

ISLAMABAD: Dialogues between the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and other stakeholders concerned have decided to form a broadband stakeholders group to study various aspects of the service and suggest measures to boost it. The meeting was chaired by PTA Chairman Dr Mohammad Yaseen and attended by representatives of the Ministry of Information Technology, Universal Service Fund, Information [...]

Mobilink wins ‘best line operator’ award

newsdesk — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:38:34 +0000

Mobilink won the distinction of being awarded the ‘Best Mobile Line Operator’ at first-ever SAMENA Telecom Award, organised by SAMENA Telecommunications Council in Jordan. Share This Bookmark to

Nokia ventures into content deal with Orascom Telecoms

newsdesk — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:37:02 +0000

Orascom Telecom and Nokia have signed an agreement to make Nokia’s mobile content platform, Ovi, available to Orascom’s 74 million customers in Africa and the Middle East. The agreement stipulates that Nokia devices will provide access to select Internet services. The agreement is expected to pave the way for integrating devices and services for the two [...]

Pakistan earns $100m from IT exports

newsdesk — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:36:48 +0000

Imran Zia Chairman of PASHA said on event of ICT Awards “The Pakistan IT & ITES sector has been growing at the rate of between 30-50% each year for the past 5 years with the largest member companies grossing between 15-30 million dollars in annual revenue and receiving 100 million dollar valuation” Share This Bookmark to

Links for 2008-07-03 [Digg]

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Pakistan contributes 34,893 Downloads To FireFox’s World Rec
Am I really over-reacting here because only an odd 34 thousand people bothered to click on Firefox? I don’t doubt it. What kind of role should the participation have played? It makes a mammoth online population sit up and take notice of us as an inclusive people. We have a lot of users!

Links for 2008-06-22 [Digg]

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500

A look at how the internet supported Samad Khurram
The internet will play a critical role in spreading the story of Samad Khurram's recent refusal to accept the Harvard University scholarship award presented to him by the American Ambassador Anne W. Patterson.