Posts Tagged ‘GSM’
Pakistan has highest teledensity in South Asia: PM
Friday, May 30, 2008 9:21 No CommentsISLAMABAD: Prime Minister, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday said teledensity in the country had increased to 58 percent of the population, which was the highest in South Asia.
Pakistan remains one of the fastest growing telecom markets in the world where in the last year mobile industry invested close to $3 billion of total Foreign Direct [...]
I berry! Do you?
Thursday, April 17, 2008 12:23 No CommentsWith the recent upsurge in BlackBerry-based services across the country, are we seeing a new trend forming? The latest Pakistani service provider to enter the BlackBerry fray is Ufone GSM. With several services popping up off the bat, and some very eye catching devices, the high-end cellular communication devices and services market is pointing towards [...]
Telenor invested $1.8bn in Pakistan till end of 2007: CEO
Sunday, February 24, 2008 7:35 No CommentsBy the end of 2007, Telenor had invested some $1.8 billion in Pakistan and it intended to connect the remotest corners of the country with valuable services, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Telenor Pakistan Tore Johnsen said here Monday.
In an exclusive interview with The Daily Times he said “we have also signed major investment contracts [...]
Kirusa Enables World’s First Exchange of Voice SMS Messages Across Mobile Networks and Vendors
Sunday, February 24, 2008 7:33 No CommentsHistoric Voice SMS Interoperability Trial Across Networks to Revolutionize Mobile Messaging
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ and BARCELONA, SPAIN–(Marketwire - February 14, 2008) - Kirusa, the world’s leading vendor of Voice SMS and a leading developer of mobile value added services, today announced that it has demonstrated the world’s first exchange of Voice SMS messages between diverse carriers [...]
ZTE handset sales expected to rise
Friday, February 15, 2008 14:18 No CommentsZTE Corp’s mobile phone sales will surge 60 percent year-on-year in 2008 and the world’s sixth biggest handset maker aims to “significantly lift the portion” of sales with its own brands, the Shenzhen-based firm told Shanghai Daily today.
In 2007, the Shenzhen-listed firm sold 31.06 million phones globally and it expects to sell more than 50 [...]
Paktel launches GSM cellular service in Pakistan
Friday, February 1, 2008 19:33 No CommentsPaktel, founder of the cellular industry in Pakistan, Thursday launched its GSM service throughout the country. “The launch offers the most competitive packages with a variety of services that promise to make the company a clear cellular leader,” said Cheif Executive Officer (CEO), Paktel, Xavier Rocoplan.
Launching the 0304-code GSM service at a press conference here, [...]
Motorola and Mobilink sign accord
Thursday, December 6, 2007 6:16 No CommentsLAHORE (December 06 2007): Motorola, Inc (NYSE:MOT) has announced an agreement with Mobilink (an Orascom Telecom Company) to deploy a WiMAX 802.16e-2005 access network in Pakistan.
Under the terms of the agreement, Motorola will design, plan, deploy and optimise a WiMAX network for Mobilink, deliver integration and support services as well as indoor and outdoor customer [...]
Entry for all to halve call rates: Ministry
Monday, November 19, 2007 11:16 No CommentsThe communications ministry is of the view that telecom tariffs in India can fall further to almost half their current levels — with local intra-circle calls for 25 paise and nationwide long distance calls for 50 paise — provided new operators are allowed to start services.
The ministry has apprised the Prime Ministers’ Office of this.
According [...]
Warid Telecom wins the best GSM operator ‘Brand of the Year Award 2006-07’
Friday, November 16, 2007 10:43 No CommentsWarid Telecom has won “Brand of the Year Award” for 2006-2007 in the category of GSM operators and service providers in an award ceremony held at Prime Minister Secretariat. The Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Shaukat Aziz handed over the award to Mr. Hamid Farooq- Chief Executive Officer, Warid Telecom. “Brands of the Year Award’ [...]
Mobilink to invest $500m more in Pakistan
Friday, November 16, 2007 10:16 No CommentsKARACHI: Mobilink GSM has so far invested $2 billion in Pakistan and in the coming years it is planning to further invest $500 million.
This was stated by Omar Manzur, Public Relations Manager, Mobilink Pakistan during a media training workshop for the journalist in Istanbul.
“Currently we have laid 6,000 km fiber optic lines in different cities [...]