Posts Tagged ‘nokia’
Week In Review: Week ending on Saturday, the 5th of July, 2008
Saturday, July 5, 2008 20:01 No CommentsAnother week of regular activity in the IT and Telecom scene in Pakistan. Here’s what’s been cooking across the country:
MARKET FORCES: CGC wins Best Nokia Distributor Award
Monday, June 23, 2008 13:21 No CommentsDoha • Consolidated Gulf Co. (CGC) has scored a hat-trick winning the Best Nokia Distributor Award third year in a row in the entire Middle and Near East region for providing efficient and quality services to the people of Qatar. CGC has achieved this big feat beating a galaxy of over 50 prominent Nokia distributors [...]
Mobile phone import dips by 12 percent
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 14:08 No CommentsKARACHI: Country’s mobile phone import has plunged by 12.05 percent in the first nine months of current fiscal year inspite of constant growth in cellular subscribers.
During July 2007-March 2008, mobile phones worth $581.7 million were imported against $661.5 million during the same period last year.
While, on the whole the telecom import registered an increase of [...]
COM: Nokia sets up first CCC in Pakistan
Thursday, April 24, 2008 18:05 1 CommentLAHORE, Apr 19, 2008 (Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX) — – Nokia, the world leader in telecom technologies, launched its first Customer Care Centre named Nokia Care in Pakistan on Friday. The Nokia Care had been established here at Saddique Trade Centre in Gulberg area, Imran Khalid Mehmood, Nokia Pakistan and Afghanistan, told a [...]
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 [...]
A humble tribute to Bader ul Islam
Friday, February 15, 2008 12:57 No CommentsEditorial Note: The tribute below has been written by Veqar ul Islam, brother of the late Bader ul Islam. Both gentlemen have made a significant impact in inspiring the local industry to what it is today. Please do take a moment to read the life that Bader Islam led from the perspective of one person [...]
Untethering the Internet: Nokia unveils new converged devices and Internet services that encourage collaboration, creativity and sharing
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 19:47 2 CommentsNew maps and personal media sharing services pave the way for context aware Internet services
Mobile World Congress 2008, Barcelona, Spain, Finland - Nokia President and CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo reinforced the company’s vision of combining the benefits and opportunities of the Internet by unveiling a new line up of converged devices and services that promote collaboration [...]
Telenor offers Nokia intellisync wireless email
Friday, November 30, 2007 20:49 1 CommentKARACHI (November 30 2007): Nokia on Thursday announced that the mobile operator Telenor-Pakistan would offer Nokia intellisync wireless email to its consumers, small-medium enterprises (SMEs) and large corporations. The service branded as ‘Smartmail’, is currently available, said a press release.
“Nokia intellisync wireless email supports all kinds of media devices from entry level phones to high-end [...]
Does Nokia N-Gage you!?
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 11:55 No CommentsWhat would your impression be if you’d find a fully grown up guy playing a video game on his cell phone in a public place such as a shopping mall? Most people would disapprove of it; some might even make fun of that guy. In my opinion, that is what a Nokia N-Gage is meant [...]
A new way to connect
Thursday, October 25, 2007 12:12 No CommentsAs a new category of connected devices are set to usher in a new era of reliable broadband computing, WiMax is set to do to data what mobile did to voice, according to key industry watchers.
WiMax silicon for laptops and mobile devices are all set to become a reality for business users starting 2008, making [...]