Telecom

Jazz, Pakistan’s number 1 digital company propelled by a strong and illustrious legacy of enablement and fortified by the best 4G spectrum, the company’s promise for a digital Pakistan is even more closer to fulfilment as it launched the new identity “Pakistan Ka Tez Tareen aur Behtereen Data Network” today. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Aamir Ibrahim, CEO Jazz Pakistan said, 14th August serves as a reminder of our resolve to make our nation the greatest. We blaze ahead, empowering the country; city by city, village by village with our revolutionary data network. Our ambition is clear: embolden Pakistanis to

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in collaboration with Ministry of Information Technology, Internet Society Asia-Pacific Bureau, Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and Special Talent Exchange Program organized the “Pakistan Digital Forum” at Islamabad. The aim of the forum was to  bring together the policy maker, regulator, Telecom operators, relevant stake holders, regional experts, and researchers on a common platform to deliberate on the policy and implementation strategies on Pakistan’s current and future digital landscape. Forum featured several ICT experts with national and international speakers to discuss digital transformation and Pakistani society, digital payments for a digital economy, digital technologies and sustainable

PTCL announced the financial results for the first half of 2017 in its Board of Directors’ meeting at Islamabad on July 19, 2017. A sequential growth of 3% was recorded in PTCL’s revenue in Q2 17 over Q1 17. Revenue from PTCL’s flagship Broadband service increased over the same period last year. Likewise, wholesale services and international revenues also increased. Excluding the one-off expenditures, the operating expenses were reduced by 2%. PTCL’s profit after tax during the period, excluding the impact of one-off items, reduced by 7% over the same period last year mainly due to decrease in voice and EVO

The GSMA Capacity Building Programme and the Central Asian Cellular Forum (CACF) based in Islamabad-Pakistan, signed a strategic agreement to deliver GSMA course content in several countries across Central Asia including Pakistan, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The objective of the agreement signed between the two organizations is to help policymakers, regulators and other mobile eco-system stakeholders keep pace with the latest industry developments through training courses that highlight examples of policy and regulatory best practice from around the world. The GSMA is the global association of mobile network operators. In this role, it closely analyses policy and

PTCL has launched the Charji 4G LTE service in Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK).  PTCL is the first operator offering next-generation wireless 4G LTE service in AJK.  The service is already available to PTCL customers in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Faisalabad, To formally mark commencement of the service in AJK, a ceremony was held in Muzaffarabad, which was attended by Raja Farooq Haider Khan, Prime Minister Azad Jammu & Kashmir, President & CEO, PTCL, Dr. Daniel Ritz, Mushtaq Minhas, Minister for Information Technology & Tourism, AJK, Dr. Najeeb Naqi, Minister for Planning & Development, AJK, Mansoor Qadir Dar, Secretary

Ramazan is a time of reflection and kindness. Continuing on its tradition of supporting estimable people and institutions, which in turn help the less fortunate in Pakistan, Ufone is supporting Rizq, a social entrepreneur project, this Ramazan. Rizq was started in April 2015 by a group of friends who met at LUMS while studying for their economics degree after Huzaifa Ahmad shared his desire to channelize excess food to the underprivileged who cannot afford daily meals. Huzaifa’s friends and partners, Musa Amir and Qasim Javed, were instantly on board and the three entrepreneurs came together to build a bridge between

The Minister of State for Information Technology & Telecommunications - Honorable Ms. Anusha Rahman Khan inaugurated the 10th Pakistan Telecommunication, ICT  & Telecom Conference (TeleCON 2017) as the Chief Guest. This annual forum was held by SHAMROCK Conferences International (www.shamrockconferences.net) at the Ramada Hotel in Islamabad, with the theme: "Pakistan in the wake of Revolutionary Technologies and Solutions". The Keynote address was delivered by the Chairman of Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) - Syed Ismail Shah. Addressing the large number of enthusiastic delegates at the forum, the Minister of IT and Telecom stated that: “It is delightful to see that global Telecom & IT giants are undertaking major ventures

Zong CEO, Liu Dianfeng’s statement on World Telecom Day: I would like to congratulate all our telecom partners globally on this important day celebrating global telecommunication day in the world. For China Mobile Pakistan, we are happy and excited to have announced our future plan for 2017 in upgrading all our 2G and 3G sites to 4G within 2017 and have more and more innovative and intelligent solutions for our subscribers here in Pakistan, and continue to invest in our network to expand our 4G coverage throughout the country and connect Pakistan with the rest of the world from the most

It is a journey of remarkable success, from being the 5th and smallest operator in 2008 to being the No. 1 data telecom operator Zong in a matter of 9 years is nothing but incredible. With the ownership, research and investment of China Mobile Communications Corporation — the largest 4G telecom operator in the world — at an investment of more than $2.5B, Zong has seen phenomenal growth in a matter of a few years and has established itself as the fastest growing Telecom Company in Pakistan with hundreds of thousands of customers becoming part of the Zong family in

Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) in a move to expedite technical assistance, cyber security and software enhancements has offered 3 years contract based jobs to various vacant positions. Expansion in a time period can be awarded on terms of professional excellence, target achievements, business need, and performance. The government, semi-government, self-dependant and public sectors employees can apply for these posts by following proper rules and regulations. PTA invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the following positions: The applications of only those candidates having degrees from HEC recognized institutes shall be entertained. Candidates should submit their applications as per format (available on