Next iPhone to have 2 MP front camera and iOS 7

Next iPhone to have 2 MP front camera and iOS 7

Rumors for the latest handset in Apple’s iPhone series are circulating on the internet and even though it is not confirmed if it will be 5S or 6, the latest gossip is that it will showcase a 2 megapixel front facing camera compared to the 1.3 … [Read more...]

Slower growth of Telenor Pakistan with only 277,000 new customers in 1Q13

Telenor to suspend voice and SMS bundle offers on Eid

Telenor performed a bit sluggish this quarter as it was shown in its first quarter report for 2013 which it blames on low Indian sales and regulatory issues in Pakistan forcing Telenor to lower yearly guidance.Only 277,000 new customers were … [Read more...]

Mobilink to launch ‘SpeedNet Stick’: EDGE based USB Dongle from May 1st

"Mobilink to launch 'SpeedNet Stick': EDGE based USB Dongle from May 1st

Mobilink will be launching its EDGE based USB Dongle: SpeedNet Stick from May 1, 2013. The device will be available for Rs. 2,500 (excluding Tax) from Mobilink Franchises in all major cities of the country. For the first two months, Mobilink is also … [Read more...]

Pakistanis imported mobile phones of worth $1,428 million during 2007-12

Mobile phone series success

Around $ 4.377 billion has been spent by the last government in the past five years on telecom imports. The year 2007-08, which was considered the most promising year of the sector, alone accounted for a total import amount of $ 1.331 billion. In the … [Read more...]

Orascom to buy 100% shares of Cyprus-based Baskindale

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Orascom Telecom, the parent company of Mobilink, has hired the services of HC Securities and Investment as autonomous financial advisor for a deal regarding buying 100 percent shares of Cyprus-based Baskindale. A total of 5,245,690,620, … [Read more...]

YouTube Ban: Google and MoIT representation asked by LHC

YouTube Ban: Google and MoIT representation asked by LHC

In a court hearing against a petition submitted by NGO “Bytes For All” challenging the ban on YouTube, the Lahore High Court sought assistance of Ministry of Information Technology and instructed the Federal Government to seek the point of view … [Read more...]

Galaxy S4 pre-booking: Special offer for 1st 200 customers

Ufone offers galaxy S 4

Ufone has now officially started booking of Samsung Galaxy S4 on its website after the MoU signing ceremony on April 22, 2013. Galaxy S 4 will be available for sale on May 5, 2013 while pre-booking of the smartphone has been started on the Ufone … [Read more...]

PTA to deploy Femtocell for improved indoor coverage and high data rates

PTA finally decides to clean mobile SIMs database in actual

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) seems to be planning on deploying ‘Femtocell’ technology in order to improve indoor signal reception for voice and data access and also to provide wireless data at lower cost in Pakistan. PTA issued a … [Read more...]