Wateen Telecom recently concluded a 2-Day comprehensive Training Workshop for managers on ‘Creating Winning Teams’- The Magic of 1 in Lahore. The main objective of this training was to develop an influential cadre in the management that is able to effectively achieve targets and bring about grassroots level change in the organisation. The initiative comes under the umbrella of Wateen’s values and was meant to [...]

Wateen Telecom successfully concluded its participation in the Nutshell Forum on Collaborating for Change, that was held in Karachi on the 2nd and 3rd of April 2013. Wateen Telecom was a gold sponsor for the event this year. The forum was a cross-border initiative to bring together the best corporate minds from across the sub-continent and breed a spirit of sharing and cooperation among them. [...]

According to a notice sent minutes ago to Karachi Stock exchange – it is learned that Wateen, part of Abu Dhabi Group, is planning to de-list from stock exchanges. According to the document available with ProPakistani, ‘Warid Telecom International’, the majority shareholder of Wateen Telecom, which presently holds 54% of the total issued shares,  has instructed the Board of Directors of the Wateen to buy [...]

Wateen Telecom was recently invited to participate in first ever Punjab Information Technology Board Information Security Conference.Wateen Telecom was represented at the event by its Chief Technology Officer, Mr. Faisal Sattar. The event aimed at creating awareness around information security and the challenges faced by organizations in the ever-evolving sphere of cyber security and business continuity. The conference brought together various stakeholders from the government, [...]

Wateen Telecom has been awarded a PKR 449 million project to develop an extensive optical fibre network in Sindh. The USF Sindh project entails the laying of over (1,037) km of an optical fibre network in Southern Telecom Region. An amount of PKR 449 Million will be provided by USF in the form of a subsidy; the rest of the cost will be borne by [...]

By Sohaib Sheikh I recently read about a prominent Pakistani brand that was super proud of the fact that it had tons of fans on its Facebook page. It even touted this across various media. This got me thinking: are we, as marketers in Pakistan ,really utilising social media to its fullest extent? While having loads of ‘Likes’ on Facebook is great for one’s ego, [...]

In a first for any corporate organisation in Pakistan, Wateen Telecom recently launched its Core Values during special events organised for all company employees in Lahore, Karachi, and Islamabad. The events kicked off with the first one held at the Wateen Head Office at Oberoi House in Lahore. Over 700 Wateen employees were in attendance, ranging from office assistants to the Senior Management Team, Wateen [...]

The power of connectivity is not a good or bad thing in itself but it has the power to be used for both. With the advent of social media, the power of connecting and sharing ideas which can transform societies and cultures is now a reality. It allows for cooperation between different people and can be used to move forward on ideas and collaborate to [...]

Wateen Telecom, in collaboration with Cisco Pakistan, held a joint seminar named “Technology Awareness Session” to address the opportunities accessible through technology, which can help business partners achieve their objectives of lower costs and better management. Mr. Hamid Mohiuddin –GM EBU Wateen Telecom, opened the forum by emphasizing the importance of a “Digitalized Pakistan’’ and Wateen’s role in making this dream a reality. This was [...]

Wateen Telecom has been chosen by Bank Alfalah after a stringent vendor evaluation process for providing Fiber & Radio deployment to establish Data-VPN link for 75 branches and aggregation sites. Wateen is a preferred partner for broadband connectivity and related solutions for Bank Alfalah and over 200 leading companies in the country. Wateen offers organizations support for planning, implementation and management of their network and [...]

Naeem Zamindar, CEO, Wateen Telecom has termed the year 2012 as remarkably successful for the company. In his email, sent to all employees of Wateen, Mr. Zamindar mentioned the achievements that included the attainment of number 2 LDI operator in the country. He mentioned that company deployed over 1,000 km of fibre optic, while there were various other strategic moves, during the year, that helped [...]

اسے اردو میں پڑھیے Wateen Telecom recently participated in the prestigious Digital Marketing Conference 2012, held in Karachi on 18th December 2012. The DigIt conference was held under the auspices of the Pakistan Advertisers’ Society as a platform to bring together Pakistan’s marketing and advertising communities on the subject of reinventing and reshaping marketing media. The conference, which is EC-Pakistan’s 2nd Digital Marketing Conference, was [...]

اسے اردو میں پڑھیے Wateen Telecom today participated in the prestigious Entrepreneurship & Business Acceleration Program (BAP)-2012 conference, held in Lahore, from17thand 18th of December 2012. SME  Business Support Fund (BSF) is a “Not for Profit Company” established by the Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan to assist both the SMEs and the Business Development Services Providers (BDSPs). Focusing on issues pertinent to entrepreneurship and [...]

Wateen has announced today that it has achieved TelePresence Video Express Authorized Technology Provider (ATP) status from Cisco. This designation recognizes Wateen as having fulfilled the training requirements and program prerequisites to sell, deploy and support Cisco TelePresence Video products and solutions at the Express level. By this new addition, now Wateen’s customers can feel "Virtually" real presence of all required business executives in any [...]

Wateen Telecom was recently invited to participate in the prestigious Forbes Global CEO conference, held recently in Dubai, from 21st-23rd October 2012. The Forbes Global CEO Summit takes place annually and aims at creating an opportunity for global leaders to meet, engage in business and discuss visions for a sustainable future. The summit, which concluded successfully in Dubai, gathered some 400 global CEOs, tycoons, entrepreneurs, [...]