The word FREE fascinates every one, and when it is tagged with calls to America and Canada, making the line “Free Calls to USA and Canada”, i am sure it is going to catch many eyes. http://callingamerica.com offers web-based (meaning that you don’t need to download dialer) free unlimited calls to USA and Canada. This ad supported model allows callers from around the world to [...]

Guest Post by Shahid Saeed Automotive Navigation Systems have become extremely popular all over the world today. These devices are used extensively in major cities around the globe; by everyday people, taxi drivers and people new a the city or town. The bigger the city, the more the need for a navigation system is. Sadly, we Pakistanis have long been deprived of this technology but [...]

You must have heard of quite some different type of thefts in your life time – be it mobile snatching or gold jeweler from arms. But this one that I came to know about is new of its kind for me at least. Thieves who are part of technical thefts are quite abundant. They may be stealing songs, projects, ideas, code or similar things; but [...]

We are told by inside sources of Warid Telecom that they are finally ready for launching their new pre-paid packaged this week, most probably on March 24th, 2009. No words yet on nature and specs of these packages, however, we will update you as soon as we get further information or confirmation from Warid. Update: Thanks to our reliable sources, we are told that Warid [...]

PTCL has finally announced double bandwidth for its existing broadband users at no extra cost in celebrations of 23d March along with PTCL Smart TV to be Free till June 2009 in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. PTCL’s website says “PTCL management pleased to announce the following tariff for broadband internet facilities for its valued customers, with effect from March 23rd 2009. The existing package of [...]

The government has appointed Dr Khawar Siddique Khokhar as Member (Technical) in Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. Dr Khawar has more than 20 years of professional experience on his credit. He has worked in Myson Engineering Systems, NCR Corporation and Suparco. He has worked for the performance evaluation of WiMAX physical layer using measured channel parameters in 2.5 GHz, 3.5 GHz and 5.8 GHz band in UK. [...]

China Mobile Communication Corporation (CMCC) has offered to lay a fibre optic cable from Karakoram to Gwadar, said a news report appearing in today’s ‘The News’. Paper repprts that this offer was made by a Chinese delegation which met Adviser to the PM on Interior Affairs Rehman Malik with a condition that it be provided conducive investment environment. It merits mentioning here that China Mobile [...]

Co‑Chairman China Mobile Zhang ChunJiang called on President Asif Ali Zardari Thursday in Presidency and matters pertaining to enhance existing investment and future prospective areas came under discussion. Chinese Ambassador in Islamabad Luo Zhaohui and other officials of China Mobile and Secretary IT and Telecom Hifz ur Rehman were also present in the meeting. The President said that Pakistan’s telecom sector offered excellent investment opportunities [...]

Turnover reached RMB 412.3 billion, up by 15.5% EBITDA of RMB 216.5 billion, up by 11.6% Profit attributable to shareholders of RMB 112.8 billion, up by 29.6% Total subscribers exceeded 457 million, up by 23.8% Proposed final dividend of HK$1.404 per share, including interim dividend of HK$1.339 per share paid, total dividend for 2008 amountingto HK$2.743 per share, representing a dividend payout ratio of 43% [...]

Telenor International, the Norwegian mobile operator, acquires 67.25% controlling, Unitech Wireless for $1.23bn in order to expand its services in the Indian telecom market. Unitech Wireless secures telecom licences to operate in all of India’s 22 telecommunication circles and also holds 13 start-up spectrums in 13 circles.

We are informed just a while ago by top level sources in Mobilink that Mr. Jahanzeb Taj is appointed as Vice President Sales at Mobilink by replacing Mr. Irfan Akram, who will be heading Customer Services now. Mustafa Peracha, who was VP Customer Services, has been given the portfolio of BBU (Broadband Unit), which was previously under Naeem Zamindar. Sources further confirmed that Naeem Zamindar [...]

We have been following Telenor’s Blackberry Launch for quite some time now – This time the news is that Telenor’s Blackberry handsets are now available at Customer Service Centers for users – though commercial launch is expected in 4th week of April, 2009. How to Get Telenor Blackberry? One way is to get a new postpaid connection, with what you will be offered to opt [...]

Recently announced annual report of Orascom for year 2008 reveals that Mobilink closed the year with revenues of US$ 1,208 million and EBITDA of US$ 492 million. Report says that In local currency terms revenues in 2008 were up 12% reaching PKR 86 billion while EBITDA reached PKR 29.5 billion, up 2.5% over 2007. The decline in price per minute coupled with the depreciation of [...]

There is this strong rumor in the market that Mobilink is considering the option to roll back its Scratch cards of Denomination Rs.100 and Rs.300. The Reason for this rollback is the extensive pressure from the Mobilink Franchises across Pakistan upon the administration to take this service back. Franchises are exerting pressure due to the low percentage in the Scratch Cards. Our readers may know [...]

As previously discussed about health related GPS devices provision by local telecom firms, this time I have brought into attention something related to research work and educational activities. There is no research work going on in the fields of telecom and mobile content; neither operators are pursuing for research work nor the educational institutes.  The local telecom firms should make a startup project for young [...]