Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) arranged an awareness session on Internet of Things (IOT) here at PTA Headquarters. Chairman PTA, Dr.… Read More
Grey Traffic During ICH Caused $4 Billion Loss to National Exchequer
Anusha Rehman, State Minister for Information Technology, Thursday said that grey trafficking caused an estimated loss of $4 billion —… Read More
Pakistan to Get $44 Million Fiber Optic Back Haul to Link with China
Pakistan and China are vigorously pursuing Fibre-Optic cable from the Chinese border to Rawalpindi. But Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), which… Read More
Pakistan Tops 122.5 Million Mobile Users, 20 Million 3G/4G Users
The number of active SIMs increased by 1.6 million in the country and reached to 122.595 million at the end… Read More
PTA Gives Blackberry Another Month to Reach a Deal and Stay in Pakistan
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has given a one month extension to Blackberry for further discussion on how it will allow Pakistani government… Read More
Mobilink-Warid Merger Further Diminishes Govt’s 3G/4G Auction Plan
Yesterday’s merger of Mobilink and Warid has further thrown a wrench into government’s plan of going for the remaining spectrum auction… Read More
Has Pakistani Telecom Market Reached a Breaking Point?
Based on lower than expected ROI, taxes, stiffening competition and lack of innovation, telecom companies have slowed down the pace… Read More
INet Conference Concluded in Islamabad
Chairman Board of Investment (BoI) and Special Assistant to Prime Minister Miftah Ismail Wednesday said that government is planning to… Read More
Pakistan Has Potential to Become Connectivity Hub for Entire Central Asia: Report
Pakistan, a country with over 185 million population and less than 13% internet penetration, is considered a struggling market for… Read More
INet Conference Inaugurated in Islamabad
Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) in collaboration with The Internet Society – Asia Pacific (ISOC-APAC) is holding three days INET Islamabad… Read More
Auction of 3G/4G Licenses was a Small Step Towards Digital Economy: Chairman PTA
While the auction of 3G and 4G licenses in Pakistan was an important step, it was still a small one… Read More
Bureaucracy Fails Another Effort for Removal of Sales Tax on Internet
A meeting planned for today (Monday, Nov 16th, 2015) where all provincial revenue boards along with Federal Board of Revenue were to meet… Read More
