Telenor Pakistan, in partnership with the Livestock and Dairy Development Department Punjab, will be providing livestock information to farmers in the province. Through this collaboration, farmers will be able to receive regular information about livestock best practices through mobile phones via SMS, training videos and other IVR services. Secretary Livestock & Dairy Development Department Punjab Hamed Yaqoob and Vice President Financial Services, Telenor Pakistan Roar [...]

Telenor Pakistan has awarded a contract to Isobar MENA, a UK based digital marketing company having its MENA office in Dubai, for the development of integrated online platform that will become the anchor for a series of initiatives targeting the urban youth of Pakistan, said a statement issued by Isobar. Isobar works with the likes of Nokia, Adidas and Coca-Cola internationally, is part of Aegis [...]

Read this post in Urdu Telenor Pakistan is now offering SMS block service as well, in addition to already offered Call block service. This call and SMS block service allows Telenor prepaid and postpaid customers to block certain numbers that they don’t want to receive calls and SMS from. Both SMS and Call block services are offered in a bundle, and comes at a fixed [...]

Djuice has launched its online and WAP based game portal, the one we told you about in April 2012. Djuice Game Portal is result of Telenor’s partnership with 24MAS, a Finland-based mobile advertising and application development company. Djuice customers can access this platform independent game portal, through their desktops/laptops or from their phones to buy favorite games after paying set charges. As mentioned above, game [...]

Telenor has outshined in Pakistan Advertisers Society (PAS) Awards – country’s premiere advertising awards – by winning two titles in two different categories. Wateen and Nokia also bagged PAS Awards in their respective categories tonight. Telenor’s Khamoshi Ka Boycott ad by ADCOM won the best ad award for “Telecommunication Service Provider” category. Other shortlisted ads in this category were by Ufone namely “Ufone Mobile Internet” [...]

Djuice has introduced Android 2.3.3 powered Alcatel One Touch 990 smartphone in Pakistan. Priced at PKR 14,999 – djuice will offer free unlimited internet for three months for those who will use djuice SIM with this phone. Inside the phone there is a 600 MHz processor coupled with 150 MB internal memory with a 2 GB MicroSD card shipped with the phone (upgradable up to [...]

Telenor Pakistan has launched a nationwide project that will help empower a new digital generation in Pakistan. Telenor said that its Talkshawk I-Champ is a knowledge-based initiative that aims to provide learning and training to young people to enable them with internet access through mobile phones. Telenor believes that mobile phones devices are placed ahead of computers/laptops for enabling masses with internet connectivity in countries [...]

Telenor Pakistan showed strong first quarter for 2012 with a growth of 23 percent in total revenues (in local currency) when compared to same duration last year. Financial results announced by Telenor group today said that increased subscription base, higher ARPU – mainly derived through higher on-net calls – made Telenor Pakistan to generate Rs. 21.73 billion up from Rs. 18.769 billion during same duration [...]

Following the Mighty Mobilink, Telenor Pakistan has decided to increase balance inquiry charges by 50 percent from all its prepaid customers. A message that is being displayed on Telenor’s website reads that charges for all Balance inquiries over USSD are being revised to Rs. 0.15 + Tax, i.e. Rs. 0.18 including tax. Telenor was earlier charging Rs. 0.10 without tax of Rs. 0.12 with tax [...]

djuice has launched a series of free mobile application (‘app’) development workshops for university students. As part of the initiative Qualcomm, a wireless technology and services provider, held their first workshop at a local hotel. djuice is running the workshops to help students prepare for the Apportunity 2012 contest ‘APP Mein Kitna Hai Dum!’ – launched earlier this month – by providing them hands-on experience [...]

2011 was a significant year for Pakistan’s mobile industry after it became, by most estimates, the 9th largest mobile market in the world. Global research firm TNS also revealed in its Mobile Life report that the country now has more than 103 million phones, with some sources placing the actual number of users nearer 130 million. 2011 was a landmark year for Nokia too, as [...]

Telenor has announced this new Daily Mobile Internet bundle for its prepaid customers, in fact its for Telenor Talkshawk 63 and Din Raat Jagtay Raho package holders only. In addition to usual internet bundles that Telenor is offering, Telenor Talkshawk 63 and Djuice Din Raat customers can enjoy 3 MB mobile internet in Rs. 4 per day, which is offered for Rs. 10 per day [...]

Djuice has announced free offering of mobile internet for those customers who will buy Nokia Asha 302 from Telenor. Mobile internet will remain free for a span of three months from the date of purchase. Offer Details: Djuice said that the price tag for Nokia Asha 302 is Rs. 10,000 It will include free internet for three months Download cap for free internet is 25 [...]

Telenor Pakistan, in partnership with the Government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhawa, will provide agriculture and livestock information to farmers in the province. In addition, farmers will be offered the Easypaisa platform to trade in agricultural commodities. Information will be provided via push SMS, voice recordings and small community gatherings. The aim is to benefit farmers – especially small farmers – by providing them relevant and timely information, [...]

Read this post in Urdu Norwegian telecom giant Telenor has further raised its stakes in Vimpelcom after it struck a $715-million deal with JP Morgan Securities last week, giving the group even more financial and voting rights in Vimpelcom. After buying 65 million common shares from the bank, Telenor now owns 35.66 percent of Vimpelcom up from 31.67 percent, and 39.51 percent of the votes [...]