Just recently we wrote on importance of local content generation and its important for broadband and ICT uplift in the country. Now in this conference held yesterday over the on the same topic, and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has said that it will encourage and facilitate local content providers to participate in the ICT based economy...
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has reported a slack growth of cellular subscribers being added by mobile companies for the month of August 2008. PTA’s latest statistics show that cellular companies were able to add only 0.2 million connections in last month. On the whole, all companies collectively added net 238,364 subscribers, taking total...
As the headline clearly says, it’s a rumor… hence no official confirmations are there about this offer from Ufone. But we are told by reliable sources that Ufone will start giving Rs. 500 handsets to those who will port-in to Ufone from other networks through Mobile Number Portability (MNP). Speculations are that this Rs. 500 handset is going to...
Banking transactions made over internet (known as E-Banking) are rapidly getting very common amongst businesses entities and masses in Pakistan. This was reflected in a recent report prepared by State Bank of Pakistan, which read that E-Banking has grown as high as 32 percent growth last year (2008). This report that got published in print media today,...
In a recent development to tackle the economic crisis in our country, the government has decided to impose duties on 380 items (called as luxury items). My focus point is the handset industry that has seen a flat tax imposition of Rs. 250 per handset, regardless of its price or model. This recent increment in tax is other than the one that was imposed...
Cellular companies of Pakistan are facing some tough time inside, as reported by an inside official of a cellular company. They are apparently facing bunch of problems in parallel. These problems are making Think Tanks to decisively operate their minds and bring the lost glory of mobile phone companies. Mobilink is worst hit of current situation, as...
As we saw a news yesterday, that cellular connections will now be posted directly to postal addresses instead of direct selling at franchisees (or other unauthorized outlets as well). News was naturally not welcomed by the cellular companies, showing their concerns regarding the issue. Cellular companies believe that they are doing their best to curb...
Cellular-News, quoting IDC India, has reported that Indian Handset market has seen 29 percent year-on-year growth, as total of almost 85 million phones were shipped into India from April 2007 to April 2008 in comparison with 66 Million handsets in same period previous year. In only first quarter, Indians shipped 22 million mobile phone units from overseas...
