At a time when revolution in telecom is bringing the world together by providing instant communication access over long distances, Indian cellular companies are discouraging its subscribers from making calls to Pakistan. Reportedly, since Jan 21, 2010 an SMS is being received on the mobile phones to exercise extra care while calling anyone in Pakistan. Whenever...
When Telcordia Technologies, a vendor of back-end software for wireless and fixed-line networks, sold its software to several cellphone companies in Pakistan years ago, “just as it has done in 14 other countries,” it never dreamed that would be a roadblock to future. Today, millions of Indian cellphone would like to use the services of the...
Service in parts of Lahore, Sialkot, Kasur, Sahiwal, Bahawalnagar and Bahawalpur near the Indian border is being affected by the bandwidth interference from Indian territories, reported Dawn. Citing a source at Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, dawn said that the main cause of the interference is the service of TATA Mobile and Reliance Communications...
The BBC World Service global poll showed that 60 percent of Pakistanis who use the Internet regard it as a good place to find a partner. The poll, conducted among nearly 11,000 Internet users across 19 countries, revealed that India and Pakistan are among the countries with the greatest numbers of enthusiasts for Internet introductions. “This...
Etisalat has acquired a majority stake in its Indian venture Etisalat DB Telecom by buying a 5.27% stake from Chennai-based Genex Exim Ventures for about Rs 380 crore, reported Indian Media. The transaction will push Etisalat’s holding in the company above the 50% mark, giving it effective control of the company. Etisalat is reported to have applied...
Pakistan’s monitoring agencies and GSM operators operating in the country have been reporting a problem of interference and spill over signals into Pakistani territory from neighboring countries. We have learned that problem has been communicated to Afghanistan through appropriate channels, which received positive response for the resolution of issues. It...
Telenor will become the 12th operator in the Indian market when it launches its operations today, said a company statement. Last year Telenor bought into a nascent telecom firm floated by Indian realty Unitech Ltd, and it will launch its services under the Uninor brand in different parts of India. Telenor’s move into India is likely to be followed...
Indian media has reported that as many as 25 million Chinese handsets were blocked in India today, which were without valid IMEI numbers. Move came after The Department of Telecommunications, India (DoT) instructed operators to block cellphones without a valid IMEI number. By the way, not all Chinese handsets come without IMEI; rather these Mobile phones...
Telenor has offered this International Call offer countries in East Asia. This new offering is in addition to the two Step Charging Campaigns launched for Middle-east destinations in August & October 2009. Now all Telenor subscribers can enjoy 50% discount on all CALLS (after 5 mins) & SMS to any number in Malaysia, India, Bangladesh, Thailand,...
ITU ICTeye has released the data for the year 2008. According to the statistics, Pakistan has not been able to overtake Sri Linka in the mobile connectivity sector. Where as, Maldives (143 active sims/100 people) has overtaken Sri Lanka (52 sims/100 people) to become the leader of mobile connectivity in South Aisa. It merits mentioning here that...
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Chairman Dr Mohammad Yasin has said that Pakistan telecommunication sector has been growing faster than that of India with over 62 percent teledensity, encouraging the foreign direct investment (FDI), during an interview with Business Recorder. Dr. Yasin said that India lagged far behind Pakistan with 37 percent...
Indian Home Ministry is apparently set ready to give security clearance to Telenor Group for hiking its stakes in Unitech Wireless up to 74 percent, but that comes with a condition that none of the staff who have worked in Telenor Pakistan will be employed in India. Read complete story from The Economic Times ...
Etisalat, 26 percent stake holder of PTCL, has quietly begun work on its entry into the Indian market, by setting up a back office operations center in Chennai, reported ‘Economic Times’. Paper says that this is company’s first office set up in India that that has seating arrangement for 500 persons, while it covers 50,000 sq. ft. Top...
Telenor’s investment into Unitech’s telecom in India has now got stuck at the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), reported NDTV. Citing sources, NDTV reports that the Indian Home Ministry has sought more time to study the proposal since Telenor operates in countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh. TV report says that proposal had come...
Here in this report IBN Live reports that Pakistani Cellular companies have stronger cellular singalns in Indian part of Kashmir than indian companies themselves. Report further says that Pakistani Cellular companies’ signals streche 15 kilometers inside the control line. Indian authorities say that signals of all five operators are of dense level...
