PTCL will be using VDSL2 Bonding technology to provide existing digital subscriber line (DSL) customers with speeds up to 50 Mbps. The project leverages Alcatel-Lucent’s VDSL2 Bonding expertise and should be completed by the end of the second quarter of 2011. VDSL2 Bonding takes two copper-based VDSL2 lines per subscriber and aggregates them –...
“Sab Keh Do” day to promote the importance of communication will be celebrated for the third consecutive year on April 17, 2011. This year’s theme is to motivate those who have worked hard against all odds and difficulties, by expressing encouraging thoughts for them. “Sub Keh Do” day is dedicated to create awareness about ......
Ufone stands third in the recently held Pakistan Web Awards and got awarded with a Gold Prize for their website. The event was held to recognize the progress in the online arena which is one of the largest mediums available to share information with both current and potential customers. Ufone stands 2nd runner up in Pakistan ......
The Professional Accountants in Business (PAIB) Committee-ICAP has conferred Best Corporate Sector Project Award to Ufone’s “Telecom Passive Infrastructure Sharing” project. The award was given at an impressive ceremony held at Marriott Hotel, Karachi. As part of the Telecom Infrastructure Sharing project, Ufone team has achieved highest tower...
The News today published that a list of 13 telecom and mobile companies defaulting by Rs40 billion has been presented to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). The PAC while expressing concern over the accumulation of huge defaulting amount asked the government to take urgent steps for recovery of the said amount from the defaulting companies. The...
Withholding tax on all the telecom services has been increased by 1.5% through a presidential ordinance. With this increase in the tax, all telecom services including the prepaid and postpaid will be charged with a withholding tax of 11.5%. Withholding tax is basically the charges paid on the cards in case of prepaid and bills in case ......
Telenor Pakistan announced today that the company’s customer base has crossed 25 million subscribers. The country’s second largest mobile operator grew in 2009-10 by adding subscribers at a rate of 14%, the highest in the telecom industry for the year. Speaking about the landmark, Aamir Ibrahim, Chief Marketing Officer, Telenor Pakistan,...
Are you going to buy a new SIM or are tired of your of your old one and want to change that? Yes the only reason of getting tired can be uncompetitive call rates offered. But how can you say these are uncompetitive or even if they are how will you find, now since you have ......
With the official announcement at Ufone website, Ufone will be charging increased amount for the conversion of packages i.e. the increased amount will be Rs. 15 from Rs. 10 and the previous amount of Rs. 5 wil nowl be increased to Rs. 10. These new conversion rates will be applicable from 5th of March. The news ......
The Secretary Cabinet Division, Abdur Rauf Chaudhry has said that 3G services would hopefully be available to the Pakistan mobile users by the end of 2011, while it is expected that the policy for auction of 3G services licenses would soon be presented to the government and Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) for discussion and approval. He ......
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has published a draft, keeping in view the fact that quality of service for the voice and data services of celcos should be measured. PTA is aiming to regulate these standards with the name of “Cellular Mobile Network Quality of Service (QoS) Regulations, 2010”, to ultimately introduce a mechanism for...
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has made it mandatory for Wireless Local Loop (WLL) sector to implement the data verification procedures of the customers with National Database Registration Authority (NADRA). The authority has directed all WLL operators to set up their call centres in order to facilitate new customers in getting their...
Face is the index of mind and advertisement of a brand is the index of the brand. It gave me a rude shock to see how so called leaders of Telecom industry, Mobilink has changed its strategy and now resorted to making funny ads little realizing though that this domain exclusively belongs to Ufone. Mobilink has ......
The Warid Telecom on Wednesday joined hands with Government College University Endowment Fund Trust (GCU EFT) by donating Rs 800,000 to meet academic expenses of its bright and deserving students. The Warid Telecom Sales and Distribution Head Amer Aman Khan handed over the cheque to GCU Dean of Arts and Social Sciences Dr Khalid Perviaz ......
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today announced an online campaign to promote the spirit of humanity and charity during the Holy Month of Ramadan. A special campaign titled “Join Hands with Samsung” is being organized in association with SOS Children’s Village – a global...
