LG Launches 3D Cinema & Smart TV in PAkistan: ProPakistani

LG Launches 3D Cinema & Smart TV in PAkistan
Huawei Funds UET Lahore for Datacom Trainings
PK.MSN.COM Launched
Quandary for 3G in Pakistan Continues
PTA Issues QoS Regulations for Cellular Operators
Warid Introduces Chatter Box – SMS Based Chat
Mobilink Jazz UK IDD Offer for Both Landline and Mobile
Sachal Studios from Lahore Tops iTunes Jazz Genre

LG Launches 3D Cinema & Smart TV in PAkistan

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 09:23 AM PDT

LG is launching it’s next-generation CINEMA 3D TV in Pakistan. LG's new 3D technology effectively brings the ultimate 3D viewing experience to markets across Pakistan, ushering in a new era in home entertainment.

LG 55LW6510 Television is a 55″ Full HD Cinema 3D and Smart TV with Magic Motion Remote Control.

LG's CINEMA 3D TVs use LG's patented Film Patterned Retarder (FPR) technology, which enhances the overall viewing experience. FPR provides a sharp 3D image.

LG's FPR technology also allows flexible viewing positions and a wide viewing angle. 2D to 3D conversion provides real 3D experience to viewers.

Mr. S. Y. Ryu, General Manager of LG Electronics, Pakistan, said:

LG is opening a new chapter in the development of world TV by bringing CINEMA 3D to consumers in Pakistan. It represents the absolute pinnacle of 3D TV entertainment using the very best of recent innovative technology from LG.

The end result is a superior product that is sure to place us at the very forefront of TV markets around the world.

Commenting on the Smart TV functions of the new range, Mr. Ryu added:

"What we have here is a state-of-the-art product that marries high quality performance with innovation and the very latest in technological advancement. LG's CINEMA 3D TV is effectively the most complete television available in the market today for TV viewing, gaming and online connectivity.

With its Smart TV functions, LG opens up a whole new world of content to consumers."

LG has also incorporated different services such as Google, Picasa, Youtube and LG’s own apps in this model. Now with the motion of your remote you can control these applications as remote works just like a mouse. All you have to do is to point, press the button and move the way you want. It senses!

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LG with this product has performed some blind tests where viewers were made to see three different TV’s from popular brands and LG prevailed.

Price about this TV has not been disclosed yet, we will update if and when provided.

Huawei Funds UET Lahore for Datacom Trainings

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 05:41 AM PDT

Huawei has granted UET Lahore the Authorized Learning Partner status for Datacom Networking Training and Certification. Huawei under this contract is providing its latest networking equipment to UET Lahore worth US$0.5M.

A graceful ceremony took place in UET Lahore where Federal Secretary Ministry of IT and Telecom Mr. Saeed Ahmed Khan, Chief Technology Officer Huawei, Mr. Collin Hu, Advisor Huawei Mr. Nasim Ahmed Usmani, Vice Chancellor UET Lahore Let. Gen Muhammad Akram Khan, Deans of Faculties & Professors from UET, Lahore and other dignitaries were present.

Director Huawei-UET Telecom and IT Center Dr. Waqar Mahmood briefed the audience with regards to Huawei-UET Telecom Center established with the help of $8M USD worth of equipment from Huawei Technologies.

The Center is now the largest training facility of its kind from Huawei Technologies China, in Pakistan. The center has been providing trainings in the latest wireless equipment to industry professionals and students of universities from all over Pakistan.

Based on the success of telecom training program, Huawei decided to provide HUTIC with Networking equipment worth US$0.5M. This equipment will enable HUTIC to launch courses in Datacom area on Huawei equipment for the first time in Pakistan.

Huawei also decided to grant HUTIC the Huawei Authorized Learning Partner status for the networking training and certification in Pakistan.

Vice Chancellor UET Lahore welcomed guests from China and briefed audience with regards to UET long standing relationship with Huawei Technology. The company selected UET for setting up the telecom center after evaluating various engineering institutes in the country. UET provided spacious facility for the center and promises more lab space for its expansion.

Colin Hu, CTO Huawei introduced the new technologies provided by Huawei for Enterprise solutions. The technology is being introduced for the first time in Pakistan and is expected to generate a major shift in enterprise networking solutions in Pakistan towards Huawei solutions. The Center will generate certified engineers in this technology for the whole country and the region. This center is the living example of friendship of China and Pakistan.

The Chief Guest, Mr. Saeed Ahmed Khan, Federal Secretary, Ministry of IT and Telecom highly appreciated the efforts of Huawei and UET Lahore in bringing the latest technology in the academic setting making it available for students from all over Pakistan. The contribution of Huawei to the telecom industry and now the enterprise market in Pakistan is of great importance.

The establishment of datacom centre and UET status of Authorized Learning Partner will further promote the technology transfer objective of this centre. I congratulate Huawei and UET for the success of this collaboration. Such a remarkable success of HUTIC essentially boosts the Pak-China friendship.

The ministry of IT & Telecom will support and encourage other universities and equipment vendors to initiate such ventures. This will eventually accelerate the provision of competitive and skilled students and professionals, to the IT & Telecom industry.

PK.MSN.COM Launched

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 05:23 AM PDT

MSN has launched localized version of its online portal, which was functional for quite some time, but they have rolled out the enhanced format just recently. Though in it’s initial stages, but yes, it’s live and all visitors from Pakistan are being redirected to this localized page.

MSN – Microsoft’s portal, is considered as World’s earliest online content provider of news, entertainment, and common interest topics and now they want to give you (slightly) localized experience – here’s the url: http://pk.msn.com

You won’t find too much local content for now, but there are a few news about Pakistan - oh and have you noticed, Hina Rabani Khar featured there as well?

While on the other hand, photo gallery, entertainment news, politics, business and technology are all about US and India. Have a look at following news featuring on the top. I wonder what it is doing here when MSN has another dedicated portal for India, and pretty developed one indeed.

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So for now, it’s more about local weather and few news about Pakistan only (in most visited section) – may be we need to wait till things get to going and we start seeing the real deal!

By the way, Twitter, Facebook and other social buttons are linked to MSN Arabia – they might want to localize them too.

It merits mentioning here that MSN Pakistan is being managed by OT Ventures – the Omani company which manages Mobilink and LinkDotNet services in Pakistan.

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Quandary for 3G in Pakistan Continues

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 11:03 PM PDT

Another month goes by and the debate over the sale of 3G licenses gets a headline. For a country that led the region in terms of GSM implementation, we have taken our usual approach to life by settling into a silo and remaining comfortable with what is there.

Across the border, 3G will celebrate a year of operation by the time the clock strikes 2011 out. And this is the same country where MNP (mobile number portability) was the biggest rollout of 2010.

It is hard for a balanced comparison to be made on Pakistan's cellular industry with the surrounding nations. Factors like population and GDP vary in large proportions. Take cellular penetration as an example; both India and Pakistan officially report a 60 to 65% mobile communication uptake, but that percentage represents almost 600 million subscribers for the former and just 105 million for the latter.

Out of all these subs, Pakistan reports only 5% to be data users, whether utilizing Blackberry services or GPRS/EDGE. Across the border, Vodafone India alone has 26 million data subscribers.

Moving to factors like economy and social setting, the climate for investment is greatly hampered in Pakistan. The boom times of 2005 to 2008 cannot be replicated and the local cellular companies are well aware of the reduced returns on any capital expenditure.

With all the operators being under foreign ownership in some way or form, the current strategy seems to be aligned towards reducing costs and extracting as much profit out of the re-milked cow of a consumer.

But the mobile communication industry is a rapidly innovating one, which has moved leaps and bounds in the last decade. Even the African continent has been at the forefront of the bandwagon, in spite of the lack of development in other sectors.

The consumer perspective in Pakistan is to question the reluctance of the operators to innovate and remain at par with international standards, on both voice packages as well as faster data options. The operator response is to question the high cost of licenses and infrastructure, as well as the lack of high-paying customers in a country where the ARPU is under $3.

What has eventuated is a stalemate. The lack of alternative options by the PTA, which appears resigned to using the telecommunication industry as the principal earner of FDI for the country, means that the local mobile operators will continue to delay the 3G process as long as possible, especially keeping in mind the cost of the license being propositioned.

The idea of inviting an international company to enter the already saturated market may be a little too optimistic.

For now, the consumer has to make do with what is available. While the line of high-end smartphones continues to roll out, it will some time before equivalent level and variety of services arrive for them.

PTA Issues QoS Regulations for Cellular Operators

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 10:41 PM PDT

The cellular operators must take all remedial measures to remove shortfall in the services immediately identified by authority inspections. Operators are asked to submit their compliance reports within 30 days.

This is stated in the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) "Cellular Mobile Network Quality of Service Regulations 2011" issued recently.

The regulations have been formulated for cellular mobile communication licensees for the purpose of identifying the minimum service quality standards and associated measurements, reporting and record keeping tasks.

PTA stated that cellular operators must meet or exceed the minimum requirement of service quality of voice calls, call connection time, call completion ratio, SMS success rate and end-to-end delivery time.

These regulations are likely to enhance quality of service of cellular operators that was dropping by each passing day. However, that will largely depend upon the execution procedures by PTA.

PTA said it may publish such survey results, service audit results or rating of the cellular operators for general public without prejudice with or without additional notices or comments on its website.

To have more details on service standards, benchmarks and minimum requirements for service quality, You can download the regulation by clicking this link (PDF File – 706 KB)

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Warid Introduces Chatter Box – SMS Based Chat

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 10:31 PM PDT

Warid has introduced Chatter Box service which allows customers to chat with each other via SMS. Unlike friends chat, you can join chat rooms for group chat and can talk one to one as well.

This successor of Warid Anonymous Chat and Zem Gup Lagao Service, available for both prepaid and postpaid customers, allows you to talk via SMS. You can join any chat room or can talk to a single person without revealing your identity.

All these chat rooms are SMS based and customers can join to talk and play games as well.

You can create your profile for this Chatter Box while at the same time, you can keep your identity hidden, if you want to.

How to Use:

This service can be activated by sending Chat to 8585

Charges:

Each SMS costs Rs. 1 + tax

Web/Wap Integration:

The service is available through Web and WAP as well, where users can chat by joining chat rooms:

Following is the list of short codes that will be used in SMS chat:

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Mobilink Jazz UK IDD Offer for Both Landline and Mobile

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 10:30 PM PDT

Mobilink has introduced IDD offer for both landline and mobile numbers in UK.

Now you can call your loved ones in UK at affordable rates, round the clock as this offer is available 24 hours a day.

Tariff:

Rs. 4.95 + tax per 30 sec (mobile)
Rs. 0.60 + tax per 30 sec (landline)

How to Avail this Offer?

This offer needs no activation, all you have to do is to dial 456 before the desired UK number and you will be charged as per above mentioned tariff.

For instance if your desired number is “0044 7813457803″, you have to dial a three digit code before this number like this: 456 0044 7813457803

Terms and Conditions:

Offer has no subscription or daily charges
The offer will be available on all Jazz and Jazba packages
New rates will be valid for 24 hours a day
Limited time offer

Sachal Studios from Lahore Tops iTunes Jazz Genre

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 09:25 PM PDT

We have got this news today from the Music Industry that has a relation with Apple’s iTunes , as Sachal Studios – an orchestra from Lahore has topped Apple’s iTunes in Jazz Genre.

Sachal Studios is the first custom built recording studio in Pakistan with state of the art equipment housed in a four story building in the heart of Lahore. While its primary task is to produce fresh music of all genres, it is also creating an archival record of all our great singers and musicians.

Sachal Studios also got featured on Washington Post here