Broadband Subscribers Hit 1.40 Million Mark: ProPakistani

Broadband Subscribers Hit 1.40 Million Mark
PTA to Improve Terrestrial Links with Regional Countries
Naushad Javaid Resigns from Telenor
TalkShawk Ramadan Voice Offer
Detailed Comparison of iPad2 with Galaxy Tab 10.1
RIM Unveils Five New BlackBerry 7 Smartphones

Broadband Subscribers Hit 1.40 Million Mark

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 02:26 PM PDT

Broadband subscribers in Pakistan reached 1.40 million mark – compared to 900,000 subscribers, 11 months ago – adding half a million broadband users in last fiscal year, reported Pakistan Telecommunication Authority in it's latest stats.

DSL subscribers rose to 654,707 compared with 476,722 subscribers in June 2010, while the number of WiMAX internet users increased to 397,155 from 257,616 subscribers a year ago.

EVDO subscribers showed highest growth in the outgoing year by taking the subscriber base from 111,194 subscribers a year ago to 294,161 subscribers in May 2011.

Trends show that DSL and EVDO subscribers are growing evenly with WiMAX operators catching them up swiftly.

In the outgoing year, EVDO subscribers' share in broadband market grew from 12 percent to 21 percent, while DSL's share went down to 47 % from 53 % during the reported period.

Universal Service Fund played a major role in this year's broadband growth. USF claims that broadband operators this year added 250,000 customers with the help of USF funding. PTCL remains the largest beneficiary by having 50 percent of broadband projects launched by USF.

Check below for a graphical glimpse of broadband industry:

PTA to Improve Terrestrial Links with Regional Countries

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 07:59 AM PDT

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is working aggressively to enhance international communication mediums aimed at strengthening terrestrial links with Afghanistan, Central Asia and China to help economy grow with better flow of information in the country.

This was stated by Dr. Mohammed Yaseen, Chairman PTA, at the signing ceremony of Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) Center for Advance Studies and Engineering (CASE) and Institute of Space Technology (IST).

Member Technical PTA, Dr. Khawar Siddique Khokhar, President CASE Dr. Abdul Khaliq and Vice Chancellor IST, Brig Imran Rehman attended the ceremony held at PTA Headquarters today.

The key objectives of these collaborations are to enhance research integrated activities at various platforms for future leadership with theoretical and practical training in policy and regulatory regime in telecom sector.

Different telecom operators will also benefit from this collaboration as young experts would be conducting research in the relevant fields of telecom with guidance of the respective faculties and national telecom regulator.

Besides, the research and practical exposure will turn into valuable experience for students who can become potential entrepreneurs with the support of Venture Capital, outsourcing companies and independent investors.

PTA chief said that regulator has been working continuously towards encouragement of research activities in telecom sector and taken number of initiatives to establish strong linkages with educational institutions for the promotion of telecom research.

PTA would provide valuable data and expertise to students of CASE and IST on telecom sector and they will be encouraged to undertake research in different areas and fields of the industry.

The telecom regulator has been working continuously towards encouragement of research activities in telecom sector and taken number of initiatives to establish strong linkages with educational institutions for the promotion of telecom research.

PTA has taken significant steps that have received positive response from the all stakeholders. These initiatives include PTA Gold Medal Scheme, Essay Competition on World Telecom Day and cash prizes for best research project competition and SMS-based Information System for educational institutions

Naushad Javaid Resigns from Telenor

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 02:18 AM PDT

In a major and sudden development at Telenor's head quarter, Naushad Javaid Director HR, resigned today – we have confirmed this with our sources in the company.

Reason of Naushad's resignation is unclear so far, however, sources close to him opine that departmental restructuring at Human Capital Division could be a possible reason. The unsettlement since Nayab Baig and Salman Tariq's departure still persist.

It merits mentioning here that in addition to Naushad, Mr. Faham, Manager OD, Umair Akhter, Assistant Manager, competence development and others resigned from their positions just recently.

Naushad is considered as one of the top organizational development resource in the industry while his presence at Telenor since 2006 is considered vital for the performance, skills and the yield of Telenor's workforce.

We don't have information about Naushad's future plans.

Naushad had joined Telenor Pakistan as Manager OD, while he was promoted to Director's position back in November 2009.

He had worked with Pakistan Tobacco, prior to his association with Telenor.

To read more, click: Naushad Javaid Resigns from Telenor
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TalkShawk Ramadan Voice Offer

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 11:12 PM PDT

Telenor comes up with its Ramadan Offer which allows you to call all Telenor numbers through a daily voice bundle.

This offer is surely for those who are bulk callers as it is difficult for normal consumers to use 150 minutes daily.

Offer comes with 150 on-net minutes with a validity of one day only.

Charges:

Daily charges of Rs. 20+tax (Rs. 24.26 Inclusive of taxes) apply

Validity:

Free minutes will be valid on same day of subscription, till 12am (Midnight)

How to Subscribe:

Dial *345*242# to avail talkshawk Ramadan Voice Offer

Terms and Conditions:

150 Minutes to all Telenor Numbers
Offer is for Talkshawk subscribers only
The amount of valid Free Mins can be viewed by dialing *222#
This is a Limited Time Ramadan Only offer, and will be available till the 29th August
This is a 24 Hour service and can be used anytime of the day
In case subscriber migrates to another price plan, the Free Mins will be canceled
Customers can subscribe multiple times. The newly purchased Free Mins will be added to the existing mins in the subscribers account
During the 10 paisa/5 paisa discount window, Ramadan bundle Free Minutes will be consumed first and once they finish then discounted tariff will apply
In case a subscriber with valid Free Mins from the SIM Lagao offer subscribes to this offer, the Free Mins from the Ramadan offer will be added to the SIM Lagao Free Mins and their validity will be set to 1 day

To read more, click: TalkShawk Ramadan Voice Offer
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Detailed Comparison of iPad2 with Galaxy Tab 10.1

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:34 PM PDT

Here goes a detailed comparison of the best selling tablets – iPad 2 and Galaxy Tab 10.1.

Both tablets have already made their marks separately as the big difference between these two is the operating system. One is Android powered whereas other comes with Apple’s iOS.

Here you will find each and every feature compared head-to-head and will surely help you, if you are going to buy one.

RIM Unveils Five New BlackBerry 7 Smartphones

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:15 PM PDT

RIM today unveiled five new BlackBerry smartphones, including BlackBerry Torch and BlackBerry Bold which run on BB 7 operating system.

The launch of these five phones will be RIM’s largest global launch ever with 225 carriers and distribution partners already on board.

All phones incorporate 1.2GHz processors with 768MB of Ram and dedicated graphics processor with Liquid GraphicsTM technology, which as per RIM, will support smooth scrolling, panning and zooming.

New models include:

Torch 9810 aka the Torch 2
Torch 9850
Torch 9860
Bold 9900
Bold 9930

BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930:

BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 support large touch screen with keyboard. Bold 9900 is termed as RIM's thinnest BlackBerry, till date. This 10.5mm thick phone integrates brushed stainless steel frame to add more to its beauty.

2.8 inch multi-touch display comes with 640×480 resolution at 287ppi. Phone has 8GB on-board memory, expandable to 40GB via microSD card.

5MP camera with flash support allows you 4x digital zoom with 720p HD video recording.

BlackBerry Torch 9810, 9850 and 9860:

Out of the five latest releases, three phones are from Torch family. Torch 9810 is a little upgrade to torch family with 3.2 inch high resolution display and slide out keyboard.

Torch 9850 and 9860 will have biggest ever display of 3.7 inch on BlackBerry handsets.

Built for extreme gaming experience with optimization for web and social interactions, these Torch phones are expected to be one of the best phones from RIM.

5MP camera with zero-shutter lag also allows you to record 720p HD videos.

Availability

The BlackBerry smartphones will begin to be available from carriers around the world starting later this month.

BlackBerry 7 OS:

As stated earlier, these phones will bring new BlackBerry 7 OS to market, with them.

BB 7 OS powered devices are expected to be 40% faster than their predecessors which use BB 6 OS and almost 100% faster as compared to BB 5 OS.

About the new OS, RIM said:

BlackBerry 7 OS also includes a number of other pre-loaded applications and integrated functionality for increased productivity and collaboration right out of the box.

The Premium version of Documents To Go is now included free of charge, offering users powerful document editing features as well as a native PDF document viewer. BlackBerry® Protect is also pre-loaded, offering customers the peace of mind that personal data can be backed up and secured in the cloud.

BlackBerry® Balance (announced May 2, 2011) is now integrated in BlackBerry 7, allowing users to enjoy the full BlackBerry smartphone experience for both work and personal purposes without compromising the IT department's need for advanced security and IT controls.

And further, the popular universal search capability has been enhanced with support for voice-activated search, so users can now simply speak to begin searching their device and the web for information.

For devices images and more details, visit the BlackBerry 7 Virtual Press Room at: www.rim.com/newsroom/blackberry7

Also checkout the following demo videos: