Interview with Kamal Mahmood Amjad Mian, MD – Fast Cables Limited ‘IPO proceeds to fund plant and machinery and related infrastructure’ Kamal Mahmood Amjad Mian is the Managing... Published 14 May, 2024 09:18am
Technology Blocking mobile SIMs: explore alternative strategies to enhance tax collection, GSMA urges FBR GSMA says move could potentially disrupt vital services, especially during disasters and climate-related events Updated 09 May, 2024 10:29pm
Pakistan X working with Pakistan govt to ‘understand concerns’ over ban ISLAMABAD: Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, said Thursday it would work with Pakistan’s... Published 18 Apr, 2024 12:54pm
Business & Finance PTA all set to impose fee for processing, issuance of CoC ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is all set to impose application/processing administrative fee... Published 04 Apr, 2024 04:56am
Pakistan X factor: Social media platform ban hits businesses, news in Pakistan KARACHI: From business owners fretting over lost clients to journalists seeking new sources, Pakistanis want the... Updated 08 Mar, 2024 02:56pm
Business & Finance Number of cellular subscribers increases: PTA ISLAMABAD: The number of cellular subscribers increased from 189.44 million by end December 2023 to 190.18 million ... Published 23 Feb, 2024 06:36am
Pakistan Unlawful activities: PTA processes 1.4m URLs for blocking ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has processed 1.4 million URLs including 308 mobile apps... Published 16 Feb, 2024 06:02am
Business & Finance Number of cellular subscribers increases to 189.44m in Dec ISLAMABAD: The number of cellular subscribers increased from 189.26 million by end-November to 189.44 million by... Published 31 Jan, 2024 05:22am
Technology Govt to launch 5G services next year ISLAMABAD: Only 13.5 percent of the existing cell sites in Pakistan are fibre-connected, while international... Published 30 Jan, 2024 04:52am
Pakistan PTA resolves 98.15pc of 15,085 complaints in Oct ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) received 15,085 complaints from telecom consumers against... Published 25 Nov, 2023 05:19am
Technology Mobile operators in Pakistan may levy ‘SIM Disowning Charge’ from January 1 Cellular mobile operators in Pakistan may levy a disowning charge on SIMs having less than a six-month retention... Updated 10 Nov, 2023 10:50pm
Pakistan Authorities to continue crackdown against ‘loan shark apps’ in Pakistan: official Head PM Strategic Reforms Salman Sufi shares list of loan apps blocked by authorities so far Updated 20 Jul, 2023 04:50pm
Pakistan Post of member (administration): PTA-recommended candidate requests for application’s withdrawal ISLAMABAD: Dr Muhammad Amir Malik - one of the three recommended candidates for the post of Member Administration of... Published 12 May, 2023 06:54am
Pakistan Muhammad Naveed made PTA chairman ISLAMABAD: The government has assigned the charge of Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to Muhammad... Published 22 Mar, 2023 07:47am
Technology Moratorium on QoS: PTA rejects CMOs’ demand ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has rejected the cellular mobile operators’ demand of a... Updated 09 Mar, 2023 08:51am
Business & Finance PTA launches ‘National Telecom Security Operations Centre’ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has launched its National Telecom Security Operations Centre... Published 15 Feb, 2023 06:27am
BR Research On PTA’s annual report The telecom watchdog’s recently-released annual industry report reads like it was a job well done in FY22 despite... Published 10 Feb, 2023 09:22am
Pakistan PM orders restoration of access to Wikipedia ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday ordered the restoration of access to Wikipedia with immediate... Updated 07 Feb, 2023 06:27am
Pakistan PTA degrades Wikipedia services ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has degraded Wikipedia services in the country on account... Published 02 Feb, 2023 06:12am
Business & Finance PTA doing without chairman for over 20 days ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is headless for the last more than 20 days, as the... Published 24 Jan, 2023 07:40am
Print CMOs fail to reach agreement on ‘SIM disallowing charge’ ISLAMABAD: Cellular mobile operators (CMOs) have failed to reach an agreement/ consensus on SIM disowning charge and... Updated 21 Jan, 2023 08:47am
Business & Finance Launch of 5G services faces many challenges ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) stringed several challenges and impediments including low... Published 16 Jan, 2023 06:18am
Technology October 2022: Number of cellular subscribers declines for third month in a row: PTA ISLAMABAD: The number of cellular subscribers as well as teledensity declined for the third consecutive month in... Updated 04 Dec, 2022 12:52pm
Pakistan Indigenous cyber security system to be rolled outnext year, says PTA ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is all set to roll out its first indigenous cyber security system to analyze, detect and timely... Published 02 Dec, 2022 07:34am
Pakistan PTA informs NA: ‘Total of 4,395,566 SIMs identified and blocked in 3 years to curb illegal grey telephony’ ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Thursday, Pakistan Telecommun-ication Authority (PTA) identified a... Published 18 Nov, 2022 05:53am
Pakistan PTA says efforts being made to resolve phone service disruption in flood-hit Balochistan Says torrential rains and flash floods in Balochistan have damaged optical fibre cable Updated 26 Aug, 2022 01:12pm
BR Research On mobile broadband Despite the challenging operating environment during FY21, the mobile network operators (MNOs) continued the... Published 22 Jul, 2022 08:54am
BR Research Mobile broadband space After hitting the 100-millon mark last June, the mobile broadband subscriptions (3G and 4G) continued their growth... Published 26 May, 2022 08:32am
BR Research Handset imports: cooling down? The hitherto-surging cellphone imports are catching their breath this fiscal. As per the latest data from the State... Published 30 Mar, 2022 08:37am
BR Research Mixed trend for old telecom stars It may not seem as flashy as wireless networks, but fixed-line networks are the backbone of modern ... Updated 08 Mar, 2022 09:54am
