Lack of Localized Internet Content
Broadband penetration is one thing that is high on the PTA list of priorities. However, in a country like ours, with low literacy rates and a below par understanding of the English language – the...
View ArticleMobile Financial Services: A million news jobs in Pakistan by 2020?
In a recent study carried out jointly by the Boston Consulting Group and Telenor, wider access to Mobile Financial Services could lead to the creation of almost 1 million jobs in Pakistan while also...
View ArticleUfone restored Twitter and Facebook Apps for Blackberry
While it has been baffling to see Blackberry applications for Facebook and Twitter blocked (supposedly on PTA directions) for all Blackberry customers in Pakistan – Ufone has taken the first step and...
View ArticleSMS Traffic in Pakistan:175.39 Billion Text Messages in year 2010
In a comprehensive report published by the “Strategy and Development Division” by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, Pakistani’s exchanged over 175.393 Billion text messages, up by almost 23.75...
View ArticleWarid Introduces Karachi Offer
In a press statement received by Telecomistan.com, Warid Telecom recently announced its Karachi Offer ‘Bol Utha Karachi’ in which people in Karachi can make free and unlimited calls to all Warid...
View ArticleEasypaisa secures grant to expand mobile financial services to Pakistan’s...
PRESS RELEASE: Easypaisa — a joint initiative of Telenor Pakistan and Tameer Micro Finance Bank — has secured a USD6.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to increase adoption of...
View ArticleOnTheGo: App for Location based Shopping Deals in Pakistan
You would all agree, there are very few web portals, services and mobile apps out there that are genuinely catering to the shopping needs of the Pakistani populace – a growing number of whom now have...
View Article
