NATIONAL FREELANCING CONFERENCE 2021 HELD IN BHURBAN
Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) organized a high-profile National Freelancing Conference 2021 to obtain feedback on the National Freelancing Facilitation...
Introducing 5G
5G, the fifth generation technology standard for broadband cellular networks, and successor to 4G, has been a late guest to Pakistan. While millions of people worldwide...
MMBL inks MoU with Universal Motors for financing commercial vehicles
Pakistan’s largest digital bank, Mobilink Microfinance Bank Limited (MMBL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Universal Motors (Private) Limited,...
Digital Libas wins UNDP-Jazz SDG Bootcamp in Balochistan
Quetta, Sep 2021: Digital Libas, a remote work providing social enterprise from Quetta, is the winner of the SDG Bootcamp for Social Enterprises organized by the...
Number of IT companies increases by 60% during last three years
Pakistan’s Information Technology (IT) sector has made measurable and quantifiable progress due to the strong focus of the present government on the growth of...
IT Ministry, Ignite launch Digital Pakistan Cybersecurity Hackathon
Ministry of IT & Telecom and its associated company, Ignite, have launched Pakistan’s first nationwide cybersecurity hackathon. 1200+ individuals have registered...
Jazz focuses on 4G penetration, investing PKR 13.7 billion in 2Q21
Jazz, Pakistan’s number one 4G operator, and the largest internet and broadband service provider has maintained its strategic focus on 4G penetration, investing...
Pakistan needs to focus on robust 4G rollout: Julian Gorman
While Pakistan has set the target to commercially launch 5G internet by December 2022, a global expert in the field suggests that it should rather be...
LOCAL MOBILE MANUFACTURING SURPASSES MOBILE PHONE IMPORT
The production of mobile phones by local manufacturing plants has surpassed the number of mobile phones imports in the country. During Jan-July 2021, the production...
Nayatel Partners with eShifa and Shifa International Hospital Ltd. as their IT Solution Provider
The shift and impact of the digital surge in the year 2020 have pushed a lot of organizations around the world to transform their businesses in...
Bazaar, Pakistani B2B marketplace and digital ledger raises $30 million in country’s largest Series A
Karachi-headquartered sixteen-month-old B2B ecommerce startup Bazaar has raised $30 million in the largest Series A round for a Pakistani startup. The deal that...
Jazz conferred with the Shaukat Khanum Corporate Social Responsibility Award 2020
In recognition of its sustainability initiatives, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Center (SKMCH&RC) has awarded Jazz the Shaukat Khanum...
Pakistan’s digital achievements through Ignite and PITB shine among SCO members convention in China
Pakistan’s digital achievements wow the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states at the 2021 China-SCO Forum on the Digital Economy Industry and the...
Digital farming (E-Agriculture) essential for Pakistan’s Green revolution
Farming or traditional agriculture value chain can be made more efficient by integrating new digital technologies and communication systems. In the modern world,...
Pakistan drops down to 153rd position in UN’s E-Government Development Index
In the year 2018, Pakistan was ranked at 148 positions among 193 countries of the world and that position has now come down to 153, revealed...
PTA authorizes lucky motor corporation to manufacture Samsung mobile devices
In accordance with Mobile Device Manufacturing (MDM) Regulations 2021, PTA has issued MDM authorization to Lucky Motor Corporation Limited for manufacturing of Samsung...
Pakistan becomes smartphone exporter
Pakistan has become exporter of 4G smartphones by sending the first-ever shipment tagged ‘Manufactured in Pakistan’ to the United Arab Emirates. Pakistan Telecommunication...
Jazz Becomes first mobile operator with 100% vaccinated Staff against COVID-19
Jazz has become the first mobile operator to complete the vaccination of all its eligible employees ensuring the safety and well-being of its workforce. This comprises...
Pakistan amends laws to facilitate foreign tech companies
A Report shared by SAMAA TV highlights the positive steps taken by the current Government to facilitate and expand the footprint of tech companies in the...
WHAT IS DIGITAL MEDIA? ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
As a mix of innovation and imagination, digital media ends up in different ventures and jobs. In this day and age, you can discover digital media...
SRG Kashmir Premier League breaks all viewership records on Digital – 15M match views in 3 days of Launch
The SRG Kashmir Premier League has received nationwide acclaim for since its launch both locally and internationally. With over 5.6 Million live views generated...
MOITT APPROVES FUNDS OVER PKR 18 BILLION FOR 30 PROJECTS FOR THE FY 2021-22
The Policy Committee of the Universal Service Fund (USF) under the Ministry of Information Technology (IT) and Telecommunication has approved the budget of over...
Digital Media: Jobs and Salaries
Digital media incorporates a wide scope of stages, items, and ventures. Thusly, the work market and acquiring potential for digital media vocations shifts dependent...
PM to inaugurate digitalization of state media
Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate the digitalization of state media organizations, including the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), Pakistan Television,...
MOIT releases Digital Pakistan Policy priorities for 2021
A brief policy for Digital Pakistan’s vision for 2021 was recently released by MOIT on official platforms. The policy emphasizes the government’s ambitions to...
PTA CONDUCTS QOS SURVEY IN PUNJAB, KP AND BALOCHISTAN
Islamabad (August 03, 2021): Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has carried out an independent Quality of Service (QoS) Survey in 12 cities and 12 motorways/highways/inter-city...
Govt. to develop backward areas of Balochistan: Amin-ul Haq
QUETTA, Jul 30 (APP): Federal Minister for Information Technology (IT) and Telecommunications Syed Amin-ul Haq on Friday said the government would take steps to...
Mobile Connectivity to lead Industry 4.0 in Pakistan
Digital technologies are set to transform the way people live and work in Pakistan. As we saw in the GSMA 2020 Digital Societies Report, which tracks...
Digital Pakistan Policy 2021 to be launched soon
Following the vision of the Government, Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MOITT) is all set to launch the Digital Pakistan Policy (DPP) 2021....
Digital skills for youth through ‘Ehsaas Digital Hunar Programme’
The unemployment rate in Pakistan was at 4.4% in 2020. The prolonged prevalence of the coronavirus pandemic is expected to further add to this number. The...
How digitalization help find a new solution? – A case Study
COVID-19 pandemic prompted insurance companies to ramp up digitalization efforts. They had the need to determine how to best meet the needs of their customers, agents,...
Two Telecom firms offering eSIM’s for their customers in Pakistan
In near future, you may have the option to buy a phone without a sim slot and no need for a physical SIM card (additional space...
Japan breaks the internet transfer record by moving data at 319Tbps
While 5G technology has been deemed as the pinnacle of internet/mobile communications, we are in for a new revolution how we transfer data. Scientists at Japan’s...
Jazz successfully rolls out Massive MIMO technology to deliver premium LTE experience
Jazz, Pakistan’s number one 4G operator and the largest internet and broadband service provider, has made a major innovative headway by becoming the country’s...
Reserve Bank of India bars MasterCard!
In an unprecedented move, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a ban on MasterCard from issuing new debit and credit cards in the country....
CONFIRMED: Samsung to partner with Lucky Group to start production of smartphones in Pakistan
As per a news article shared on this blog earlier, it was predicted that tech giant Samsung was looking for a suitable local partner in Pakistan...
Tax on calls exceeding five minutes is unfavorable for the masses and equally difficult for Telcos to implement
The Federal government, in the budget for the fiscal year 2021-22, said that while there will be no tax on mobile internet usage and SMS, a...
Samsung considers entering local mobile assembly market
Pakistani mobile users will be able to afford top of the line mobile devices in future courtesy of locally manufactured devices by an international producer. According...
Parliament’s digitalization to improve efficiency of legislative business: President Arif Alvi
President Dr Arif Alvi has called for timely completion of all processes with regard to the automation of Parliament to make it digitally operational by January...
MoITT to lay down optical fiber cable in three districts of Sindh
Digital connectivity is not only the need of time but has also become a key factor in the progress of nations. The IT sector can play...
Irrational Taxation Policies can hamper Pakistan’s Startup Potential
According to a recent article published by Forbes Middle east, investors have injected more than $125M into Pakistani startups since January 2021. Majority of these...
“In principle, I disagreed. I had courage to say this…”
At a recent contract signing ceremony between Universal Service Fund Pakistan and Jazz, the Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed...
IT Ministry role in fulfilling Prime Minister’s Digital Pakistan Vision is commendable: Shah Mahmood Qureshi
Islamabad: Thursday, July 08, 2021; The Universal Service Fund (USF) awarded contract worth approximately PKR 154 Million to Jazz for providing High Speed Mobile...
JazzCash Launches Pakistan’s First Ever Digital Account for Teenagers
JazzCash has launched the country’s first-ever digital account for teenagers called the ‘JazzCash NextGen Account’. This account will allow adolescents between...
CHAIRMAN PTA ATTENDS MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS 2021
Islamabad (July 05, 2021): Chairman Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) Major Gen. (R) Amir Azeem Bajwa highlighted achievements made by Pakistan’s telecom sector...
Why Your Mobile Signals Drop?
We have all been through that moment of frustration when we’re on an important phone call and the call just drops. You must wonder why you...
UNDP and Jazz open registrations for SDG Bootcamps for Social Enterprises
Aimed at promoting social entrepreneurship and strengthening the startup ecosystem in the country, UNDP Pakistan and Jazz have launched SDG Bootcamp for Social Enterprises....
“PoorTax” on the most vulnerable telecom users?
The Minister for Finance, Shaukat Tareen, declared that a tax of 75 Paisas will be charged on mobile calls that are longer than five minutes, igniting...
Anticipating present and future connectivity needs key to a Digital Pakistan
As per the data available with the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the imports of mobile phones increased by 58.03 percent during May 2021 in comparison to...
Jazz secures telecom sector’s largest credit facility to support 4G network rollout
Islamabad – 23 June 2021: Jazz has secured a PKR 50 billion syndicated credit facility from a banking consortium led by HBL. This 10-year facility will...