Engro’s tower sharing deal shows Pakistan is open for business: Samad Dawood
Last week, Engro Corporation announced a strategic partnership with Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited (“Jazz”) and its parent company VEON Group, to expand Engro’s footprint in the mobile tower-sharing business. Vice Chairman of Dawood Hercules Corporation Samad Dawood acknowledged the government’s efforts on the economic front, and said that Pakistan has successfully achieved macroeconomic stability and…
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Pakistan Triumphs at APICTA 2024: Wins 10 Prestigious Awards
Pakistan’s technology sector achieved a historic milestone at the Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Awards 2024, bagging 10 awards across multiple categories. This incredible achievement highlights the nation’s growing prominence in the global ICT landscape. The APICTA Awards, held in Brunei Darussalam, brought together delegations from 16 member economies to celebrate technological innovation and excellence….
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DWP Technologies wins Huawei’s technology integration recognition award at GITEX 2024
DWP Technologies, Pakistan’s leading technology experts and part of the DWP Group, has been honored with the prestigious Data Center Technologies Integration Recognition Award at the Huawei Partner Connect event during GITEX 2024 in Dubai.
Next Generation broadband Spectrum auction held next year in April
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, chaired a pivotal meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Release of IMT Spectrum at the Finance Division today. The focus was on the enhancement of next-generation mobile broadband services in Pakistan.
Mobile Phone’s Import Drop by Over 10% to $420 Million in Four Months
The import of mobile phones into the country has witnessed a decrease of 10.46 percent during the first four months of the current fiscal year (2024-25) as compared to the corresponding months of last year.
Pakistan’s first AI-enhanced virtual internship launched
10Pearls has launched 10Pearls, Shine, Pakistan’s first fully remote, AI-powered internship program for a period of 8 weeks with a multi-tiered curriculum encompassing both technical and soft skills.
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Zong 4G Pioneers Pakistan’s First Locally Developed Large Language Model
Zong 4G, a leader in digital innovation has developed Pakistan’s first locally created Large Language Model (LLM), a breakthrough in the nation’s telecom sector. As the only telecom operator in Pakistan to have developed an advanced AI-driven model in-house, Zong is set to transform digital interactions and elevate customer service standards, cementing its position as the technological leader in the industry.
Jazz and ENA Partner to Enhance Next-Gen Connectivity with Precision Cooling
Jazz has entrusted ENA (a company of JBS) with Three Years Frame Agreement for Precision Cooling Solution for their Datacenters. Precision cooling is essential for mission critical IT environments like datacenters where even slight variations in temperature can impact performance.
VPN blockage and internet slowdown threaten IT companies with losses and closure
Sajjad Mustafa Syed, Chairman of the Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) – the apex representative body of the Information Technology industry – has warned that the internet slowdown and blocking of virtual private network (VPN) services will certainly translate into an existential threat as it will result in unrecoverable financial loss, service disruptions, and reputational loss in the export of IT and IT-enabled Services (ITeS). It is pertinent to note that IT industry exports clocked at $3.2 billion in FY-24, he added.
Jazz shifts focus to 4G, Phasing out 3G for better connectivity
Jazz, Pakistan’s leading digital operator, has achieved a groundbreaking milestone by transitioning to a 4G-only mobile broadband network, making it the first telecom operator in the country to phase out 3G services fully.