Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) and Ericsson announced Ericsson-PTA Mobile Excellence Award 2011 winners at a ceremony held here on Thursday. The award has been conferred on the winning team for developing a mobile application "Poor mans' Reader" to facilitate literacy in the country. The ceremony was graced by Dr Mohammed Yaseen Chairman of PTA and senior management of Ericsson Pakistan.
Muhammad Bilal Zafar and Muhammad Ahmad Bashir Senior year Undergraduate Students from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Department of Computer Science, School of Science and Engineering were awarded a cash prize of Rs 100,000 for their ability to demonstrate an innovative mobile application benefiting and empowering people and the society in the education category. Mohsen Tavakol President & CEO of Ericsson Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd said, "The response to the Ericsson- PTA Mobile Excellence Awards 2011 has been great with nominations received from top universities across Pakistan.-PR