Nokia and Dell agree partnership on private 5G, cloud networks LONDON: Nokia and Dell Technologies have agreed a partnership to help deploy so-called private 5G networks and adapt... Published 15 Feb, 2024 06:08pm
Technology Jazz-powered first 5G Innovation Hackathon under way ISLAMABAD: Teams from across Pakistan are on a quest to explore practical 5G use cases in the country by... Published 13 Dec, 2023 05:33am
Print 5G will be arriving in July next year, says minister ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister of Information Technology and Telecommunication Dr Umar Saif on Friday... Updated 09 Dec, 2023 09:02am
Pakistan Shamshad-led panel likely to assess, finalise availability of 282 MHz spectrum for auction ISLAMABAD: The advisory committee for the IMT/5G spectrum auction, headed by Caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad... Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:57am
Pakistan IMT/5G spectrum auction: Cabinet likely to approve TORs, formation of advisory body ISLAMABAD: The caretaker federal cabinet is likely to approve the terms of reference (TORs) and the constitution of... Published 06 Oct, 2023 03:03am
Technology Auction for 5G spectrum may take more time than expected ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government has little in hand with respect to fiscal and policy interventions to oblige... Updated 18 Sep, 2023 08:48am
Business & Finance Qualcomm to supply Apple with 5G chips until 2026 SAN FRANCISCO: Qualcomm on Monday said it had signed a new deal with Apple to supply 5G chips to the iPhone maker... Updated 18 Sep, 2023 07:44am
Business & Finance Huawei says it has reached global patent licensing deal with Xiaomi BEIJING: China’s Huawei Technologies inked on Wednesday a global patent cross-licensing deal with Xiaomi Inc,... Updated 18 Sep, 2023 07:45am
Technology PTCL Group President, Minister discuss 5G spectrum auction ISLAMABAD: The government is all set to come up with a plan to enable cashless shopping, personal transactions and... Published 14 Sep, 2023 06:07am
Print Kakar gives go-ahead to plan aimed at bringing PayPal, Starlink to Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Wednesday approved the Ministry of Information Technology... Updated 07 Sep, 2023 09:19am
Technology 5G launch hamstrung by low handset and OFC penetration, other challenges ISLAMABAD: Several challenges and impediments including low handset and optic fibre cable (OFC) penetration,... Published 05 Sep, 2023 06:22am
Technology Auction for 5G Spectrum to be held within next 10 months ISLAMABAD: Auction of 5G Spectrum will be held within the next 10 months, while hurdles in the process relating... Published 30 Aug, 2023 03:33am
Business & Finance 5G to drive global economic transformation: FTO’s coordinator ISLAMABAD: Coordinator to Federal Tax Ombudsman Meher Kashif Younis on Sunday said it is evident that 5G has the... Published 03 Jul, 2023 06:04am
Business & Finance Vodafone, Hutchison announce merger of UK mobile ops LONDON: Mobile phone giant Vodafone has agreed to merge British operations with Three UK, owned by Hong Kong-based ... Published 19 Jun, 2023 06:54am
Business & Finance Budget documents: 5G auction not mentioned Govt has budgeted Rs 72.597 billion from 4G licenses under the head of non-tax revenue for the next fiscal year of 2023-24 against Rs 50 billion budgeted for the outgoing fiscal year Updated 11 Jun, 2023 08:23am
Business & Finance Spectrum fee, local handset manufacturing applications: Telecom operators propose tax breaks ISLAMABAD: Telecom operators have proposed the government to adopt a model to earn with 5G developments instead of... Published 05 Jun, 2023 03:27am
Business & Finance Majority of EU countries against network fee levy on Big Tech BRUSSELS: A majority of EU countries have rejected a push by Europe’s big telecoms operators to force Big Tech to... Published 05 Jun, 2023 03:27am
Technology 5G networks: SATRC workshop highlights significance of national optical fibre ISLAMABAD: The South Asian Telecommunication Regulators’ Council (SATRC) Workshop on Policy, Regulation and... Published 11 May, 2023 05:54am
Technology Major issues hindering 5G launch identified ISLAMABAD: Economic instability and consumer affordability are the major challenges hindering launch of 5G in the... Published 13 Apr, 2023 06:37am
Business & Finance Import of items: Telecom operators demand 5G with free spectrum, zero taxes for 5 yrs ISLAMABAD: Telecom operators have demanded 5G with a free spectrum for five years and zero taxes on the import of... Published 29 Mar, 2023 06:27am
Pakistan Ministry informs parliamentary panel: Launch of 5G cellular services not possible ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel was informed on Tuesday by officials of the Ministry of Information Technology that... Published 15 Feb, 2023 06:27am
Business & Finance Spectrum availability not being fully utilised by CMOs ISLAMABAD: The government has sufficient spectrum to offer for any future spectrum auction for NGMS in Pakistan;... Updated 13 Feb, 2023 09:20am
Business & Finance Ericsson quarterly earnings miss expectations STOCKHOLM: Sweden’s Ericsson on Friday reported fourth-quarter core earnings that missed expectations for the ... Published 23 Jan, 2023 05:57am
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 MoITT finalises framework for managing spectrum dynamically ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications (MoITT) has finalised the draft of the... Published 12 Jan, 2023 05:51am
Business & Finance 10 months required to complete process for 5G launch: officials ISLAMABAD: The government would require eight to 10 months after the issuance of a policy directive to complete the... Published 04 Jan, 2023 06:02am
Technology Country ready for 5G after high 4G penetration: minister ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Aminul Haque said that 4G penetration in Pakistan has... Published 22 Dec, 2022 05:57am
Business & Finance Ericsson sees margin at lower end of target, pushes for cost cuts STOCKHOLM: Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson said on Thursday it would reach the lower end of its long-term... Published 19 Dec, 2022 06:00am
World Germany ups reliance on Huawei for 5G despite security fears BERLIN: Germany has become even more dependent on Huawei for its 5G radio access network equipment (RAN) than in its... Published 17 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Business & Finance Ericsson and Apple end patent-related legal row with licence deal STOCKHOLM: Ericsson said on Friday it had struck a global patent licence agreement with Apple, ending a row over... Published 12 Dec, 2022 06:07am
Honoraria for NA, Senate staff but no change in tax rates for salaried group as Aurangzeb wraps up budget discussion
Honoraria for NA, Senate staff but no change in tax rates for salaried group as Aurangzeb wraps up budget discussion