Archive for April 15th, 2008

3G in Pakistan From The Viewpoint Of Equipment Makers

Published by Babar Bhatti on April 15, 2008 under 3G, Infrastructure, Investment, Telecommunications

ZTE on 3G in PakistanThe last post about 3G in Pakistan had Mobilink’s presentation. Now lets take a look at the views of equipment makers like Huawei, ZTE and Ericsson. Obviously all of them were optimistic about 3G and they talked about the benefits and the smooth transition to 3G  they can provide.

ZTE had a very well thought out set of slides. Here is how it was organized.

  • WCDMA Worldwide Deployment
  • WCDMA in Emerging Markets
  • Advantages of WCDMA for Pakistan
  • Economical 2G/3G Construction Solution

There was agreement that the key issue for WCDMA is handset pricing and infrastrucutre investment.

Picture Of The Month: Traffic Police & Cell Phones

Published by Babar Bhatti on April 15, 2008 under Pakistan, mobile phones

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Photo by Waheed Zuberi. I spotted this on Pakistaniat where Owais Mughal took to poetry to capture the essence of the moment. Whether you find this amusing or a blatant misbuse of cell phone, this is how life moves on in places where cell phones go from almost zero to near 80 milion in few years.Â