http://telecompk.net A blog about telecommunication marketplace in Pakistan with news, information, analysis and trends Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:51:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Have you noticed the common elements between the telecom industry of Pakistan and Bangladesh? Three of the top 4 telecom companies in Bangladesh are also doing business in Pakistan. Telenor is present in all of sub-continent. Regulatory authorities in Bangladesh (BRTC) and Pakistan (PTA) have also worked together and shared ... http://telecompk.net/2010/02/09/telecom-bangladesh-common-pakistan/ About two weeks ago we asked our readers about their opinion on the "limited time offers" by telecom companies. You can view that post here.  An overwhelming majority of 92% responded with dissatisfaction over how companies handle these offers. I think this presents a good opportunity for these companies to ... http://telecompk.net/2010/02/08/results-from-limited-time-offer-poll/ Wateen, during its recent expansion in southern region, have successfully put RAN sites on-air by sweeping Motorola aside. Internal sources informed us. Wateen haves a total of 973 RAN sites in Pakistan, of which 243 are in Karachi. The on-going expansion project by the vendor, Motorola, is supposed to add 66 ... http://telecompk.net/2010/02/08/wateen-sets-motorola-aside/ Youtube's been working great all day today but for past an hour or so, when I hit youtube.com, it says "This Site is Restricted" and the title of the page says "Access Denied". Are you guys facing anything similar? Note: Youtube is opening fine from all other ISPs. Update: Youtube is now ... http://telecompk.net/2010/02/07/has-ptcl-banned-youtube/ Warid Denies Sellout of Stakes: Earlier this week, The National, a news paper from Abu Dhabi… http://goo.gl/fb/x2pZ # Shopping time: Bashir Tahir, CEO of Abu Dhabi Group reportedly said that PTCL has shown keen interest in Warid Telecom # What is the Return on 4G Investment?: The discussions on 3G and 4G ... http://telecompk.net/2010/02/06/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-02-06/ Earlier this week, The National, a news paper from Abu Dhabi published a story about Abu Dhabi Groups plans to sell controlling stakes of Warid Telecom to any potential buyer. Below are the excerpts from the news item. “Every operator in Pakistan is looking for consolidation,” said Bashir Tahir, the ... http://telecompk.net/2010/02/06/warid-denies-sellout-of-stakes/ The discussions on 3G and 4G hinge on a fundamental question. Will the investment make sense for the industry in near term? We know that in long-term, 3G and 4G technologies offer great benefits. As this article mentions, LTE, a version of 4G, uses the radio spectrum more efficiently, improving ... http://telecompk.net/2010/02/05/return-roi-3g-4g-investment/ PTCL is in the news as it reported earnings: a net profit of Rs. 5.354 billion for the half year ended on 31st December, 2009. This is a 13% growth compared to same period last year. At the same time, PTCL has withdrawn its high-speed Internet discount for students. In ... http://telecompk.net/2010/02/04/ptcl-net-profit-5-billion-student-discount-ends/ Nokia shared that since the launch of the new version of Ovi Maps with free walk and drive navigation, on 21 January 2010, there have been over 1.2 million downloads with over 20% coming from China. By leveraging its investment in NAVTEQ, Nokia has been able to remove the costs ... http://telecompk.net/2010/02/04/new-ovi-maps-downloaded-1-2-million-times/ There is a lot of talk about the news that Punjab Government has unanimously passed a resolution banning late night offers/packages by mobile phone operators. Daily times reports it as follows: Members of the Punjab Assembly (MPAs) on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution banning late night packages offered by mobile networks ... http://telecompk.net/2010/02/04/late-night-offers-right-or-wrong/