State of Telecom Industry in Pakistan

• How much is your average expense on mobile phone? http://bit.ly/dwSG0U #
• http://telecompk.net/2010/03/12/2010-begins-with-subscriber-drops-95-4-million/ http://bit.ly/aX2jjz #
• 2010 Begins With Subscriber Drops – 95.4 Million: PTA yesterday released the subscriber… http://goo.gl/fb/JlOg #
• Warid subscriber base goes down by 14% in January, 2010. #Pakistan #
• How long have you been on a same mobile connection? http://bit.ly/btuQP9 #
• Have you experienced billing errors from telecom service provider? Poll will be closing soon, if you haven’t got a… http://bit.ly/90mgWs #
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• Mobilink’s video which is a tribute to employees. Also give some figures on 2009 performance. http://bit.ly/aQ5soc #
• A Faster Wireless Web with fasp-AIR Protocol: Transfers of large amounts of data across the… http://goo.gl/fb/RKlb #
• Ufone has extended the Solid offer, it will remain available till 31st March 2010 for existing users. #Pakistan #
• Anti-Pakistan SMS Alerts in India: In the era where communication panorama is changing fast… http://goo.gl/fb/cCLb #
• Telenor – Two Step Charging for USA and Canada http://ow.ly/1pD6gp #
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• Easypaisa – ISO/IEC 27001:2005 Certification: Easypaisa gets ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certification… http://goo.gl/fb/XB2q #
• PTA to Update Regulation to Protect Consumers from Service Changes: PTA has proposed changes… http://goo.gl/fb/r3vt #
• [Pictures] EP Mobile Account Meet-up: Here is a pictorial coverage of easypaisa Mobile Account… http://goo.gl/fb/zNVb #

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Easypaisa gets ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certification for Information Security Management System (ISMS) for mobile banking services. The PR received from Telenor Pakistan give the details.

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Here is a pictorial coverage of easypaisa Mobile Account blogger’s meet-up held last Thursday. Read the complete event story here.

Courtesy: Farhan from SenseApplied.

• PTCL – Life Line: The SEVP Commercial, PTCL, Mr. Naveed Saeed in an interview with The Nation… http://goo.gl/fb/zHs3 #
• Jazz SMS Plus – Limited Time Offer: Mobilink Jazz has come up with another limited time offer… http://goo.gl/fb/O5rQ #
• Wi-Fi at the Speed of Light: A recent article in Technology Review provides an interesting… http://goo.gl/fb/IE8G #
• Check out how Danish uses Mobile Account in video illustration. http://bit.ly/dwD0Um #
• Meeting Easypaisa Mobile Account: A ‘Meet the Product’ bloggers session was arranged for the… http://goo.gl/fb/sEz4 #
• Telecom Grads – All job options have dried up? Think Again!: Guest post by Ali Abbas It has… http://goo.gl/fb/f8Ww #
• Telecordia – Conditions for India MNP Roll-out: We had recently talked about Telecordia facing… http://goo.gl/fb/Lxwh #

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A ‘Meet the Product’ bloggers session was arranged for the launch of Easypaisa Mobile Account yesterday evening. Around 30 bloggers from different arenas attended the event. The session was so full of energy that it not only remained meeting the Mobile Account but exploring its features, its reach to the unbanked and discussing the unmatched success of easypaisa in just four months from its launch.

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Technology convergence, wireless panorama’s fast and furious change, SMS, MMS, voice call, internet in the pocket, data throughput boost, high speed internet and video call, that was all I could think of while finalising my final year project proposal. But today I write about something I didn’t think will go mobile so soon. Forget me, who thought that one can  pay bills, transfer money and use many more services from their own mobile phones, anytime, anywhere.

Yes it is possible today, Telenor and Tameer Bank have taken the easypaisa suite one step ahead by introducing ‘Mobile Account‘ in Pakistan.

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Mobile World Congress, the world’s biggest event for all things mobile lasted for three days from 15-18 February. Apart from developments in applications, new OSs, smartphones debut, alliance formations and much more, the 2010 also event featured two full days of mobile money.

Earlier the mobile money was limited to just a few hours side session, but with the growing global focus on mobile banking, this year it comes bigger.  Paul Leishman from GSMA’s mmublog shares his review of the event.

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• Get Golden Numbers Free from Telenor Weblounge: Telenor Weblounge provides a self-service… http://goo.gl/fb/6Ixb #
• Want to Switch Service To Warid? Call the 24×7 Helpline.: Many people think that mobile number… http://goo.gl/fb/4ANQ #
• How do you see Ufone's Background Music Service? http://bit.ly/ab7uwH #
• Mobilink Hopes to Increase Data Service Usage Through Jazz News Watch: Jazz News Watch is an… http://goo.gl/fb/OCTL #
• Dispatch from Planet of the Apps: a brave new world for mobile money? http://bit.ly/dheExg #mobile #money #in #
• Spectrum Pricing Changes Proposed in Pakistan: PTA has proposed to update the approach towards… http://goo.gl/fb/JAc6 #
• It's hard to believe that YouTube, which now streams more than 1bn videos a day,only registered its domain 5 years ago. http://bit.ly/9NFScF #
• Djuice International Offer: Here’s the promotion for Djuice ‘Pakka Dost’ international offer… http://goo.gl/fb/QMFs #
• Foreign Investment Declines in Telecommunication Sector: The State Bank of Pakistan has… http://goo.gl/fb/XR2s #
• WiMAX Deployments Exceed HSPA and LTE Deployments: New data from TeleGeography’s 4G Research… http://goo.gl/fb/Sek2 #
• 50-Watt cellular network? http://www.technologyreview.com/printer_friendly_article.aspx?id=24511 #
• Warid – What’s Up? We have been hearing about Warid’s merger/stake sold-out recently. But with every such news, no…http://bit.ly/bjMvug #
• Will Microsoft Recover from Smartphone Losses?: Reports are circulating that Microsoft plans… http://goo.gl/fb/EA3M #
• PTCL Data Center – Largest in Pakistan: Telecommunications provider Pakistan Telecommunication… http://goo.gl/fb/FNbn #
• What To Read On TelecomPk.Net: Here are some of the recent favorites from TelecomPk. – Qubee’s… http://goo.gl/fb/OCcY #
• WLL Sector Performance in 2009: Wireless Local Loop (WLL) growth slowed down in 2009… http://goo.gl/fb/Vsxx #
• Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-13: – Price Fixing By Mobile Telecom Companies: Rohan… http://goo.gl/fb/JFTU #

• Price Fixing By Mobile Telecom Companies: Rohan Samarajiva of LIRNEAsia has published a post… http://goo.gl/fb/HLP4 #
• Telenor north team in their logo. http://bit.ly/9441V5 #
• On Customer Service via Twitter: Lessons and Mistakes: Telecom companies have started using… http://goo.gl/fb/B0JB #
• The way Google Global Cache (GGC) works – http://twitpic.com/12kr0j #
• Are value added services really useful? mobilink audio cinema sounds useless. What about Rishta point? http://bit.ly/cbTKtc #
• Addressing the Issue of Gender Digital Divide in Rural Pakistan: We have talked about Digital… http://goo.gl/fb/K99U #
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• 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 hinge on a fundamental… http://goo.gl/fb/MDVz #
• PTCL earnings go up 13% but decides to restrict student discounts – odd! http://bit.ly/aIMek7 #
• PTCL Roundup: Earnings Up 13%, Rs. 5.354 billion Net Profit. Changes to Student Package: PTCL… http://goo.gl/fb/HnTV #
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• WiFi Router: Facility or Service?: Can you spot what is not right about this advertisement… http://goo.gl/fb/fmEE #
• Young fun Djuice Pakistan (Official Community) with Red Bull wings brings you soccer street style finals in Karachi… http://bit.ly/buKF06 #
• Djuice Promotes Local Soccer Talent, Sponsors RedBull StreetStyle: Djuice is known for… http://goo.gl/fb/9GQZ #
• We are discussing the issue of “limited offers” on the blog. Make sure you post your experience here and vote! http://bit.ly/5ENzwe #
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