Technology - 16

South Korea would train 30 Pakistani experts in broadband internet and e-government areas as part of enhancing cooperation between the two countries. The offer was made by Minister for Information and Communication of Korea, Daeje Chin during a meeting held in Busan, Korea, with Minister for Information Technology, Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Wednesday. Leghari, [...]

A science exhibit that has been rolling around India for nearly nine months may soon be allowed to find its way to both Bangladesh and Pakistan, where some hope it will act as a ‘peace train’. Speaking in parliament, Kapil Sibal, India’s Minister of Science and Technology, has said that, pending security clearance from the [...]

Recognising Pakistan for its innovative and highly successful policies aimed at increasing tele-density and reducing costs, ITU this year invited Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari, Federal Minister for Information Technology, to be a keynote speaker at the plenary session of the Conference. Only six Ministers were given this significant honour, with Leghari being the only politician [...]

Ericsson further strengthens its industry leadership in managed services by the signing of a services contract with Warid Telecommunications Pvt. Limited (Warid Telecom) in Pakistan. The contract with Warid Telecom covers the first phase of its nationwide GSM/GPRS network, covering 28 major cities. Under the contract, Ericsson will provide turnkey network design, deployment and integration [...]

This revolutionary combustion technology, which is being successfully introduced in various environment friendly countries of the world, is the most effective pollution reduction device, which simultaneously provides economic benefit to the end user. The details of a pilot programme to be launched in this regard were discussed in a meeting between the Minister and the [...]

New licence cell-phone company WARID telecom will start its operation in Pakistan from the beginning of year 2005, said Chairman Warid Telecom and UAE Minister Shiekh Nahayan Mubarak Al-Nayhayan, says a news report. Sheikh Al-Nayhayan, who is also the chairman United Bank Limited, Bank Alflah and the minister for higher technology of the UAE was [...]

In order to commercialize the research being conducted in the various universities, research labs, institutes and research centers in Pakistan, Higher Education Commission (HEC) is setting up National Technology Incubators (NTIs) in the country, says Chairman HEC, while chairing the meeting of ‘Technology Incubators in Pakistan’, here today. This would accelerate the process of technology [...]

The facility would also enable the mobile users to keep their contacts intact even after they change the operator. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has decided to introduce mobile number portability (MNP) to enable cellular mobile subscribers to retain their mobile phone numbers when they change mobile operators. An official of PTA said that the [...]

Telenor Pakistan and its network infrastructure provider Siemens Information and Communication Mobile have chosen Tecnomen to supply its Voice Mail System (VMS) and Multimedia Messaging Service Centre (MMSC). Delivery will take place this month. The Pakistan market is ripe with potential. As of the end of March of this year, the total mobile phone subscriber [...]

Islamabad Telecom Region will be providing free telephone connections as part of PTCL’s countrywide campaign starting from today, Thursday. Under the campaign which will continue till September-8 including Sunday, new telephone connections will be installed without charges of registration or installation fee and subject to the technical feasibility. Customers will be entertained on first come [...]