To increase the sale of EVO devices PTCL is offering a sales discount type offer. If you are and existing Evo user you can easily get this offer, Just refer EVO to your 5 friends and get 25% discount in your monthly charges for 5 months.   (more…)

The teledensity of wireless telephony services has registered a slight increase of 0.1 percent in the country after a period of six months. It reached to 1.7 percent by end of November 2009, latest statistic of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) showed on Friday. The overall Wireless Local Loop (WLL) connections increased to 2.72 million across the country on the network of eight operators by November. (more…)

This is a quick recap of the year for Telecom industry in Pakistan. Here are some of the positive developments of 2009: (more…)

Wi-Fi handset shipments have exploded over the past year, and will continue to show strong growth over the next several years. With the increasing prevalence of Wi-Fi enabled handsets, hotspot usage by handheld devices has increased significantly. As a percentage of total connects, handhelds increased from 20% in 2008 to 35% in 2009. By 2011 handhelds are anticipated to account for half of hotspot connects reports In-Stat. (more…)

We often talk about 3G and the reasons why its important. One of the common need is for small groups to work together while on the move or in places where they don’t have broadband or WiFi hot spots. Wireless internet access of your own is what you need. MiFi is a pocket-sized router/modem made by Novatel Wireless that converts a 3G signal to Wi-Fi. This allows Wi-Fi devices within 30 square feet to link to the internet, provided it has the MiFi’s network access code. Capable of supporting as many as five connections, the MiFi can be a bridge for all those with multiple Wi-Fi accounts, mobile broadband accounts and devices to be connected to the internet at the same time. (more…)

When compared with cellular phone growth, Broadband has been slow to take off in Pakistan. However the last two years show some progress  in terms of growth (a little over 20K subscribers per month), more choices of services in more places and most importantly a significant drop in cost for broadband access (~Rs.1200 per month on average). Another welcome trend is to move towards unlimited broadband.

PTCL has taken the lead with its DSL and EVO offerings while WorldCall, Mobilink Infinity, Wateen / WiMAX, Qubee,  NayaTel and Wi-Tribe have also offered their services. (more…)

Wateen is in bad shape, we know that. But coming up from behind and leading by example under tough conditions is still something applause-able.
Wateen has given its customers one more facility by giving them the option to get wateen card for re-charge at the door steps of their homes. (more…)

PTCL introduced three new exiting prepaid packages for broadband… PTCL EVO the ultimate solution for high speed internet access on the move. Just plug and play or work at home, in the office or anywhere in between. There’s no end to your imagination nor to what youcan do with EVO. (more…)