PTA Chairman Meets Starlink Team at MWC 2025

By Tech Desk ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: In a significant move towards enhancing Pakistan’s digital infrastructure, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Chairman Major General (R) Hafeez Ur Rehman held discussions with the…

Pakistan’s Internet Market Faces Monopoly Concerns Amid Africa-1 Submarine Cable Landing: WISPAP

By Tech Desk ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: The Wireless & Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan (WISPAP) has raised concerns over Pakistan’s international gateway market, stating that the arrival of the…

WorldCall Telecom to deploy Fibre to the Home (FTTH) platform to boost Internet speeds in 20 urban areas

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

WorldCall Telecom Limited (WTL) has declared that it will collaborate with Tufa Telecommunications to upgrade its telecommunication infrastructure in 20 significant urban areas by deploying…

Facebook says reliable internet connectivity is critical to Pakistan’s economic development

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In an online seminar titled “Urban Connectivity Solutions for an Inclusive Digital Economy” organised by Facebook in collaboration with local partners, Facebook’s Director, Network Investments…

Facebook to enable internet access to 15 million Pakistanis across 8 cities in a landmark “first of its kind” investment

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistanis who are forced to adjust to an Internet quality that is one of the worst in South Asia may want to rejoice as their…

Government to raise over $1 billion by auctioning 27.8MHz spectrum

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The government is looking to earn more than $1 billion by offering a minimum spectrum for telcos in the upcoming auction for the Next Generation…

Pakistan now has over 100 million broadband subscribers & 181 million mobile subscribers, PTA

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan’s total teledensity reached 85 percent with over 181 million mobile subscribers and 2.4 million fixed-line subscribers, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) recently revealed. “There…

Pakistan’s educational crises gets worse as the lack of internet forces Pakistani students to quit studies

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A damning report by the British newspaper, The Guardian, reveals that students belonging to the lower-income communities in Pakistan and the far-flung areas can no…

IT Ministry is spending Rs.30 billion on Internet & connectivity projects in the less developed areas

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

At a high-level virtual meeting held at the Ministry of Information Technology on World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, member countries were briefed regarding the…

Consultations begin on National Broadband Policy to ensure faster Internet

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

It appears that Pakistani’s longstanding Internet woes are getting closer to being addressed, and the nation, which is afflicted with some of the worst Internet…

Pakistan’s Internet quality lowest in South Asia & worse than Rwanda, report reveals

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A newly released research report reveals that Pakistan’s internet quality is one of the lowest globally, ranking at the 68th position. Compared to the other…

Service providers in Pakistan make alternate arrangements for internet connectivity

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In the aftermath of the massive disruption in internet services due to a fault in a significant submarine cable earlier this week, service providers in…

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