pakistan telecom

Pakistan produced 1.21mn cellphones in Jan-Feb 2021

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐

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Pakistan’s mobile phone assembly witnessed an encouraging boost this year as it ended up producing 1.21 million mobile phones over the course of the first…

Telecom sector added Rs278bn to Pakistan’s exchequer in 2020: report

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐

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The telecom sector’s titanic status in Pakistan prevails as a recent report released by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) shows that the sector’s contribution to…

Internet usage rose 25% during lockdown, more submarine cable companies to enter the market

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐

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Unsurprisingly, the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic caused a spike in Internet usage all over the world. In Pakistan, there has been a similar…

Budget 2018-19: Govt proposes PKR 66 billion for Science & Technology sector

By Mohammad Jamal ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐

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Finance Minister of Pakistan, Dr. Miftah Ismail has officially announced the annual budget of 2018-19 which assigns PKR 66 billion to Science and Technology, reports…