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- PTA Likely to Delay 3G Auction
- UBL OMNI Shortlisted For GSMA Global Mobile Awards 2012
- India Blocks Songs.PK
- Implementation of International Clearing House Halted
- Mid Range Nokia 603, 701 and 700 Launched
- TEDxLive is coming to Islamabad
| PTA Likely to Delay 3G Auction Posted: 21 Feb 2012 12:55 AM PST
Formal announcement for change in schedule is yet to be made, however, an advertisement published in print media today (and available on PTA's website) hints that auction will be delayed by couple of months. Advertisement said that PTA is looking for a consultancy firm of international repute to offer services for the auction of 3G license. Interestingly the last date for submitting EOI (Expression of Interest) for consultancy services is March 26th, 2012, that's just three days ahead of scheduled 3G auction date of March 29th, 2012. PTA was under heavy criticism from opposition senators on modalities of 3G auction. A senate's standing committee on Telecom and IT later asked PTA to make amendments in 3G policy by incorporating following:
Another possible change in 3G policy could be regarding the qualification of bidders having common directors at parent groups. Our sources at PTA tell me that final date for auction is yet to be decided. They said that authority will now make sure that everything is all set to go ahead with auction before announcing the final date of 3G auction. We could not get official word on this from PTA's spokesperson. Check below PTA's advertisement requiring consultancy services: Related posts:
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| UBL OMNI Shortlisted For GSMA Global Mobile Awards 2012 Posted: 20 Feb 2012 11:00 PM PST
UBL Omni has been shortlisted in following two categories:
The bank claimed to have offered transparent and efficient Cash Disbursement Service to government of Pakistan, UNDP (United Nations Development Fund) and WFP (World Food Program), after the 2009 Internal Displacement Persons (IDPs) Crisis and 2010's destructed Flood Crisis. Omni has established itself as second largest branchless banking services and network after Telenor's Easypaisa. Launched in April 2010, UBL Omni has established more than 5,000 agents, countrywide and disbursed payments to around 2 million recipients. Omni has marked an edge over Easypaisa as it is first established G2P Payments Services in Pakistan. It is one of the largest Branchless Banking cash disbursement initiatives to date and has proved to be a quick and transparent mechanism for the way cash disbursements are made by the Government of Pakistan and non-profit organizations. UBL Omni's efforts have been recognized at a global level with nominations for the 17th GSMA Global Mobile Awards 2012, which is considered an Oscar of telecom world. Omni is contesting with different companies on category 4a including
There are eight categories and 23 sub-categories, for which 600 entries were submitted. 158 organizations were shortlisted out of 600 entries from across the world and from across the mobile eco-system, making it a significant achievement for UBL Omni to be part of it. Telenor Pakistan earlier in 2011 entered the race of the Global Mobile Awards 2011 with its product Easypaisa. It was shortlisted in two different categories but failed to secure any award despite marvelous recognized performance and reputation in the global media. Related posts:
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| Posted: 20 Feb 2012 09:49 PM PST
Songs.PK is largely known for allowing its visitors to download free Indian and Pakistani music without having redistribution rights. It merits mentioning here that Songs.PK is operated by a Pakistani webmaster. Website receives millions of hits per month and has global alexa ranking of 891 (as of today). Website claims to have huge range of music audio files covering over 90 percent of all bollywood and Pakistani music, freely available for download. Reportedly, Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL)– a UK based licensing company, Indian Music Industry (IMI) and Sagarika Pvt. Ltd had filed a petition in Calcutta High Court for banning the website for violating copyrights of hundreds of thousands music audios. High Court has ordered all major internet service providers in India to block the access to Songs.PK through DNS name blocking, IP address blocking via routers and DPI based URL blocking. Music companies in Pakistan have recently geared up to curb pirated music websites, which may lead to a ban of such websites in Pakistan too. Via ZDNet Related posts:
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| Implementation of International Clearing House Halted Posted: 20 Feb 2012 08:25 PM PST
Idea of International Clearing House was first tabled in 2008 to prevent illegal telephony traffic landing into Pakistan. Primarily the purpose behind ICH was to make an arrangement through which all international traffic would land in Pakistan through one single gateway before it is distributed amongst the landing operators. This way Government could keep a watch on the landing traffic, tariff, ASR collection and grey telephony. However, LDI operators couldn't reach consensus on the modalities of ICH operations. Especially the Transworld Associates Private Limited, being a competitor of PTCL, opposed the agreement and said that LDIs will become dependent on PTCL who will have unfair advantage in developing new international business and routes in future. TWA moved the matter to CCP to examine its competitiveness, on which PTCL said that LDI operators have decided to shelf the ICH agreement and hence there's no need for further proceedings on the case. More details on ICH are available in CCP's Ruling here (PDF File – 188 KB) Related posts:
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| Mid Range Nokia 603, 701 and 700 Launched Posted: 20 Feb 2012 08:20 PM PST
Nokia has announced the launch of three Symbian Belle powered feature-packed, mass market smartphones that come at attractive prices. The Nokia 700, Nokia 701 and Nokia 603 extend the range of available designs, features and functionality in the Nokia Symbian smartphone range. Symbian Belle powers all three, with single-tap NFC technology sharing and pairing, the most personal user interface so far and a more powerful mobile Web browsing experience. As well as allowing content to be shared between devices, NFC capabilities allow any of the three new smartphones to pair with NFC-enabled mobile accessories such as speakers or Bluetooth headphones and headsets. To extend the range of available NFC-enabled accessories, Nokia is also announcing the launch of the Nokia Essence Bluetooth Stereo Headset, which can be paired with any NFC-enabled smartphone simply by tapping the two devices together. While all three smartphones contain recognizable Nokia features, they each represent a very distinct set of priorities to allow users to choose what matters most in a smartphone. The most compact touch screen mono block smartphone in the world (Nokia 700); a sleek and stylish smartphone with the world’s brightest mobile display for indoor or outdoor use (Nokia 701), and Nokia’s smartphone built to match the pace of your life (Nokia 603) all bring firsts to the Nokia product portfolio. Nokia 700: Nokia’s smallest smartphoneAt only 50 cubic centimeters, weighing 96gm and at 110 x 50.7 x 9.7 mm, the Nokia 700 not only becomes Nokia’s most compact smartphone in the Symbian range, it is the most compact touch mono block smartphone in the world. Despite the minimalistic outlook, Nokia 700 will sail with:
Nokia 701: Nokia’s brightest smartphoneNokia 701 is said to bring the brightest screen the world has ever seen. So naturally it excels in graphic performance powered by a dedicated graphics co-processor; in addition it boasts better battery timings. Specs:
Nokia 603: Nokia’s Entertainment HubThe Nokia 600 is designed to provide an all-in-one entertainment hub and is claimed to be the loudest smartphone to date. Nokia 600 will have built-in FM transmitter so you can blast your music through the nearest radio. Moreover, the FM receiver has an internal antennae, so you don't have to plug in earphones to listen. Specs:
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| TEDxLive is coming to Islamabad Posted: 20 Feb 2012 06:33 PM PST
In case you didn’t know, TED stands for technology, entertainment and design and TEDx is a local version of TED that allows anyone to host an independently organized TED event. Launched in 2010, TEDxLive is an extension of the TEDx program. TEDxLive events are TEDx events built around the live webcast of TED Conferences, from around the world. The TEDxLive events are just a prelude experience for the attendees and feature live TED video talks and interactive activities but no live speakers. Event Details:
TEDxMargalla said that wi-tribe will be their technology partner for the event. Reportedly TEDxMargalla 2012 is being planned, and it is said that the date will be announced at the TEDxLive session. Earlier TEDxMargalla happened back in 2010 with the theme ‘Ordinary people, Extraordinary ideas’ and featured some really inspiring speakers such as Ali Moeen Nawazish, Beena Sarwar, Atif Mumtaz, Khurram Dastgir Khan, Amjad Saqib, Todd Shea, Mamoon Tariq Khan, and Sarah Adeel. Related posts:
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