An off-course communications satellite that a private team wanted to rescue and resell has instead been steered to its destruction in Earth’s atmosphere, according to the Defense Department and amateur satellite watchers. more
German expert, Hans Schrodt, will assist the Tools, Dies and Moulds (TDM) Centre at Karachi in the process of developing its curricula for the training of industrial workers and youth in dies and moulds-making.
The TDM Centre being set up by Technology Upgradation and Skill Development Company (TUSDEC) is planning to train 550 students every year.
According to a spokesman for TUSDEC here on Friday, the German expert, who arrived in Pakistan a fortnight ago, will remain engaged with a TDM team till the end of the current month.
Mr Schrodt has earlier worked as adviser to a German Technical Cooperation Agency, GTZ, for the establishment of technical schools in India. The areas of specialization of Mr Schrodt include general mechanical engineering, CAD/ CAM and master training programmes. staff report
The Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Lahore and Wateen Telecom (part of Warid Telecom International) have signed an agreement for DHA Lahore Hybrid Fibre Optic Telecom Project on Friday, making DHA the first digitally connected smart community and digitally enabled real estate. The fibre line includes an independent cable network and installation of closed-circuit cameras. This multi-million dollar venture will be the first of its kind in the Asia Pacific region providing fixed and wireless quad play services including voice, internet and video through digital connectivity.
DHA Administrator Brig Fazal Nawaz Khan and Pervaz Shahid, chief executive officer Wateen Telecom, signed the agreement. Corps Commander Lieutenant General Shafaat Ullah Shah was the chief guest and members of Warid Telecom, Wateen Telecom and DHA attended the ceremony. Briefing the press, Brig Fazal Nawaz said that on the completion of the network, DHA residents would have access to 21st century telecommunication and media services through fibre optic and Wimax wireless hybrid connectivity that would provide services such as innovative telephonic calling plans, national and international calling, video conferencing, broadband internet (fixed & wireless), high definition (HD) TV reception including video-on-demand and video security surveillance with interactive gaming. staff report
Warid Telecom plans to invest $1 billion in Pakistan by mid of next year, 2007, the company said in a statement issued on the occasion of 66th Pakistan Day.
It said Warid Telecom is celebrating 66th Pakistan Day with a customer base of three million in just 300 days, a national coverage in 100 cities and 100 International Roaming Partners.
Airtel, India’s leading mobile services provider, and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) are introducing the new, sleek BlackBerry� 8700gTM in India, further enhancing Airtel’s portfolio of BlackBerry devices. The EDGE-enabled BlackBerry 8700g offers Airtel customers best-in-class mobile performance for email, phone, web browser and corporate data applications in a lightweight, all-in-one device. Read More
The broadband policy is still not effective due to non-user-friendly environment and higher tariff prices.
The broadband connection is still unaffordable in the country. For example, the STM-1 tariffs for international connection is $76,000, where as for Karachi-Islamabad, it is $123,500.
Similarly, for bulk purchasers, the broadband rates are much higher. In the revised tariff, the international DS3 tariff is mentioned as $31,348 per month and with the same tariff structure the pricing for the STM-1 should have been $62,696 per month. Read More
Airtel today announced the launch of Airtel Easy Music across the country for its prepaid and postpaid mobile subscribers from over 100,000+ Airtel retail outlets across the country.
Airtel subscribers can walk in to any Airtel Easy Music outlet, select the music of their choice and the retailers will download the song in to the customer’s mobile in just 60 seconds either as a “hello tune” or ring tone depending on customer’s preference without having to navigate the traditional SMS or IVR route to download the music of their choice. Read More
Close to six decades after Partition, India and Pakistan will finally connect their telecom networks through a terrestrial link.
Indian security and government agencies have given the go-ahead to three international long-distance operators — Bharti Airtel Ltd, Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Reliance Infocomm — for this.
The move will help reduce Internet and data leased line costs in Pakistan and also reduce call tariffs between the two countries. Currently, tariffs between India and Pakistan are among the highest in the world as calls are routed through international under-sea cables via countries like the UAE.
In January, 2006, the Pakistan government had announced that all regulatory and security clearances from its side had been completed and that it was awaiting similar clearances from Indian security agencies, the Department of Telecom, Border Security Force and the home ministry.
“The approvals have been given,” government sources told Business Standard Friday. This means that Reliance Infocomm, VSNL and Bharti, which have already signed memoranda of understanding with Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd, can now begin work along the border with Pakistan. The sources added that Reliance Infocomm had also got approval from the BSF to begin “laying the cable link in no man’s land along the international border”. Read More
Qatar Telecom (Qtel) is welcome to invest in any telecommunications sector of Pakistan and the issue will be discussed today between a visiting Pakistani delegation and top Qtel officials, Shahzada Alam Malik, Chairman, Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA), said here yesterday. Read More
The Lahore Rapid Mass Transit System (LRMTS) will take about 40 percent of the citys transport load after the completion of four rail transit lines. Senior Punjab Transport Department officials said the citys road infrastructure was bearing a load of about 4 million journeys (a journey is equal to a citizen travelling four times daily). They said that within 10 years the journeys would increase by 400 percent, which would equal to about 16 million journeys daily in 2016. Officials said that if LRMTS were completed by 2015, it would share at least 8 million journeys. The Punjab transport secretary told Daily Times on Monday that such mass rapid transit systems had become necessary worldwide. staff report. Source Daily Times.