Tag: broadband
Pakistan reached 50 million marks of broadband subscribers
January 18th, 2018 | No Comments
In Pakistan after the launch of 3G, 4G, and 4G LTE services which cause slight increase in the number of broadband internet. As budget-friendly 3G/4G supported smartphones increased in the country which make easy for common consumer to avail internet services. As of now, broadband subscribers including those who are using 3G and 4G services […]…Read More
Telenor Pakistan has been awarded the Broadband for Sustainable Development (BSD) Program by Universal
January 13th, 2018 | No Comments
PR: Telenor Pakistan has been awarded the Broadband for Sustainable Development (BSD) Program by Universal Service Fund (USF) under which the telecom provider, in pursuance of its commitment to connect the unconnected will bring connectivity to more than 1.7 million people of Dera Ismail Khan and Mohmand Agency. Telenor Pakistan has connected millions of people by establishing hundreds of cell […]…Read More
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USF to spread broadband services in far-flung areas of Pakistan
January 7th, 2018 | No Comments
Universal Service Fund (USF) has spread telecom services specifically in far-flung areas of Pakistan. Now experts are looking for their role again for the promotion of broadband services across Pakistan. Balochistan, largest province of Pakistan by area, Pakistan’s largest province by area, through USF projects worth billions of rupees and services by various telecommunication operators, […]…Read More
PTCL’s landline & broadband outage
August 18th, 2017 | No Comments
The recent rain spells have collapsed the PTCL’s landline telecommunication system in Site industrial area detailed Asad Nisar Barkhurdaria, President of the SITE Association of Industry (SAI), in his statement. The SAI chief grieved that 70% services affected in industries and landlines and broadband were also not working. PTCL’s management seems negligent for resolution of […]…Read More
Mobile broadband users reach 27.86m
April 27th, 2016 | Technology Times | No Comments
STAFF REPORT ISB: Mobile broadband users (3G/4G) in the country have reached 27.86 million at end of March 2016, showing a month-over-month growth rate of 6.39 per cent. All five mobile phone companies added a total of 1.67 million new customers to their 3G/4G networks during month of March, 2016, recently issued statistics by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said. Mobilink added most number of 3G users as 563,874 of its customers converted to 3G network. Telenor grabbed 477…Read More
Broadband users figure reaches 29.23m
April 5th, 2016 | Technology Times | No Comments
STAFF REPORT ISB: The total broadband subscribers including for 3G and 4G services has crossed 29.33 million mark in the country, registering a reasonable growth rate with each passing month.
As per latest figures issued by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), the number of broadband subscribers in other technologies are DSL 1,516,938 users, HFC 43,929 users, Wimax 245,284 users, FTTH 20,549 users, HFC 44,136 users, Wimax 207,496 users, FTTH 22,786, EvDo 1,331,976 users…Read More
Mobile internet accounts for 88pc of broadband market
March 5th, 2016 | Shozib Abbas | No Comments
STAFF REPORT ISB: Pakistan is catching up fast with the global trend of explosive growth of mobile broadband such as 3G and 4G or long-term evolution (LTE) technologies that have altered the subtleties of the country’s broadband market. The high-speed mobile internet now accounts for 88 per cent of the broadband market after being almost non-existent two years. According to a study by the PTA, the telecom sector’s regulatory body, the country’s broadband segment has passed…Read More
PTCL to provide free broadband to Pakistan Sweet Homes
February 9th, 2016 | Technology Times | No Comments
STAFF REPORT ISB: PTCL has provided free broadband services to Pakistan Sweet Homes, a non-profit organization established by the Bait-ul-Mal for the care of young orphans.
Under the scheme, the company has provided high-speed broadband connectivity free of charge to 12 Sweet Homes located in all the four provinces for a period of three years. The Sweet Homes are in Sargodha, Gujrat, Okara, Attock, Karachi, Nawabshah, Mansehra, Mardan, Swat, Kohat, Zhob and Quetta.
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12pc growth in broadband penetration in 2015
January 18th, 2016 | Tasleem Nawaz | No Comments
STAFF REPORT ISB: Thanks to millions of 3G and 4G users, the year 2015 witnessed a 12 per cent growth in broadband penetration from mere 2.07 per cent in 2014.
At the end of November 2015, the total number of broadband subscribers reached 24.78 million, out of which 21.68 million broadband users were on 3G/4G technology, 1.5 million were on DSL and another 1.3 million were using EvDO.
This huge increase in broadband usage is clearly the result of 3G/4G services but less than 20…Read More
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Submarine cable fault affects PTCL broadband service
January 14th, 2016 | Technology Times | No Comments
STAFF REPORT KHI: Broadband services of Pakistan Telecommunication Limited (PTCL) have been affected as there is a major breakdown in the India-Middle East-Western Europe (IMEWE) submarine cable, which has impacted the whole region of South Asia. The IMEWE is an ultra-high capacity fibre optic cable system which links India and Europe via Middle East. Their three fibre pair system with total length of approximately 12,091 kilometres has nine terminal stations of nine telecom carriers from…Read More