Category: Technology
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Telenor Pakistan and Wateen Telecom partner to connect 700+ Cell Sites
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Wateen Telecom, leading ICT and Fiber Infrastructure Company in Pakistan, has partnered with Telenor Pakistan to connect over 700 Telenor cell sites under the FTTT (Fiber to the Tower) initiative. In its journey to achieve optimum readiness for growing bandwidth demand and emerging technologies, Telenor Pakistan relies on Wateen as one of…
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Google Cloud and Ericsson Partner to Deliver 5G
Google Cloud and Ericsson Partner to Deliver 5G and Edge Cloud Solutions for Telecommunications Companies and Enterprises Google Cloud and Ericsson come together to help communications service providers deliver capabilities to the edge, unlocking new possibilities for enterprises and consumers Partnership brings together Google Cloud’s compute platform with Ericsson’s market-leading 5G portfolio Ericsson, Google Cloud and…
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Space the final frontier for billionaire Richard Branson
LONDON: As famous for his thrill-seeking lifestyle and publicity stunts as for his vast business empire, Richard Branson has set his sights on the stars as he prepares for liftoff on his first space flight. Before this weekend”s mission on Virgin Galactic”s SpaceShipTwo Unity, the avowed Star Trek fan attributed his drive and taste for…
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EU slaps VW BMW with 875m euro antitrust fine
BRUSSELS: The EU”s antitrust authority on Thursday fined German auto giants Volkswagen and BMW 875 million euros for colluding on the development of anti-pollution technology for diesel cars. “Today”s decision is about how legitimate technical cooperation went wrong,” EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager said in a statement. Germany”s Daimler was spared a fine for cooperating…
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Ericsson and Samsung sign global patent license agreement
Agreement includes global patent cross license of cellular technologies, including 5G Settlement ends all ongoing patent related legal disputes between the parties In the second quarter 2021, IPR licensing revenues are expected to be SEK 2.0 b. to 2.5 b. Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Samsung have reached a multi-year agreement on global…
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Telenor Velocity startup ‘Digi Khata’ raises USD 2 million investment
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Digi Khata, Faisalabad-based fintech, and part of Telenor Pakistan’s digital accelerator progrmme, Velocity, has raised an investment of USD 2 million. Launched early last year, the startup has already gained over a million users in Pakistan. It offers a complete financial check and balance solution for small and micro businesses to digitally…
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TECNO successfully concludes the Khunjerab Pass Photowalk for Camon 17 Series
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) : TECNO Mobile Pakistan has left all jaws dropped with the most exciting fan’s activity of 2021 – the Photowalk to Khunjerab Pass. The registrations were going on for weeks after which chosen fans were taken on a five-day trip from Lahore to Khunjerab Pass. The Photowalk covered all famous places of Hunza…
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BNU Photographers captured the beauty of local landscape through the lens of Infinix NOTE 10 Pro
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Pakistan’s No. 1 selling smartphone brand Infinix has announced the winners of BNU Photography competition. Infinix launched its flagship featured smartphone NOTE 10 Pro with amazing camera setup. Students of BNU became part of “Speed up Now” campaign by showing speed through their pictures captured with Infinix NOTE 10 Pro. Result based…
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PTCL & CISCO sign service provider partnership agreement
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and CISCO have announced a strategic partnership to deliver services to businesses in Pakistan through signing a Service Provider Partnership agreement. The signing ceremony was held at PTCL HQ, Islamabad. Zarrar Hasham Khan, Chief Business Services Officer, PTCL and Kashif Ul Haque, Country General Manager, Cisco, signed…
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Billionaire Branson aims to reach space before Jeff Bezos
WASHINGTON: Billionaire Sir Richard Branson has announced his plan to reach space nine days before Amazon boss Jeff Bezos by taking part in a test flight for his company Virgin Galactic. In a video posted on Twitter, the Virgin Group founder introduced himself as “Astronaut 001” and said he will be “evaluating the customer space…