60 million mobile devices to support 5G in the region by 2025

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, hosted its sixth annual 5G Ecosystem Conference in the Middle East on the sidelines of GITEX Technology Week 2020. The conference highlighted the developments related to the Middle East’s 5G ecosystem, with a particular focus on exploring issues related to innovative 5G solutions and applications for various industries, 5G’s role in advancing digital transformation and its business value for the operators, authorities, and industries. The conference also tackled the challenges for strengthening the region’s 5G ecosystem in the region and the prospects for partnership between the public and private sectors to leverage 5G benefits in all fields.

Held virtually under the slogan of ‘New Value Together’, the conference was attended by industry experts from across the Middle East and around the world, including telecommunications operators, industry analysts, leading enterprises, and various technology partners in the 5G ecosystem. Many of the discussions centered around the socio-economic importance of making 5G a commercial success; something that is especially pertinent in the time of COVID-19 as the pandemic has increased demands for seamless, reliable connectivity for individuals and enterprises alike.

Several countries in the Middle East were among the first wave of 5G commercial launches globally starting as early as 2018. In the GSMA’s 2020 report “The Mobile Economy Middle East & North Africa”, the telecom industry body estimates that there could be 60 million mobile 5G connections across the region by 2025, with USD70 billion being spent in the region on infrastructure rollouts between 2019 and 2025.

Vanness You, VP of Huawei ME Marketing and Solutions, CNBG, said: “With a new year ahead of us and the hope for better things to come, advanced technologies such as AI, cloud, computing, and 5G will play a major role as a strong contributor to driving social prosperity and advancing the economy.In particular, 5G will be essential to societal development during the pandemic and the post-pandemic economic recovery. We would like to work together with Middle East operators and partners to unleash the value of 5G networks for consumers and industry, harvesting more remarkable achievements in business and society. Huawei is firmly committed to working with our customers and partners, to investing in 5G ecosystem construction and the incubation of new industrial applications for various industries, and to open cooperation with other platforms such as 5G OpenLab to meet industry requirements.”

OPPO the smartphone manufacturer entered Pakistan in 2015 and quickly came to be in a league of its own with great offerings and high-quality products. To visually present the story behind each product to its users, OPPO has recently launched its Quality Campaign by releasing videos on their social media. The documentaries are a visual representation to take viewers through all the manufacturing processes, brand culture, employee and user story. OPPO is calling upon its users to relive their old memories by joining their #OPPOExperiencer campaign. With this, the brand aims to build a stronger relationship with the consumers in the future to make more memories and integrate users into the OPPO Family.

With a strong focus on its core values BENFEN the brand has become a global technology company that uses best global practices for employee ethics and work culture. BENFEN – to do the right thing and user-led is a core value formulated on an ambition that strives for perfection and works towards providing great results.

OPPO is constantly challenging the status quo to exceed their limits. At OPPO, innovation means embracing fearlessness. OPPO visualizes technology to reach new levels by making innovations in the smartphone industry. The brand has decided to invest RMB 50 billion in R&D to build the core underlying hardware, software, and system capabilities to integrate all of OPPO’s products and its users into an integrated ecosystem. OPPO is known to have set high expectations and until now it has fulfilled all expectations by bringing sleeker, better performing and large-display, and fast charging smartphones. With a growing IoT department, the brand continues to aspire to launch new devices that connect the user and allows them to be a part of the OPPO ecosystem.

OPPO’s quality policy is to achieve continual excellence through unremitting progress. To that end, from trial to mass production, OPPO’s devices are generally subjected to 390 different types of tests with the highest industry standard to ensure strength, durability, and functionality. For example, OPPO achieved nearly 100% SMT automatic mounting and over 80% automatic assembly testing. Engaging in deeper user request dives, user-led technological innovation, has further allowed OPPO to compass a clearer road to perfection.

Since establishing the company in 2004, the brand has expanded its global footprint to over 40 countries and regions with Pakistan having a major market share. The brand has been at the forefront of innovation. Over the years the brand has occupied a leading position and maintains the quality of the product with its innovation and technology. The brand continues to reach for the skies with a wider scope that goes beyond smartphones turning all its ideas into reality.

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Blockstack PBC, a global blockchain technology company co-founded by a Pakistani Computer-Scientist-cum-entrepreneur, Dr. Muneeb Ali, has been successful in bootstrapping a thriving ecosystem around the Stacks blockchain. The mission of the project is to enable users to take back ownership of their digital lives, which are currently controlled by a handful of technology companies that have repeatedly broken the trust of their users. The growing Stacks community, along with a rising tide in the mainstream, believes the internet is fundamentally broken and has a promising solution in the Stacks blockchain.

As the ecosystem around the technology designed to address this ‘broken internet’ has grown, so too has the community, particularly here in Pakistan where the first-ever ‘Stacks Chapter’ is launching under the leadership of Nabeel Qadeer, Country Consultant for Blockstack. The goal of the chapter will be to raise awareness about the technology, form communities called Stacks Pakistan Circles, and advocate for bitcoin regulation with the help of the local industry.

Currently, the Stacks ecosystem is focused on Stacks 2.0, the master design that will enable smart contracts and apps directly on Bitcoin, the most secure and robust blockchain in the world. The Stacks 2.0 blockchain extends the design of Bitcoin to enable secure apps and predictable Clarity smart contracts without modifying Bitcoin itself, opening innovation on the network for the first time.

While explaining further about the Blockstack Company and technology, Dr. Muneeb Ali said that, “I remember when the early ISPs came to Pakistan in the 90s. Growing up in Rawalpindi, I saw the potential of the internet and how it was a life changing technology. The crypto revolution is potentially more disruptive than the original internet. It introduces digital assets, like Bitcoin, on a next internet, and gives developers new superpowers to program advanced smart contracts that provide not only better user-owned apps but also new types of financial products. These crypto networks can displace existing Big Tech companies like Facebook and Google that take ownership of user data. We believe users will own digital currencies along with various other Internet assets using private keys as the artificial line between money and data disappears.”

The Stacks Pakistan chapter is forming the initial community around this revolutionary technology and plans to educate the next generation entrepreneurs and engineers in the country. The mission is the same – a world where the power lies with the end users. The chapter will start with programs and opportunities for university students across all five provinces.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REALME “RACE” COMING UP WITH POWERFUL AND FAST SPEED QUALCOMM SNAPDRAGON 888 FLAGSHIP MOBILE PLATFORM

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir)  With the slogan “Dare to Leap”, the young and trendsetting technology company, realme continues to introduce remarkable devices for its Pakistani customers. At the Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit 2020, realme announced becoming one of the first manufacturers to apply the latest Qualcomm flagship 5G mobile platform, Snapdragon 888.

realme is known to bring consumer products with trendsetting technologies, features, and proficiencies due to its pioneering technologies of smartphones and AIoT. The brand shall be launching its new flagship phone called “Race” powered by Snapdragon 888. The code name “Race” indicates the fast speed and high performance of the upcoming model.

In his video speech at Tech Summit 2020, realme’s CEO Sky Li said “Qualcomm has always been one of realme’s most important partners. realme has already started the development of “Race” a few months ago, realme will once again deliver a product that will exceed the expectations of users around the world.”

As the world’s fastest-growing smartphone brand, realme has worked closely with Qualcomm since its inception. They have brought forward dozens of high-quality powerful smartphones for its users globally from the 4G era to the 5G era. realme was one of the first manufacturers to use Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 and 765G mobile platforms in 2020. realme X50 Pro 5G with Snapdragon 865 and realme X50 5G with Snapdragon 765G both have been highly praised by the international markets.

“Race” with Snapdragon 888 will be among the first S888-based phones to reach the market. Complete features have yet not been revealed but sources report the chipset will be paired with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage and runs Android 11 with Realme UI 2.0 on top. An image of the phone shows a quad-camera with an “Oreo” style bump but no information on the modules inside yet. There’s also talk if realme “Race” will feature Realme’s 125W UltraDART charging or if that will debut with another device. More details are yet to be revealed.

Snapdragon 888 5G mobile platform has created new potentials for the development of realme’s new flagship “Race”. With its powerful performance and top 5G capabilities especially in terms of gaming, video, and communication capabilities, “Race” shall be bringing a next-level user experience. With the success of realme’s previous phones and AIoT products in Pakistan, fans are eagerly waiting for the brand’s new products.

NXT by NETSOL Technologies – A COVID-Aware Smart Workplace Solution to Support Companies’ Return to Work Safely

New Platform Leverages the Internet of Things (IoT), 3D Mapping and Gamification to Make Returning to Work Safe and Engaging for Employees while increasing efficiency in all departments

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) NETSOL Technologies, Inc., a global services and enterprise application solutions provider, in collaboration with WRLD, an immersive 3D mapping technology company, is proud to announce the launch of NXT in Pakistan and US today. NXT is a COVID- aware smart workplace solution which ensures standard operating procedures for employees to safely return to the office and offers virtual interaction and seamless communication for those who continue to work remotely. The NXT platform, powered by WRLD harnesses the potential of 3D gaming quality maps and the internet of things (IoT) technology, to create a digital twin of the real world. This is utilized to connect and engage employees with their workplace while also ensuring they follow strict COVID-safety protocols such as contact tracing, wellness checks and social distancing while in the office. NXT is a global solution from Pakistan to counter the impact that COVID -19 has had on the local market. The NXT platform has been successfully put into practice at NETSOL offices in Pakistan and is available as a software application that can be quickly scaled and shaped for companies of all sizes and from all sectors. The Government of Pakistan is also taking multiple initiatives to boost the use of Technology, entrepreneurship and digitalization for economic prosperity and growth. Today we see positive trends in the tech space of Pakistan. There are many tech based products and solutions coming up from Pakistan and gaining international attention. NXT is also envisioned to be positioned as a global product made by Pakistani tech talent.

To view a video showcasing the NXT workplace platform’s key features, please visit: https://netsoltech.com/nxt/

“I feel honoured to introduce a locally made solution to combat the world-wide crisis we are facing and present it globally. NXT is a response to the changing working dynamics and is designed to cater the emerging needs at work. This product is going to greatly benefit the Pakistani market as well as the international market. The global pandemic has radically transformed the modern working environment and has greatly increased every company’s view of responsibility to their employees’ health and safety,” said Faizaan Ghauri, WRLD’s Chief Executive Officer and NXT’s Product Visionary. “NETSOL’s collaboration with WRLD to transition our global operations to a work-from-home hybridization helped form NXT. We believe its applications will be beneficial to any organization looking to meet today’s unique challenges both during and post-pandemic. NXT has enabled our company to establish and enforce robust standard operating procedures (SOPs) to bring employees back to work in an efficient, transparent and socially distant manner, while simultaneously keeping in contact with employees’ productivity on and off-campus.”

The NXT workplace is a flexible platform that interfaces with an organization’s HR and building management as well as its IoT, productivity and wellness systems to create a Digital Twin of its office space and provide real-time workplace intelligence. Through IoT datasets such as indoor positioning and occupancy sensors, NXT helps employees to assign workspaces and book meetings in real-time while socially distancing within the office. The NXT platform has been optimized to provide organizations with administrative control over protected data, establishing a fully-secure and cloud-integrated system that enables remote access and on-premise management. As Pakistan is being integrated into the digital economy, NXT is the perfect solution to allow Pakistan to increase its efficiency in the international market to compete with the biggest players. NXT provides the perfect solution for increased transparency & efficiency.

The NXT platform features include:

• 3D real-time “Digital Twin” of office space.
• Real-time COVID-radius display, ensuring six-foot distances are being maintained.
• Integration and visualization with IoT sensors for occupancy and footfall management, temperature, air quality, and sensors.
• Building and work-from-home (WFH) check-in capabilities via mobile app.
• Virtual reality/augmented reality (VR/AR) telepresence capabilities.
• Online Meeting room booking, workspace allocation and safe distance occupancy management.
• Employee health and wellness standard operating procedure (SOP) and temperature check-ins.
• Real-time productivity management systems: Github, JIRA, Microsoft Teams.
• Turn-by-turn mapping for navigation and interior wayfinding.
• Security systems and real-time video feed of office space.
• Fault reporting and customer service management.

To learn more about the NXT workplace application please visit here.

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) During this year’s “GITEX Technology Week 2020”, Huawei is collaborating with partners from around the world to showcase how governments and organizations in the Middle East can create new value through synergy across five tech domains. As this year’s 5G Innovation Partner, Huawei has strengthened its commitment to the region’s technology ecosystem by confirming its largest ever GITEX Technology Week presence at the 40th anniversary edition of the event. As 5G has been rolled out at scale in the region and worldwide, Huawei believes that connectivity, cloud, AI, computing, and industry applications are now truly coming together to create unprecedented opportunities for society.

Huawei is thus focusing on applying ICT technologies to more industries through scenario-specific solutions that help enterprises to enhance their business, and governments to achieve strategic goals related to domestic productivity and improving overall governance. Charles Yang, President of Huawei Middle East, notes: “This year’s GITEX Technology Week comes at a time when the true value of ICT has become increasingly clear. Keeping people, businesses, and communities connected even when physically apart is more essential than ever. Through open collaboration, the ICT sector can accelerate the development of the digital economy, in turn contributing to sustainable growth and supporting national transformation agendas in a post-pandemic world.” GITEX visitors will not only see a demonstration of new technologies, but current and future-oriented applications that Huawei has developed with its global partners for customers in government, energy, transportation, finance, and more.

Huawei’s regional leadership team is also connecting with attendees through participation in many of the individual GITEX conference tracks. During these sessions, the company will share best practices in helping to build smart enterprises, campuses, and cities, leveraging its depth of industry know-how and experience in more than 170 countries worldwide. In addition, Huawei will host a “Igniting Innovation Through Education” virtual summit dedicated to the unique requirements of today’s education sector, and what the ICT community can do to bolster digital learning, support new academic models, and promote ICT innovation in line with countries’ national development visions.

Huawei will also host its sixth 5G Ecosystem Conference bringing together vertical industries, 5G ecosystem partners, and 5G operators. Recognizing the COVID-19 outbreak challenges, 5G is essential for societal development and business continuity during the pandemic, as well as for economic recovery post the pandemic. Participants will share insights on the 5G network values, and explore 5G applications both for consumer and industry, to harvest more remarkable achievements in business and social values.

GITEX visitors and virtual guests will also be able to attend the Huawei Middle East Data Center Network Online Summit 2020. It will bring together global and regional experts to address the challenges data center networks are facing today, such as 10-fold surges in data volumes, computing power loss, and others, while helping enterprises to mine intelligence from data, accelerate digital transformation, and promote the development of the digital economy.

• MediaTek Helio G-series chips feature HyperEngine Game Technology to deliver sustained performance and longer gameplay

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) MediaTek, the world’s 4th largest global fabless semiconductor company, today announced its G-series chipsets that will power the next wave of gaming devices from leading smartphone brands in Pakistan. The gaming-focused MediaTek Helio G-series family consists of the new MediaTek Helio G95, aimed at premium users, G90 series, G85, G80, G70, G35, and G25 chips. MediaTek expects the first smartphones powered by the G-series chips to be launched early in 2021.  

The powerful MediaTek Helio G95 offers gaming enthusiasts faster performance and high-end features like advanced multi-camera photography – up to 4 cameras, with an inbuilt AI processing unit (APU). It provides dual wake-up word support and enables HDR10 standard display, which can be enhanced to approach HDR10+ quality in real-time. The chip is equipped with an ultra-low-power, always-on DSP that supports dual wake-up word detection, ensuring seamless concurrence between two parallel Voice Wakeup (VoW) functions. The ultra-low-power DSP minimizes power consumption of applications such as the always-on Google Assistant and supports multiple keyword triggers and virtual assistants.

“Pakistan is a young and rising global market with many multinationals including MediaTek seeing potential growth in it regarding Mobile phones, Consumer Electronics, and other Smart Products. Pakistan has a great growth potential accelerating migration from 2G Feature Phones to 4G Smartphones with a population of over 200M and around 12M unit smartphone market annually. In the coming days, we will work to support this Smartphone acceleration on two fronts. First to bring more flagship phones in the market with the help of Smartphone brands such as Xiaomi, RealMe, Infinix, and others with our Helio G-Series focusing on Mobile Gaming. Secondly, we would work with Mobile Operators on network support for the latest 4G technology such as Voice over LTE (VoLTE) and KaiOS Digit 4G Smart Feature Phone running on our entry 4G SOC” said Rami Osman, Director MEA, MediaTek.

Globally, the year 2020 has been significant for MediaTek, with a strong focus on 5G, gaming, Wi-Fi 6, and AIoT capabilities. MediaTek has a well-adjusted portfolio across smartphones, smart homes, and other segments. MediaTek smartphones and tablets contribute about 43%-48% of the total revenue, while 28-33% revenue covers VAD, AIoT, Power Management, Connectivity Solutions like Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. The remaining 20-25% of the revenue from other categories including Digital TVs, DVD Players, Optical Storage, and Feature phones, etc.

With the cutting-edge gaming performance enhancements, AI camera features, and advanced connectivity, and multimedia features, the MediaTek Helio G series chipsets are bringing consumers around the world superior smartphone gaming experiences.

For details on MediaTek Helio G Series, visit: https://www.mediatek.com/products/smartphones/helio-g

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Launched at the ‘Accelerating a Sustainable Digital Economy’ summit held this week by SAMENA Council, a new report from Huawei and Arthur D. Little focusses on recommended policy actions for Middle East countries to realise their digital visions for a sustained economic recovery from the pandemic and enhanced resilience.  The new study focuses specifically on the Middle East and builds on an earlier collaborative report by Huawei and Arthur D. Little this summer titled “Think Digital. Think Archetype. Your Digital economy model.” 

Pakistan is currently defined as an “ICT Novice” archetype, owing to the low adoption of ICT products and services and limited ICT infrastructure.  That said, the report shows that with the right policies, it can leverage its low cost base and large workforce to become a service and software powerhouse. Arthur D. Little suggests this can be achieved by uplifting the supply and demand sides of the digital economy in tandem, improving digital infrastructure, access and capabilities, while fostering a strong ecosystem around clusters of strategic industries such as software and entertainment.  In all, the consultancy group has estimated gains in excess of US$1.9 billion and thousands of high-quality jobs can be created.

The digital economy is estimated to account for 4.5 to 15.5 percent of world GDP today, depending on the definition. In its broadest definition, this equates to US$11.5 trillion and is growing at around 3x the rate of overall GDP. In the Middle East, Arthur D. Little estimates the digital economy’s contribution to GDP ranges from 6.4 percent in Saudi Arabia, 4.3 percent in UAE, 2.1 percent in Oman, and 1 percent in Pakistan, compared to 9 percent in the USA and 7.7 percent in the UK. This illustrates the scale of the digital gap to be unlocked in the region, if the correct policies are implemented.

Accelerating digitalisation will boost industrial growth and productivity, improve societal well-being, and benefit consumers via cost and time savings. “Successful digital economies require a whole range of infrastructure and capabilities, but countries often have scarce resources and finite funds. Choosing and prioritizing focus areas is therefore key,” said Rajesh Duneja, Partner at Arthur D. Little.

“As the digital economy becomes a key driving force behind economic development in the Middle East, we must continue to measure the true impact of its development, and the best practices that are helping countries to success today. At Huawei, working collectively with global institutions and think tanks in the areas of theory and research are incredibly important to achieving this end,” noted a Huawei executive.

The report details the gaps in the digital economy holding back achievement of their respective digital visions, and the recommendations to lead to value-creating outcomes.

The globally renowned young smartphone brand realme gained a huge hype by the launch of its fastest charging smartphone realme 7 Pro. To endorse the 64 MP Super Nightscape Camera the young smartphone has started nightlife photography contest for its true fans giving them a chance to win realme 7 Pro.

realme 7pro is packed with amazing Super Nightscape feature which continues the legacy of 64 MP camera. Now is the time to use and start exploring the nightlife around you and participate in the contest by following the simple steps.

• Capture a picture from your realme smartphone using the nightscape feature and post it on @shotonrealme.
• Keep the watermark on.
• Use the hashtag #realmeNightLife.
• Lastly, tag and follow @shotonrealme_pakistan.

In case any of the mentioned steps are not followed it will result in disqualification.

As the pioneer of the 64MP camera, realme continues to push the boundaries of smartphone photography. realme has brought a generation of 64MP quad-camera system with versatile features to the realme 7 series to enable users to capture sharper and brighter images. the newly upgraded Sony IMX682 sensor has developed ultra-high resolution algorithm for the 64MP mode, giving unparalleled clarity in every shot even with Pro nightscape mode. In Pro nightscape mode, shutter, ISO, white balance and other parameters can be easily adjusted.

The nightscape mode embedded in realme 7 Pro brings better clarity and more possibilities for artistic inspiration in night photography and capture every light of the night with amazing starry mode.

The realme 7 Pro camera also has built-in set of the most popular night filters that are Flamingo, Cyberpunk and Modern Gold. Flamingo puts flaming red color everywhere giving a bright affect to the picture. People who loves bright pictures would not be required to use any editing software to make the picture bright.

Modern Gold as its name indicates adds strong golden accents. In the dark light Modern Gold gives a beautiful resolution. It jazz-up low light shots by stressing certain colors. Modern Gold as its name indicates adds strong golden accents. Cyberpunk has a slightly pinkish and maroon feel to it. It breaks down the techniques that are needed to learn to add cyberpunk coloring to your images by adding pink & blues, cyan & reds, or any combination of colors that you can think of. In these days of digital photography, stumbling upon a semi-secret, not well-known photographic tool is a rare pleasure.

With just one tap using the filters one can capture a stylish picture. With just one tap, one can easily click those city night scenes in a whole new stylish way. realme 7 Pro also features a 32 MP selfie camera supporting crystal clear selfies even in dark light because of nightscape feature.

This is the time to use realme nightscape feature for capturing mesmerizing and colorful night life. Participate in the contest and get a chance to win realme 7 Pro.