Redmi 10C – All Rounder in the entry segment!

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Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Xiaomi Pakistan today announced Redmi 10C, the latest entrant to its popular Redmi 10 series, with an aim of making high-quality products accessible to more consumers across the globe.

Redmi 10C offers efficient and powerful performance thanks to the Snapdragon® 680 processor, which is built on an efficient 6nm process. With its large 6.71″ DotDrop display, Redmi 10C offers immersive entertainment for all your favorite content, and is compatible with Widevine L1 HD streaming for your favorite movies and shows.

Setting it apart within its segment, Redmi 10C is equipped with a 50MP high-resolution main camera for crisp photos and videos, as well as a 2MP depth sensor that helps to achieve a natural bokeh effect. Backed by a long-lasting 5,000mAh battery, Redmi 10C provides enough power to last you through the day, letting you spend more time playing and less time charging. When you do need to charge, 18W fast charging helps get you juiced up quickly.

Market Availability:

The new Redmi 10C comes in two memory variants – 4GB+64Gb and 4GB+128Gb are available at top distributor partners such as M&P, Airlink, Smartlink, Phonezoo and CoreTech. For those looking to purchase these online, we’ve news for you  too as these are also available on MiStore and Corecart. 

Redmi 10C

4GB+64GB: PKR 29,999/- 

4GB+128GB: PKR 32,999/-

 

Quick Specs: 

Redmi 10C

Display: 6.71’’ Drop Dot Display
Rear Camera: 50 MP
Front Camera: 5 MP selfie camera
Battery: 5000mAH battery
Processor: SnapDragon 680

 

Xiaomi Smart Band 7

Xiaomi is now launching the latest version of the Xiaomi band. The high tech band consists of multiple features but the feature that significantly differentiates it from the other versions is that it is specifically carved out for a fitness cognoscente. The band includes 110+ sports modes which means that it offers both; accuracy and precision for all individuals.

Xiaomi Smart band now comes with 3 unique training functions that expand its credibility and allows the user to excel in their fitness routine. Furthermore, the band comes with a substantial display which grants ease to the eye. The portable AI device monitors an individual 24/7 which gives you unambiguous interpretations in your weekly fitness report.

Moreover, coming towards the variety, Xiaomi went above and beyond to prove that a Smart Band can divide hassle for its users. The Smart Band comes with 100+ custom designs, an impeccable battery time of 14 days and the ability to remain waterproof. 

Xiaomi concludes the watch with these incredible features. Furthermore, the opening sales for the  Xiaomi band 7 is going to be on the 4th of July,  2022.  It’s market price is 8,500/- however,  after an  early bird discount the price is 8,000/-.

 

Dimensions 46.5 x 20.7 x 12.25mm

Weight: 13.5g
Design 1.62”AMOLED high-resolution display

Resolution: 326 PPI

Brightness: up to 500 nits (adjustable)

100+ watch faces

5ATM water resistance
Sensors PPG heart rate sensor

6-axis sensor: Low Power-consumption 3-axis accelerometer and 3-axis gyroscope
Connectivity and compatibility Mi Fitness app

Bluetooth 5.2/BLE

Android 6.0 and above

IOS 10.0 and above

Kinnaird College hosted symposium on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

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Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) A one-day symposium on “Post Traumatic Stress Disorder- rising above the trauma” was organized in Kinnaird College, Lahore. The symposium was aimed at orientating the participants about mental stress and disorders resulted after any trauma. Renowned and learned personnel in Clinical Psychology like Dr. Rafique Dar, HOD UOL Dr. Syed Imran Murtaza , Medical Superintendent, Fountain House Lahore, Dr Rehana Mushtaq, Assistant Professor Riphah International University Lahore, Dr. Mirrat Gull Sr. Clinical psychologist PACT, Dr. Saima Majeed, Associate Professor FCCU & PIMH and Lt. Col (R) Imtiaz Mehmood, CEO Creative Dimensions, attended the occasion and shared how PTSD developed in response of traumatic life experiences. They also discussed myths & facts about PTSD in detail.

The students of Professional Certification in Clinical Psychology presented psychodrama, a video titled Myth & Facts (hope beyond hurt) and a documented video based on PTSD as result of domestic violence. The event was moderated and organized by Ms Rukhsana Mehmood, Senior Clinical Psychologist and Course Facilitator of PCCP at KCLCD, Kinnaird College, Lahore. Dr.Noshaba Hassan Murad, Director UMT Lahore, Ms. Maha Jamil Director KCLCD and Mr. Rizwan Anwar Executive Director KCLCD, Kinnaird College for Women were also present at this occasion. At the end of the event, certificates were distributed among guests and participants by Dr. Rukhsana David, Principal Kinnaird College.

Pak-Qatar General Takaful Signed MoU with Auto One Motors

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Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) Pak-Qatar General Takaful came into an agreement with Auto One (The largest Automotive marketplace for car buyers and sellers in Pakistan. They deal with numerous certified second-hand and used, cars from large numbers of dealers and private sellers. After a signing ceremony was held in Karachi. The agreement will allow Auto One to officer Motor Takaful for their clients.

The agreement was signed between Mr. Azeem I. Pirani, (CEO, PQFTL), Saqib Zeeshan (Depty-CEO, PQGTL) Junaid Ibrahim (Chairman Auto One) and Zeeshan Haider (Head Alternative Distribution & Banca Takaful) along with other officials from the organization.

 

WALEE-NUST LAUNCHES PAKISTAN’S FIRST CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR SOCIAL AND DIGITAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES™

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Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) Walee Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (Walee), Pakistan’s leading influencer marketing technology company, and the country’s top academic institution, the NUST School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (SEECS) have established Pakistan’s first industry-academia centre of excellence to develop innovative social and digital AI-driven solutions and deeper intelligence to serve the USD100 billion global creator economy.  The initiatives will first serve the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan (MENAP) market, which has a digital advertising and ecommerce marketing expected to exceed USD 60 billion in 2022 and an overall potential to double by 2030*.

The Walee-NUST Centre of Excellence (WNCE) for social and digital media technologies is a long-term mutually-beneficial collaboration by way of research and development activities, continuous upgrading of academic course content and knowledge transfer between faculty, students and Walee’s engineering teams. WNCE can also enhance their professional visibility by way of contributing to publications, leading to higher global rankings. Walee’s adoption of web 3.0 is a strong step in meeting its vision to shape the media-advertising space in the next five years with innovative solutions and techstacks. The physical, co-branded and fully functional tech facility on NUST’s premises will boost participants’ team dynamics when working on deliverables.

From a media industry perspective, Walee is the only martech that has collaborated with academia to invest in the country’s future talent. Muhammad Ahsan Tahir,  CEO Walee and a 2014 SEECS engineering graduate, said, “As an aIumni, I am privileged to give back to SEECS’ 2,500 students and faculty members. We will help them contribute to design and development projects, and to deliver globally scalable, AI-driven system serving largest B2B and B2C brands in MENAP and Turkey market”  He added, “Walee Technologies helps leading brands and agencies across these areas to serve more than 500 million in population, to impactfully collaborate with creators and others to market, sell and service products to consumers using AI-driven solutions.”   

The partnership supports NUST’s SEEC program strategy in ensuring it ranks as Pakistan’s top engineering program for the sixth consecutive year (QS Programs). Dr Rafia Mumtaz, Head of Software Engineering department at NUST, said, “By working with Walee’s engineering teams, we aim to enhance our marketing and media technologies knowledge in context to in-demand programming languages, data science and Web 3.0.  This partnership will empower our students to be successful in their academics and future professional endeavours.” In the current economic climate, where startups are struggling to survive, Walee’s initiative to invest in the talent pool was welcomed by the faculty. 

Dr Muhammad Ajmal Khan, Principal, NUST SEECS, added, “We greatly appreciate the generous initiative of SEECS Alumnus, Muhammad Ahsan Tahir, and his efforts to pay back to the institute.” He added, “industry-academia linkages are the need of the hour and NUST-SEECS will strive to strengthen this connection.”

An MOU signing and WNCE facility inauguration ceremony was held on 30 June 2022 at NUST campus and was attended by more than 100 CEOs, industry leaders, government officials, development sector, leading NUST academics, media and others.

Homebridge by Beaconhouse signs MoU with Sanjan Nagar Public Education Trust for student scholarships

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Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Beaconhouse, Pakistan’s largest network of private educational institutions, under its recently introduced Hybrid A Level school, titled Homebridge, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Sanjan Nagar Public Education Trust (SNPET), to offer scholarships to Sanjan Nagar students over a period of 5 academic years. The MoU was signed between Harris Sufyan, Project Director at Homebridge by Beaconhouse, and Beena Raza, Member of Board of Trustees, Sanjan Nagar Trust, at a ceremony held in Lahore.

Under this partnership, Beaconhouse will offer merit-based financial assistance to five students registered under SNPET, to cover their admission fee, tuition fee, laboratory charges, LMS (Learning Management System) enrollment, textbooks, and other fees required for various extra-curricular activities. Beaconhouse will also provide necessary devices, including a laptop or a tablet, along with internet connectivity for each student, as required for academic progress in the Hybrid A Level programme.

Commenting on the partnership, Nassir Kasuri, Executive Director at Beaconhouse stated, “The Hybrid A Level programme offered by Homebridge is focused on providing a long-term alternative to on-campus education to the masses who have limited access to high-standard international programmes. Through this partnership with the Sanjan Nagar Trust, we wish to provide better opportunities to deserving students who can receive quality education through an easier, more flexible education model, and have better chances to lead a progressive life.”

Farzana Kausar,  Principal Sanjan Nagar School, Lahore stated, “We at Sanjan Nagar Public Education Trust Higher Secondary School (SNPET-HSS) appreciate the Beaconhouse and Homebridge teams for this great initiative in making unequal access to education, equal. We are very excited that SNPET-HSS students will become part of the first batch of this programme and wish the very best to the Homebridge team and our students for their collaborative success.”

The Hybrid A Level school is a flexible model that adopts an innovative framework providing students with the opportunity to pursue international qualifications, without the limitations of time and place. Employing a hybrid teaching method for the CAIE A Levels, the concept focuses on a blend of online and on-campus access, building bridges across socio-economic segments, cultural nuances, and physical distances.

Beaconhouse being an entity providing educational services to a large and diverse group of individuals of varying ages, socio-economic backgrounds and nationalities over 4 decades, has always aimed to bring educational excellence to the masses in Pakistan. There are currently more than 315,000 enrolled across various campuses of Beaconhouse School System in Pakistan.

Sanjan Nagar is a not-for-profit school setup that intends to expand its holistic education system, while also seeking philanthropic efforts from donors for its underprivileged students to build a better future for the nation.

 

Experts call for increase in budget to ensure free and compulsory education in Punjab

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Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Education experts at an advocacy forum while projecting the vitality of education towards an educated society and national progress, have emphasized on the need for girls education with more focus on the increased allocation of budget for this sector especially in Punjab.

The advocacy forum was arranged by the Awaz CDS Pakistan here with a major focus to highlight the importance of education without any gender bias and raise demand for sufficient budgetary allocation for education sector.

Chief Executive Awaz CDS Pakistan Zia ur Rehman; Professor of Economics, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Dr Qais Aslam, Additional Secretary (P&D) School System Qaiser Rasheed, and Director General of Punjab Assembly Anayat Ullah Lak; spoke on the occasion while a number of representatives of education sector organizations joined the forum.

In his opening remarks, Zia ur Rehman gave an overview of the educational facilities in the Punjab province in terms of gender and region. He explained that education plays a vital role in shaping up an educated and skilled society that leads to national economic prosperity.

He further emphasized upon the provincial government to ensure equal as well as quality education in all areas of the province without any discrimination.

To achieve this goal, the Awaz CDS Pakistan Chief Executive urged the government to immediately notify the Punjab Free and Compulsory Education Act 2014.

In his remarks, Dr. Qais Aslam from the University of Central Punjab said that the current overall education level in the province is not up to the mark as there still exist a number of barricades in terms of social circumstances, access to schools, paucity of public funds, lack of furniture and other facilities.

According to him, these bottlenecks can be removed significantly if the provincial government prioritized this important sector by earmarking an increased chunk of the budget. He said that according to the Pakistan Bureau of statistics (PSLM 2019-20), 16% urban while 28% rural children of Punjab are still Out of School whereas percentage of out of school children is increasing which shows a need of great seriousness towards education as we have the one of the largest pool of young people who will go wasted otherwise.

Additional Secretary (P&D) School System Qaiser Rasheed acknowledged the irritants towards equal opportunities, especially in remote areas. He threw light on the budget allocated for education, especially girls education. He further said that Chief Minister Punjab, Mr. Hamza Shehbaz  has already called for briefings from education sector and he appreciated the afternoon schools programs.

He highlighted the importance of Accelerated Learning Programs (ALPs) and vocational trainings alongwith scholarships given to underprivileged children and parents of communities working at Brick kilns. He, however, said that despite these odd factors the provincial government is making all-out efforts to ensure provision of facilities at schools across the province.

Anayat Ullah Lak shared the history of Free and Compulsory Education Act and he endorsed that the girls education is not getting the level of seriousness required to ensure quality education for girls in the province. He said that free compulsory education can play a significant role in ensuring education to all with increased students enrolment at schools. He said that the provincial government’s initiatives towards free and compulsory education is a significant initiative and mentioned provision of free text books to students on annual basis.

He assured to also take up the issue of delayed notification of the Punjab Free and Compulsory Education Act 2014 with the relevant government authorities as it would pave the way towards provision of equal and quality education to all.

Education Champion-Ms. Marium Amjad shared that according to Economic Survey of Pakistan 2021-2022, 25.7 million children were enrolled in Primary classes (I-V) and Out of these 11.7 million (45.5%) were girls. It is interesting to note that only 8.25 million went up to the next level (Middle stage of VI-VIII classes) and out of which 3.8 million (46.0%) were girls and only 2.5 million passed their metric (class X) and reached Inter level, out of which 1.3 million (52%) were girls. She demanded attention from Punjab Government in form of declaring Education Emergency in the province.

A question-answer session followed the discussion, where the participants raised related questions regarding contribution on the part of private sector and the government initiatives on free and compulsory education in the province.

In his concluding remarks, Chief Executive Awaz CDS Pakistan Zia ur Rehman thanked the stakeholders, experts and other participants for giving their inputs on the advocacy forum agenda.

Mobilink Microfinance Bank to offer Adamjee Life Assurance products to customers across its nationwide branch network

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Islamabad (Muhammad Yasir) Mobilink Microfinance Bank (MMBL), Pakistan’s Largest Digital Bank has signed a Term Life Insurance Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the country’s leading insurance service provider, Adamjee Life Assurance. This strategic partnership is designed to promote enhanced access to premium insurance products from Adamjee’s portfolio for customers in unserved and underserved regions through MMBL’s vast nationwide branch network. The arrangement is well-positioned to positively impact the financial inclusion landscape of the country.

Senior members from both organizations gathered earlier this week for the signing of the agreement at the MMBL Head Office in Islamabad. Speaking at the occasion, President and CEO, MMBL, Ghazanfar Azzam, opined, “We are excited to collaborate with Adamjee Life Assurance, to collectively drive our vision of providing quality services to our customers and promote financial inclusion. MMBL’s widespread branch network, amassing upwards of 100 branches, will greatly aid in realizing our shared agenda and consequently accelerate economic growth.”  

These insurance products and services will be notable additions to the ones already an active part of MMBL’s portfolio, which includes life and health insurance for customers, and animal insurance for livestock loans. Adamjee Life Assurance will primarily offer three key products under this partnership, including Adamjee Life ‘Sehat Kafalat’, Adamjee Life ‘Nigraan’, and Adamjee Life ‘Mustaqbil Ki Zamanat’. Initially, these offerings will be made available through Adamjee Life Assurance desks at designated MMBL branches nationwide. Existing and walk-in MMBL customers can explore and subscribe to the product solutions per their requirements. For added convenience, MMBL will facilitate seamless payments directly to Adamjee Life through existing payment channels as well as its one-stop digital financial platform – DOST.

President and CEO of Adamjee Life Assurance, Manzar Mushtaq, while stressing the importance of the subject collaboration, stated, “We are excited to partner with MMBL, the country’s largest digital bank, to promote our flagship insurance products across the country. Our Life, Health, and Pay continuation products are exclusively tailored to fulfill the needs of the masses. We hope that we will be able to make them more accessible to prospective customers through our alliance with MMBL”.

As Pakistan’s leading digital financial institution, MMBL is currently serving over 40 million registered users, including 15 million monthly active mobile wallets and has over 100 branches across Pakistan. The Bank strives to facilitate customers by streamlining nationwide access to simplified and convenient financial solutions. MMBL, over the past decade, has introduced multiple innovative and customized digital and financial initiatives, such as digital onboarding of customers, self-service banking through the DOST App (available on both iOs & Android), Internet Banking, the Women Inspirational Network (WIN) program, and the Humqadam program to provide employment opportunities to the differently-abled and much more.

 

Engro Fertilizers releases first-ever Sustainability report

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Karachi (Muhammad Yasir)  Engro Fertilizers, Pakistan’s premier seed-to-harvest solutions provider, has released its first-ever Sustainability Report to highlight the Company’s progress toward environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and governance (ESG) goals.

The comprehensive sustainability report is based on Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards and has been externally validated by an independent certification agency.  The report details how the core values and governance model of Engro Fertilizers incorporate sustainable practices into its day-to-day operations, thus, ensuring a sustainable future.

Key highlights of the report include:

  • Prioritization of UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to address education, healthcare, gender equality, clean water and sanitation, decent work and economic growth, responsible consumption and production, climate action and forging partnerships for the realization of SDGs.
  • Initiatives to lead the agri-industry towards holistic digitization and innovation, ranging from customer and vendor support to digital payment solutions, including online ordering and payments.
  • Key measures to safeguard the interests of farmers and national food security through farmer education, free of cost soil testing and timely product delivery through an extensive distribution network of more than 100 warehouses and 4,000 dealers across the country.
  • Recognition of the Company as “Industry Stewardship Champion” by the International Fertilizers Association (IFA) for efficient operations and minimizing environmental footprint through DuPont world-class environment management systems, solarization of all warehouses.
  • Engro Fertilizers continued to make significant headway in its efforts to create a more diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. In 2021, women made up 15 percent of new hires, with placements in unconventional roles as trade apprentices, graduate trainee engineers, workshop supervisors, warehouse in-charges and field-sales. The Company secured the first runner up position in the category of “Leadership Commitment” at the prestigious UN Women 2021 Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards. It was also recognized for its diverse and inclusive workplace culture at the CFA Society Pakistan Annual Excellence Awards 2021 and the Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Benchmark (GDEIB) Conference and Awards 2021 by winning ten awards in different categories, including being named as the ‘Most Inclusive Organization’ of Pakistan.

Ghias Khan, President & CEO, Engro Corporation, stated, “Engro Fertilizers sustainability report speaks to the company’s commitment towards building a sustainable future for its stakeholders through robust core values and a governance model that helps incorporate sustainable practices in its day-to-day operations. As one of Pakistan’s largest conglomerates, it is our duty to work towards the environmental, social, and economic health of the communities we work with and operate in.

He reiterated that, “For over five decades, Engro Fertilizers has worked diligently towards an equitable and prosperous Pakistan, with our efforts focused on food security, farmer literacy & financial inclusion, managing our carbon footprint, responsibly disposing waste, as well as education and health. I hope this report will help you gain an understanding of our sustainability efforts but more importantly be a catalyst for change across various sectors and industries. We will continue to view our businesses through the lens of sustainability so that generations to come may have a safe and bright future.”

 

Film Academy (OSCARS) Invites Filmmaker Mohammed Ali Naqvi as a Member

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Pakistan (Nut Desk) The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has invited distinguished members of the global film community to join the organization under various categories and our very own Mohammed Ali Naqvi is one of them. Recognizing his talent and vision, international acclaim and numerous awards in documentary and film making, Naqvi has been invited to become a member of the Oscars under the category of documentaries. It is indeed a moment of tremendous pride for Pakistan.

Mohammed Ali Naqvi is already a member of the Television Academy (Emmys) and IDA (International Documentary Association).

Overall 397 members have been invited in various categories. These member will henceforth be able to vote for the Oscar nominations and winners. Mohammed Ali Naqvi shares this honour with  newly-minted Oscar winners Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell  (music branch) and Kajol, Ariana De Bose and Troy Kotsar (actors); Paramount chief Brian Robbins and Disney general entertainment chief Dana Walden (executives); and film critic Leonard Maltin (members-at-large). Full list is available at www.oscars.org/news/academy-invites-397-membership

It is heartening to see that our talent is receiving global recognition and is sharing the stage with the big name of the world. The stage is set and the spotlight has started shining on our film industry, it is now for us to make the most of this opportunity and create an enabling environment for our stars to shine internationally.

Mohammed Ali Naqvi (www.monaqvi.com), is a well-known name internationally, and has won many accolades for his ground-breaking work. He is a Pakistani-American filmmaker whose films explore themes of human rights, social justice, politics, and identity in contemporary Muslim and South Asian narratives.

The recipient of two Amnesty International Human Rights Awards and a Grand Prix from the United Nations Association Festival, Naqvi served as Co-Executive Producer of the Netflix Original Top 10 docuseries Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror. He received the inaugural Television Academy™️ Honor for directing and producing Showtime Original Shame. Naqvi has an Emmy-nominated Among the Believers (PBS) documentary and an Asian Media Award winner The Accused: Damned Or Devoted? 

The impact of Naqvi’s work and his commitment to human rights extends beyond the screen. He sits on the board of Mukhtaran Mai Women’s Welfare Organization and his film Pakistan’s Hidden Shame, prompted Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to open a shelter for homeless children in KPK province.

Naqvi seeks narrative projects that emphasize multicultural perspectives in diverse stories and genres. His work also includes a road-trip drama and an indie comedy.

Huawei elevates its Network-as-a-Service offering with partners to deliver smart solutions in the Middle East

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Lahore (Nut Desk) Huawei Cloud-managed network platform helps enterprises to build a one-stop network management center powered by an industry-leading cloud management architecture Ooredoo Business announced a collaboration with Huawei and signed an MoU for new cloud managed network services in Kuwait and PTCL launched new smart solution to enable enterprise digital transformation in Pakistan ISLAMABAD, June 30 2022: During the ‘Network-as-a-Service Forum’ held recently at Atlantis Hotel, Dubai, Huawei announced its latest & innovative Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) offering for the Middle East region, powering enterprises across different industries to build a strong foundation for digital transformation. These new-generation services will enable enterprise businesses from government, education, healthcare, retail, banking, manufacturing industries and other SMEs to keep pace with innovation, meet rapidly changing business needs and optimize network performance and user experiences through a cloud-like subscription model. Enterprise NaaS models allow enterprises to outsource provisioning, deployment, ongoing management, and decommissioning and end of life for their enterprise networks. The advantages of enterprise NaaS models include faster access to new technology, simplification of network deployment and management, and improved refresh cycles for enterprises to dynamically scale network components as needed. IDC predicts the enterprise NaaS market will mature rapidly in 2022 and beyond, growing to become a prominent way that enterprises procure, operate, and manage their networks. Close collaboration of technology vendors with their carrier/MSP partners is essential to leverage new growth opportunities fuelled by digitalization. Len Padilla, Senior Research Director at IDC spoke at the event and said, “Huawei have clearly understood the enterprise demand for Network-as-a-Service (NaaS). In order to meet that demand they are investing in systems and enablement for their network operator partners, equipping them to address the requirements of current and future clients.” Using Huawei’s NaaS offering built on the CloudCampus MSP platform, carrier/MSP partners can provide a depth of services to enterprise customers. CloudCampus MSP combines AIOps and a unified infrastructure for wired, wireless and SD-WAN management, providing MSPs a single platform to manage all customers in their environment. With best-of-breed network hardware, a comprehensive set of APIs, and integration with hundreds of smart solutions offered by Huawei’s technology partners, the CloudCampus MSP platform enables partners to quickly build and deliver a wide variety of managed service offerings that meet their customers’ specific needs. “Digital transformation requires a network that features integrated security, scalable advanced routing, full visibility into network traffic and sophisticated analytics. Enterprises today need the flexibility and security of cloud as well as the agility and ability to scale up infrastructure as per customer demand – and all of this in a cost effective, simple yet comprehensive manner. This is where Huawei’s NaaS solution comes in – it is built with the focus on business agility & continuity, security & compliance resulting in achieving greater efficiencies & optimization for our customers,” said David Shi, President, Huawei Enterprise Business Group, Middle East. Zarrar Hasham Khan, Group Chief Business Solutions Officer, PTCL & Ufone, spoke at the event about “how carriers are transforming from being a pure-play connectivity provider to an end-to-end solutions provider. PTCL is launching a series of smart solutions for digital transformation across various industry verticals in Pakistan, such as workplaces, banks, educational institutes & healthcare. Furthermore, he shared the experience of PTCL’s Smart HealthSuite solution as an example, that integrates several technologies like Fiber-to-the-Room, Wi-Fi 6, IoT asset tracking and patient medical record management, to deliver a single medical center solution for better experience and high reliability. In the future, these smart solutions will offer a one-stop shop, pay as you grow & cost-effective services model to help businesses contribute effectively to the digital vision of Pakistan.” During the forum, Ooredoo Business and Huawei signed an MoU to launch a new generation of cloud-optimized managed network services in Kuwait called “Cloud Connect” to improve business performance & enable them to establish secured high-speed connections. Through this partnership, Ooredoo Business will be able to deliver SD-LAN and SD-WAN managed services to their customers by leveraging leading technologies such as 5G, Wi-Fi 6, AI, SD-WAN, Passive Optical LAN (POL) from Huawei.