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Zong Contracted to Provide 4G Services, mobile phones to FUUAST Students

Good News for faculty members and students of Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST), Zong has just signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with university to facilitate them with fastest 4G services.

Zongs high powered internet services

More than 4,000 students and scores of faculty members would be entertained from Zongs high powered internet services. The purpose of signing the MoU with the university is to facilitate students with the fastest internet technology that can encourage them for studies. Apart this Zong is providing SIMs and phones at affordable rates to University students. Furthermore company is also establishing digital research laboratories to support students in research programs.

In present times it has become very certain for educational institutions to be in touch with the industry as social media has synthesized in the mobile phone.

The purpose behind this all is to give students internet facility that they can utilize for research and education. This will give a chance to interact with other universities all over the world and advantage from their research work. Prior, Chinese company had made similar contract with Lahore University of Management Sciences.

Zong Leads Mobile Data Speeds in Pakistan: PTA Survey Indicates

According to the latest survey it has proved that Zong is listed as the No 1 in data speeds, the survey of all connections brought PTA to a conclusion that other networks are not satisfactory like Zong.

3G speed for Ufone Telenor users is below 2Mbps and for Mobilink its 3G speed stood at 5.04Mbps and Zong hit the charts with 7.71MBPS of average 3G speeds on its network.

It’s difficult to say that Telenor’s average speed for 3G network reduced from 2.2Mbps during PTA’s last QoS survey to 1.94Mbps. The other networks Ufone, Mobilink also focused to increase the speed of their 3G networks since the last survey held preceding year.

According to PTA it has carried out this broad Quality of Service survey of 3G and 2G networks in Islamabad, Peshawar and Rawalpindi to evaluate voice and data QoS as per the required standards.

Further PTA told they are doing QoS Survey in other regions of Pakistan.

PTA didn’t survey 4G Networks this time.

Adhoc QoS survey indicates that 3G operators with 10MHz frequency spectrum is higher than that of the Internet data speed supported by 3G operators with 5MHz frequency spectrum.

3G Speeds

During PTA survey it found data “throughput” of all 3G operators is higher than the benchmark set in their respective licenses. Data throughput of Zong is maximum supported by Mobilink, whereas data throughput of Ufone is the lowest among all NGMS operators.

Strong Signals

PTA’s QoS survey presented that strong signals of entire 3G/4G operators are above the benchmark signifying worthy in majority of the listed areas.

The least the value of strong signals on negative axis, the greater is the signal power. PTA highlighted that entire strength of Ufone and Telenor networks is better than Mobilink and Zong but due to additional frequency consumed by Zong and Mobilink for 3G/4G networks, their quality is superior.

Network Availability – 2G Networks

Network availability is the chance that mobile services are easy to access to an end customer by presenting network indicator on the mobile phone through the whole consumption.

Grade of 2G Services

Grade of service is chance that the end customer cannot approach the mobile services when demanded if it is proffered by presenting the network indicator on the mobile phone. In simple words, Grade of Service is Network Blocking.

The mobile operator community is meeting a particular Grade of Service that’s beholden in their license terms.

Call Connection Time

Call connection time the duration between sending of entire call initiation details by the caller and in reward receipt of call setup notification. In more simple words it is time between dialing a number and hearing ring back tone.

Adding more PTA also informed the call connection time of the mobile operator is not contented and they require doing in better way of connecting voice calls.

Call Completion Ratio

Call Completion Ratio is the probability that a service, once facilitated will move on to be supported under specific conditions for a particular time. In simple words, this KPI gives information about Call Drops.

End to End Speech Quality

End-to-End Speech Quality of all the mobile operators is beyond the standard.

SMS Success Rate

SMS Success Rate is the chance that short texts will deliver soon and successfully, end-to-end when requested and presented of the related information on the mobile phone

End to End SMS Delivery Time

End-to-End SMS Delivery Time is period between sending short texts to a short message center and receiving the very same short message at desired mobile phone.

3G/4G services in Gilgit-Balistan, AJK this year – Govt

Following the start of 3G and 4G in the four provinces and federal territory, Government is planning to extend the service to Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) in this year.

This was decided in a top level meeting which was headed by Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Chaudhry Barjees Tahir and Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunication Ms Anusha Rehman in Islamabad.

It was agreed by the ministers that the next generation technology will be extending to the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). An auction for sale of 3G and 4G licences will be held in September 2016.

Anusha Rehman informed Barjees Tahir that upgrading of the existing GSM cellular networks is in progress in Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu Kashmir under the Public Sector Development Programme together with Special Communication Organization.

The Information Technology Ministry is ready to provide the people in northern areas and Kashmir with latest advanced technologies and a coming together policy between cellular companies will be brought out for success in hard areas which was assured by Ms Rehman to Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan.

It was promised by the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif the provision of advanced telecommunication infrastructure for people of Kashmir and GB which will be kept in the coming future. Barjees Tahir said that Rs. 1.4 million for the replacement of the present GSM infrastructure to be issued soon.

April 14, 2014, saw the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) held a successful auction of four 3rd Generation (3G) and one 4th Generation (4G) licenses. Another 4G license was also acquired by Warid Telecom afterwards. Currently Zong, a Chinese telecom conglomerate, is the only cellular company providing 4G, 3G and GSM services countrywide.

Supreme Court restricts 3 Data SIMs and Voice SIMs CNIC

While listening to CMPak (Zong) application for the evacuation of 5 SIMS limitations for each CNIC, the Supreme Court of Pakistan here on Thursday gave decision for CMPak (Zong) and removed the confinement by permitting most extreme of three Data SIMs on top of five Voice SIMs per CNIC.

Zong was challenging the case for evacuation of 5 SIM per CNIC limit and recompense of any number of information SIMs, nonetheless, Supreme Court — amid a listening to today — said that one CNIC holder cannot hold more than 5 voice SIMs and 3 information SIMs at one time.

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, which was likewise a gathering for the situation, kept up that since all old and new SIMs issued are presently are bio-metrically confirmed and every last SIM is connected with a living individual so this farthest point of 5 voice SIMs per CNIC ought to be uprooted.

PTA said that it won’t have any issues if this limit is removed, be that as it may, different partners, for example, law enforcement agencies, ought to likewise be tackled board before removing the cutoff.

PTA likewise presented that Wireless Local Loop administrators —, for example, PTCL — are permitted to issue three information SIMs on single CNIC.

While talking on this decision Niaz A. Malik, Deputy CEO CMPak (Zong) said, “We are satisfied with the decision given by the honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan. This decision will surely cast a positive impression on businesses of the telecom industry of Pakistan. Being the only 3G and 4G operator, we take pride to lead the industry for its goodness”. “We are taking this decision as an initial success and CMPak (Zong) will continue to reshape the Pakistani markets as a digital leader with its huge investment in 4G. Our cutting edge technology provided our users with unique satisfactory experience compare to other available platforms”, he finished.

Definite judgment on the issue was saved and will be issued at a later time. It perhaps reviewed that Supreme Court of Pakistan had bound the utmost of greatest of 5 SIMs per CNIC because of security reasons in 2012 when mysterious SIMs, with no enrollments were utilized as a part of terrorist exercises. In any case, subsequent to the circumstance changed after bio-metric verification drive with

every last SIM enrolled against a CNIC, administrators believed this limit could be evacuated. The phone operators trusted that the choice had brought about monstrous cut in their deals and incomes.

This boycott was harming the operators, particularly after the auction 3G/4G as they were not ready to offer even the data SIMs because of the confinement of 5 SIMs per CNIC. Also, data SIMs can’t receive inbound calls or make an outbound call, making it incomprehensible for the SIMs to be utilized as a part of any terrorist action.

After the choice, mobile phone organizations will keep on keeping the top on voice SIMs, then again, they will be permitted to offer three extra information SIMs per CNIC.

Just on the off chance that on the off chance that you pondering, mobile phone organizations were pushing for evacuation of maximum limit, particularly from data SIMs, because of expanded number of contraptions, for example, tablets, laptops, smartphones, Dongles, IP cameras, IP phones, GPS devices and so on that require information SIMs for internet activity. What’s more, with time, the requirement for more information SIMs per individual will just increment.

Zong announces pre-ordering of iPhone 6s & 6s plus in Pakistan

Soon after the declaration of presenting most recent iPhones in Pakistan by i2 and Ufone, Zong has likewise bounced into the diversion to bring iPhone 6s and iPhone 6S Plus for its customers.

As indicated by the details, the company is setting up the most intriguing iPhones yet on pre-orders from one week from now, that is November 6, 2015. The customers of Zong will have the capacity to get hands-on experience of these handsets by obtaining them from November 13, 2015, as told by the company.

It is imperative to mention here that Zong was the last telecom operator of Pakistan that presented iPhones without precedent for the nation a year ago however now, the situation is completely changed and company appears to be resolved this time and this is the very reason it has upgraded this breaking news on its official website. Despite the fact that there are no further details unveiled yet.

To the extent the costs of iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus in Pakistan are concerned, it appears like that the base 16 GB model of iPhone 6S can cost up to Rs. 80,000 while the cost of iPhone 6S Plus will be more than Rs. 100,000.

It stays to be seen when rest of the telecom operators of Pakistan will report their position with respect to the introduction of Apple’s most recent leaders. Yet, expect some infectious information bundles for the entire year on purchasing any of these handsets.

The number of 3G/4G Users in Pakistan Increased reached 13 Million

Pakistan technology is booming in every single day, Pakistan mobile operators has included one million 3G/4G users this April in 2015 to manage the entire count of 3G and 4G users in country to 13 million announced by recently declared stats from Pakistan Telecommunication Authority.

Recently Zong top charts and participated 487,487 new users to its 3G network, on the other hand Telenor added some 326,844 new users to 3G data services. Mobilink was capable to hold 226,877 new 3G data users during the month of April.

According to news declared from PTA that Ufone lost around 121,389 data users during the month.

Total number of 4G consumers in Pakistan now reached 141,177 with Warid leading the ranks with its 79,213 4G LTE users.3G/4G Mobile users in Pakistan

Zong to offer NFC, prepaid credit cards, Internet payment solutions in Pakistan

According to reports, Zong customers NFC payments from other sources, to buy stuff online will allow Pakistanis that is working on a new service, we have learned through sources.

According to a presentation of the project, a well placed substantial obtained through reliable sources, like Zong Pakistan only work for users of cards that allow you to make payments via the Internet that is planning to offer a service credit cards.
These prepaid cards, Zong in sales and sales network spread across the country are available. In addition, users can load their prepaid cards – they can use to buy stuff online – via their mobile balance, making the whole process much easier and smoother.

The facility primarily credit cards and debit cards at merchants, Pakistan is currently not available via the Internet through a solution that will allow the country to collect payments in e-commerce solutions for the industry long-term disruption.

Even in 2016 – – Ministry of IT, PTA, PSEB, Pasha, PAS and local banks in Pakistan for failure to pay a viable solution for Internet merchants have to live without .
The country will change.

Retail stores and online e-commerce industry trends with increasing number of Pakistan, the country will allow merchants to accept online payments that may have been left without a viable solution that is a shame. . Zong effort will greatly help the industry.

According to Zong, Warid Internet and NFC payment solution in the next 45 days will be launched on the market with-confirmed.

Virtual and Physical these cards online merchants to sell items quickly accepted for payment for prepaid company will also provide a facility.

According to a slide, to offer such as banking and payment processing operators will then partner Zong infrastructure partners, output:

That can be used in stores physical Visa prepaid card
Digital web-based virtual prepaid card for payment
Integrated NFC SIM card prepaid account / credit card, debit the payment, NFC payment virtual card

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Zong partner Askari bank intends to acquire KASB Bank

Askari Bank, Zong’s partner in its branch-less banking business meet the capital requirement is mandated by the central bank in November to face ban is KASB Bank, was dedicated to the pursuit of is confirmed with fountains. Askari Bank Board of the Bank to conduct due diligence No Objection Certificate (NOC) is in the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to submit the application in the bank’s administration gave the green light to signal .

The central bank’s banking and financial sector in the very early stage of Askari Bank is unlikely to allow the business to expand. Evaluation of financial and legal due diligence related to the evaluation process followed, Askari Bank KASB Bank management on a price. If this happens, the acquisition of military KASB Bank bank branches is also companies and commercial sector and personal services in terms of on-time for your business benefit Zong branch.

105 KASB Bank branches in 44 different cities, the services G2P, remittances from abroad, to pay salaries and the ISP may be the financial center of branchless banking. Time at over 25,000 outlets, including 291 bank branches are armed.

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PTA Issues Show Cause Notice to Zong

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has issued a show reason notice to Zong concerning to a few questions that power had for a few GPRS Ips of the organization, we have affirmed with sources. PTA affirmed Propakistani about the show cause recognize that was issued to Zong however said that Zong has effectively reacted with an elucidation. At the point when reached, Zong chose not to remark on the matter. We are in procedure of gathering more subtle elements on this.