As previously reported about Jazz Mobilink digital partnering with Converge Technologies for the Avatar Movie promotion, find below the promo being run on ATL currently:
Do participate if you are a Jazz subscriber to win free movie passes and content. Continue reading ‘Jazz/Converge Avatar SMS Promotion’
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is closely working with State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on the draft of “Third Party Mobile Banking Regulations” which will be finalized soon. Once finalized, it will connect all banks of the country with cellular mobile operators for mobile transactions. It was said by Chairman PTA, Dr. Mohammed Yaseen while addressing to a press conference held here today by Nokia Siemens Networks.
Chairman PTA said that the primary objective of this collaboration is to develop a unified regulatory framework to facilitate the customers of telecom and banking sectors both at a time, since mobile banking involves both financial institutes and mobile phone operators.
Continue reading ‘All Banks Connected with Mobile Operators for Mobile Banking Soon’
A literacy programme delivered through the mobile phone to disadvantaged female learners in Punjab showed improved literacy skills.
The five-month programme, initiated by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), targeted 250 females aged 15 to 24 years old in three districts.
Pakistan, with half its population illiterate, is the fourth largest contributor to the world illiterate population. The literacy rate for males is 63 per cent, compared to only 36 per cent for females, making the country with one of the widest gap in this region.
Continue reading ‘MOBILE PHONES CLOSE LITERACY GAP IN PAKISTAN’
We say, the Telecom Operators are pioneers in driving the digital media growth in Pakistan along with the financial and FMCG sector. This is just another example of an innovative idea converted into interactive fun.
Check out the Bakra Facebook App by djuice and have fun in greeting your friends Eid-ul-Azha Mubarak:
Continue reading ‘Make Bakra out of your friends with Djuice Bakra App’
For low income households (aka bottom of the pyramid, BOP) in Pakistan, phones are more popular than radios but haven’t taken over TVs yet. This is from research conducted by LIRNEasia, a Sri Lanka-based Asia-Pacific information and communication technology (ICT) policy and regulation capacity-building organization. The study said that in Pakistan, a hundred bottom of the pyramid (BOP) households now have 68 TVs, 39 phones, 24 radios and 3 computers. As comparison, for a hundred bottom of the pyramid (BOP) households in India, there are 50 TVs, 38 phones, 28 radios and one computer.
This goes against the common perception that radios are more important for low income households. If we look at the current PTA Indicators, around 60% of Pakistani population owns mobile. Mobile is fast replacing Radio because even the lowest level sets now come with added Radio, Apps and games. Continue reading ‘People own more Mobiles than Radios in Pakistan’
According to a recent post in Pro Pakistani:
There were total of 23,839 million text messages exchanged between mobile phone users in Pakistan in second quarter 2009, with Ufone capturing almost 43% of SMS share out of the whole traffic.
Look at the SMS traffic of cellular companies, and find out how sharp are the turns when they started offering unlimited packages.
Total SMS Traffic (in Millions)
Continue reading ‘SMS Market Share in Pakistan Telecom Market’
Acision reported that over 660 million text messages were delivered across its messaging systems during a 48 hour period in Pakistan, over the 2009 Eid festive season. With 95 million mobile subscribers representing 58% of the mobile penetration rate, Pakistan is one of the fastest growing mobile markets in the world.
“It is becoming very normal for SMS volumes to peak during festive seasons, mainly due to consumers opting to send SMS greetings because it is inexpensive, easy to use and supported by 100% of all mobile handsets in the market. One of the key drivers for SMS traffic growth in this market is the introduction of SMS bundles this year for the prepaid segment.
Continue reading ‘660 Million Text Messages Exchanged During Eid-ul-Fitr’
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