3G & 4G licenses: Government expects 75pc payments before budget

Government is expecting 75% payments to be received before budget for the recently auctioned 3G & 4G licenses. Two of the mobile operators have shown interest in paying all their bidding price upfront as they don’t want to pay 3% additional interest on 5 years long installments.

Zong is planning to pay $500 million by next week as told by Minister for Information & Technology Anusha Rehman in a meeting held at Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). Zong won a 3G license for 10 MHz spectrum and another 4G license for 10 MHz spectrum during the auction that was held on this Wednesday.

Anusha Rehman said that another company was also ready to pay its promised amount of bid as soon as possible. PTA Chairman Dr. Ismail Shah said that the cellular operators are excited to launch 3G technology as soon as possible. Eagerness of these companies is visible with their advertisement campaigns getting started as soon as result of auction process was announced.

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8,000 mobile towers of Telenor are ready to launch 3G

Telenor has said that they are ready to launch 3G services in the country with the help of their 8,000 cellular network towers.

Announced at a Press conference by Telenor’s Chief of Marketing Irfan Wahab and Corporate Affairs Chief of Telenor Aslam Hayat, the company was ready for roll out of next generation of mobile communications from 2013 when it upgraded its infrastructure network. It was told that this acquiring of 3G licenses made Telenor Pakistan fourth of Telenor Group’s six Asian operations with 3G.

Officials from Telenor boasted of successful leap into the 3G with 10 year of operations of the company in Pakistani Telecom market. Telenor expects that there will be increase in internet using user base among their currently held 35 million user base with introduction of 3G.

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3G and 4G Auction in Pakistan: A Dispassionate Analysis!

The experts of Information Communication Technology (ICT) Forum PAKISTAN have attempted a dispassionate analysis of strengths and weaknesses of the Spectrum Auction conducted on the 23rd of April 2014. The experts have also briefly analyzed some of the criticism.
  
Strengths

The biggest achievement of this auction – and consequently of PTA and the Government – is that it has been conducted in a very smooth and orderly manner, without generating any controversy of any wrong-doing. Therefore, congratulations are due to all those who worked for this achievement – in the Government as well as the PTA.


The whole process was carried out in a transparent and fair manner. The consultation process was open and accommodating. This resulted in PTA revising its first draft IM a couple of times, which is a proof that PTA remained flexible in accommodating views of stakeholders as far as possible.

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Ufone to provide best 3G services, CEO Abdul Aziz

Ufone will provide best 3G services in Pakistan and the only priority of the company would be to take care of its data hungry customers in this new era of technological advancement in Pakistan.

Ufone acquired its 3G license during April 23 spectrum auction. The company secured 10 MHz in 2100 Mhz band.

Speaking at the occasionexpressed his delight saying, “This is a major milestone not just for Ufone but also the telecommunication industry of Pakistan in general. We have been working to get 3G technology in Pakistan for a while and it fills me with immense pride and delight that our efforts have finally bore fruit. He also congratulated PTA, relevant ministries and Government of Pakistan on the successful conclusion of the bidding process.”

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This list consists of all the 4G smartphone that can work with 4G technology. Although pricy, these smartphones can help you surf internet and enjoy mammoth internet speed as soon as this new age technology is rolled out in Pakistan. 4G enabled smartphone are mostly available from international companies. Right now, only Zong has won a 4G license in Pakistan after auction. you can also read about 3G smartphone available in Pakistan from here. There are high expectation by masses for high speed internet and some amazing packages that will be launched along with 3G and 4G roll out.

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List of 3G smartphone available in Pakistan

Here is a list of 3G smartphone that are available in Pakistan and can function easily with 3G technology. 3G enabled smartphones were the single most essential requirement if you want to make use of all the amazing features of next generation mobile communications. 3G smartphones from both local and international companies are included in this list. you can also read about 4G smartphone available in Pakistan from here. There are high expectation by masses for high speed internet and some amazing packages that will be launched along with 3G and 4G roll out.

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3G & 4G technology: Effect on the battery of your Smartphone

It is important to know that what kind of affect 3G and 4G technology is going to have on the battery life of your Smartphone, once they are launched in the country.

Unlike current 2G technology, battery life of your Smartphone is subjected to more drain when you start using next generation mobile communications. Experience in other countries has shown that more battery is lost when you are using 3G as compared to Wi-Fi which is already considered to be a feature that uses excessive battery. Here are some of the facts related to 3G/4G usage and battery life.

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All Four Operators Bag 3G Spectrum, While Only Zong Took Home 4G license

After waiting for years, and a fairly long auction day, Pakistan is all set to roll-out the 3G service after the successful auction of the 3G and 4G spectrum.

We hope you enjoyed ProPakistani’s day long minute by minute live coverage of the auction; lets summarise and review the final outcome of the auction.

All four operators participating in the auction, namely Mobilink, Telenor, Ufone, and Zong, bagged the 3G spectrum; while only Zong went on to bid and acquire the 4G spectrum.

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3G auction: What does Pakistani people have to say about it?

3G auction is on its way to Pakistan but there is still some confusion among the masses about the technology. On twitter, right now the most trending hashtag reads as When 3G hits Pakistan. It is not the first time that Pakistanis have took to social media like Twitter to express their views on current events.
 From Imran Khan’s Dharna to guessing about Santa Clause, Pakistanis have done it all. Even Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has used this platform to raise his voice.
Here are some of the funny and interesting tweets made by Twitter users in Pakistan on launch of 3G technology in Pakistan.

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