3G spectrum licenses auction concludes:Live Updates
- Thread starter farhan_9909
- Start date
forcetrip
PDF THINK TANK: CONSULTANT
- Joined
- Apr 24, 2009
- Messages
- 4,316
- Reaction score
- 11
- Country
- Location
There are no charges. Just data limits in place with your 2g account. They are testing their sites therefore everyone getting a freebie. Packages will be introduced probably next month. Out of 1100 sites in Karachi 300 high value or high service sites are already converted and being tested. These are known as platinum sites.
farhan_9909
PROFESSIONAL
- Joined
- Oct 21, 2009
- Messages
- 8,989
- Reaction score
- 10
- Country
- Location
well just tried in Abbottabad with 3g and i am not even getting signal's
Areesh
ELITE MEMBER
- Joined
- Mar 30, 2010
- Messages
- 45,157
- Reaction score
- 3
- Country
- Location
Are they offering 3g in Abbottabad at all? I thought it is offered only in federal and provincial capitals for now. I don't think Abbottabad is included in the list for now.
forcetrip
PDF THINK TANK: CONSULTANT
- Joined
- Apr 24, 2009
- Messages
- 4,316
- Reaction score
- 11
- Country
- Location
Abbottabad? You will be waiting a very long time.. Years possibly.
Shabaz Sharif
SENIOR MEMBER
- Joined
- Nov 26, 2006
- Messages
- 4,000
- Reaction score
- -15
- Country
- Location
by nexy year coverage will be in 80 cities, which surly will include Abbottabad. Maybe by end of this year is also possible.
Raja.Pakistani
SENIOR MEMBER
- Joined
- Feb 27, 2011
- Messages
- 3,088
- Reaction score
- 0
- Country
- Location
When your internet speed is higher, you will certainly going to use more volume and if your data cap/volume is small then it will end quickly if you start streaming videos, sky pe calling or use for downloading stuffs..if you use your phone just for surfing then even G P R S is more than enough so these Three G or 4 G will only be useless if you get a good volume of data usage I am more interested to know the rate and data volumes they will give to their customers
farhan_9909
PROFESSIONAL
- Joined
- Oct 21, 2009
- Messages
- 8,989
- Reaction score
- 10
- Country
- Location
do we have any list?
i thought we will start getting 3g throughout pakistan within months
Areesh
ELITE MEMBER
- Joined
- Mar 30, 2010
- Messages
- 45,157
- Reaction score
- 3
- Country
- Location
Nope initially it is for federal and four provincial capitals. Smaller cities like Abbottabad would be included later.
farhan_9909
PROFESSIONAL
- Joined
- Oct 21, 2009
- Messages
- 8,989
- Reaction score
- 10
- Country
- Location
Shabaz Sharif
SENIOR MEMBER
- Joined
- Nov 26, 2006
- Messages
- 4,000
- Reaction score
- -15
- Country
- Location
I think now its also working in Peshawar, can anybody confirm this?
Thorough Pro
ELITE MEMBER
- Joined
- Aug 23, 2008
- Messages
- 13,232
- Reaction score
- -21
- Country
- Location
forcetrip
PDF THINK TANK: CONSULTANT
- Joined
- Apr 24, 2009
- Messages
- 4,316
- Reaction score
- 11
- Country
- Location
Another thing we cant do with 4g. Watch youtube in pakistan.
Read it again. One Year plus to bring 3g to 80 cities. Got to check if Abbottabad is in those 80 cities.
forcetrip
PDF THINK TANK: CONSULTANT
- Joined
- Apr 24, 2009
- Messages
- 4,316
- Reaction score
- 11
- Country
- Location
Telenor likely to launch 3G service in 2 weeks
KARACHI:
Telenor Pakistan, which acquired a licence for third-generation (3G) mobile internet services in the April-23 spectrum auction, is likely to launch its high-speed mobile broadband services in two weeks.
“We have already completed our network swap [upgrade] and all of our 8,000 cell sites are 3G-ready,” the company’s Chief Marketing Officer Irfan Wahab Khan told a group of journalists in its Karachi office on Tuesday.
Though Khan did not give a specific date for the launch of its 3G service, he gave all the indications that the company is ready to launch the much-awaited mobile broadband service anytime which, according to our sources, will be functional within two weeks.
The Oslo-based cellular service giant and the second largest telecom operator by subscribers (35 million) is testing its 3G services on a trial basis in selected areas, according to Khan. The company has already paid 50% fee for acquiring 5 megahertz band in 2100 MHz or 3G spectrum to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, meeting the final prerequisite for launching 3G services in the country.
“Telenor users could dial a code [*7799#] to find out whether the service is available in their area,” Khan said. The company’s marketing head also said they would ensure the affordability of the service for low-income subscribers.
Besides monthly plans, Khan said the company would also offer daily and weekly passes [data bundles] to keep 3G within the reach of low-end customers.
In his presentation laden with statistics on the benefits of mobile broadband, Khan said 10% increase [in subscribers] from 2G to 3G could cause a growth of 0.15 percentage points in the country’s GDP – an equal increase in mobile broadband penetration could boost the economy by 1.3%, he said.
While country’s telecom sector has taken a giant leap forward in the world of technology, Khan insists this is not without the challenges facing the industry.
The country’s smartphone penetration is about 10%, which is a challenge and so is low mobile internet penetration, which also stands at the same level, Khan said.
Giving a breakdown of taxes on telecom, he said there is an activation tax of Rs250 on every new connection issued by the industry, which is borne by the service provider. Additionally, he said there is a 19.5% federal excise duty on telecom industry, which is relatively higher than other sectors of the economy and another 15% withholding tax.
Telenor likely to launch 3G service in 2 weeks – The Express Tribune
KARACHI:
Telenor Pakistan, which acquired a licence for third-generation (3G) mobile internet services in the April-23 spectrum auction, is likely to launch its high-speed mobile broadband services in two weeks.
“We have already completed our network swap [upgrade] and all of our 8,000 cell sites are 3G-ready,” the company’s Chief Marketing Officer Irfan Wahab Khan told a group of journalists in its Karachi office on Tuesday.
Though Khan did not give a specific date for the launch of its 3G service, he gave all the indications that the company is ready to launch the much-awaited mobile broadband service anytime which, according to our sources, will be functional within two weeks.
The Oslo-based cellular service giant and the second largest telecom operator by subscribers (35 million) is testing its 3G services on a trial basis in selected areas, according to Khan. The company has already paid 50% fee for acquiring 5 megahertz band in 2100 MHz or 3G spectrum to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, meeting the final prerequisite for launching 3G services in the country.
“Telenor users could dial a code [*7799#] to find out whether the service is available in their area,” Khan said. The company’s marketing head also said they would ensure the affordability of the service for low-income subscribers.
Besides monthly plans, Khan said the company would also offer daily and weekly passes [data bundles] to keep 3G within the reach of low-end customers.
In his presentation laden with statistics on the benefits of mobile broadband, Khan said 10% increase [in subscribers] from 2G to 3G could cause a growth of 0.15 percentage points in the country’s GDP – an equal increase in mobile broadband penetration could boost the economy by 1.3%, he said.
While country’s telecom sector has taken a giant leap forward in the world of technology, Khan insists this is not without the challenges facing the industry.
The country’s smartphone penetration is about 10%, which is a challenge and so is low mobile internet penetration, which also stands at the same level, Khan said.
Giving a breakdown of taxes on telecom, he said there is an activation tax of Rs250 on every new connection issued by the industry, which is borne by the service provider. Additionally, he said there is a 19.5% federal excise duty on telecom industry, which is relatively higher than other sectors of the economy and another 15% withholding tax.
Telenor likely to launch 3G service in 2 weeks – The Express Tribune
