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Articles tagged with: Zong and China Mobile
China Mobile Reported to be in Talks to Buy Telenor Pakistan
China Mobile is reported to be in talks with Norway's Telenor concerning a merger of their respective Pakistani mobile networks. Although both the operators have denied any such development, sources told the local Dawn newspaper that negotiations were being held secretly at the group level. The deal is thought to involve China Mobile buying Telenor Pakistan and then merging the two networks. more
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Uncertain times ahead as Pakistan's monthly figures continue to disappoint
The customer registration programme instituted by Pakistani regulator the PTA began to take effect in Q3 08, and growth in that period slumped to less than a third of that recorded in Q3 07. The final quarter of the year saw an even worse result, the total declining by 0.30m to finish on 89.91m. more
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Genasys Wins Location Based Services Contract in Pakistan
Genasys says that it has signed an agreement with the firm CellTrack for a LBS project in Pakistan. CellTrack will launch, from the first quarter of 2009, location based services (LBS) in Pakistan. CellTrack has signed agreements with two operators, Ufone and zong, to launch LBS in this country and it is currently into negotiations to extend the services to other operators. more
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Taliban Admit to Kidnapping Two ZTE Engineers in Pakistan
The Chinese government has urged Pakistan to assist in rescuing two Chinese telecoms engineers who have apparently been kidnapped by Taliban militants. The Pakistan based Taliban issued a statement saying that they had taken the two engineers in the Dir district in North West Frontier Province and will issue further demands shortly. more
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Pakistan: Zong on Song as Slowdown Continues
Mobile penetration in Pakistan surpassed 50% during the second quarter of 2008, with an end-June figure of 51.0%. The total number of mobile connections at the end of the month was 88.02m. With monthly net additions averaging around 1.9m so far this year, the 90m mark looks set to be surpassed before the end of the third quarter. more
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