Broadband projects approved for tourist areas
- 13-Dec-2021
The Universal Service Fund (USF) Board has approved 10 projects worth approximately Rs11.5 billion to provide high-speed internet service, and optical fiber projects for top tourist destination areas, ARY News reported. The tourist destinations include Kumrat Valley, Swat, 19 un-served and under-served districts of Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces. Advised by the Federal […]
Digital Pakistan: USF approves high-speed internet projects, broadband contracts
- 14-Jun-2021
Through the projects, the government has planned to connect the people with the world in a digital way besides strengthening partnerships, developing strategic alliances and further expanding its footprint.
IT ministry to avail Rs8b budget for 9 broadband, optical fiber projects
- 19-Mar-2021
The federal minister said internet connectivity for Babusar Top, Saiful Malook lake, and Kumrat Valley is being ensured via these projects
Old TV crashed entire village’s broadband every day for 18 months
- 23-Sep-2020
Engineers discovered an elderly resident's old TV set was to blame for the broadband outage
Vodafone presses Germany for more help in broadband rollout: Welt am Sonntag
- 05-May-2019
“The last mile to the home is extraordinarily challenging,” Vodafone’s Germany chief Hannes Ametsreiter said.
US regulator approves SpaceX plan for broadband satellite services
- 30-Mar-2018
The top US telecommunications regulator gave formal approval to a plan by Elon Musk’s SpaceX to build a global broadband network using satellites.
Trump signs repeal of US broadband privacy rules
- 04-Apr-2017
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday signed a repeal of Obama-era broadband privacy rules, the White House said, a victory for internet service providers and a blow to privacy advocates. Republicans in Congress last week narrowly passed the repeal of the privacy rules with no Democratic support and over the strong objections of privacy advocates. […]
No. of broadband subscribers in Pakistan rises to 26 million
- 23-Feb-2016
ISLAMABAD: The number of broadband subscribers in the country crossed 26 million and the broadband penetration has increased the from less than 3% to over 15%.
Huawei to invest $4 billion in fixed broadband R&D in next three years
- 25-Sep-2014
BEIJING: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world's largest telecommunications equipment maker, said it would invest more than $4 billion in fixed broadband technology research and development (R&D) in the next three years.