Telecom

Telecom round-up: PTCL, Mobilink and Worldcall

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3 years ago
by Ammar in , , , ,

It’s raging on, the broadband evolution in Pakistan, especially wireless. With Wateen launching the world’s first country-wide deployment of WiMAX last year, an upcoming WiMAX boom was strongly felt in Pakistan.

And here we are, with Mobilink in line with their wireless broadband offering based on WiMAX. Also, PTCL’s smart tv has been launched this August. I will also be giving you a sneak into the soft-launch of WorldCall’s EVDO.

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Mobile Numbers go from 7 to 8 digits from April 1!

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4 years ago
by Ammar in , ,

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has announced the migration of all 7 digit numbers to 8 digits, however, subscribers will still have to dial only the 11 digits.

An actual change in number will only effect CMPAK (PakTel), SCOM (Azad Jammu kashmir & Northern Area’s) which will both have a single digit change. Instaphone users will also be effected and they would have a 2 digit change in number. (more…)

Ambient Networks: Seamless Switching!

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4 years ago
by Ammar in , ,

A friend from Germany introduced me to an upcoming trend in the telecommunication industry, that of an Ambient Network. In an increasingly mobile world, we have a lot of networks around us. A network between two phones, a network between a phone and a computer, a network between two computers etc.

An Ambeint Network is basically a network integration solution to the modern-day problems of switching from one network to the other in order to keep in contact with the outside world. This project aims to develop a network software-driven infrastructure that will run on top of all current or future network physical infrastructures to provide a way for devices to connect to each other, and through each other to the outside world.

If you still have’nt grasped what it is about, let’s take this example. I often use my GPRS/EDGE enabled cell phone to connect to the internet using my laptop which has a bluetooth connection. This is how I connect:

Laptop -> ( via Bluetooth) -> Mobile -> (via GPRS/EDGE) -> Mobile phone network

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WiMAX Launched in Pakistan

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4 years ago
by Ammar in , ,

This is an official press release sent to Ammar360.com

Wateen Telecom, an Abu Dhabi Group venture in Pakistan, launches its WiMAX and HFC services for the consumer markets today. The launch will allow Wateen customers to have voice, telephony and broadband internet.

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IPv6

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4 years ago
by Ammar in , ,

There is a growing concern of shortage of IP addresses for the internet. It is expected that the internet might “MAX out” in a few years time.

IPv6 is short for “Internet Protocol Version 6″. IPv6 is the “next generation” protocol designed to replace the current version Internet Protocol, IP Version 4 (“IPv4″). (more…)

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