LAHORE – Mobilink has developed and implemented an innovative content-filtering solution to reinstate internet services for the BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS), says a press release.

The initiative by Mobilink allows subscribers to fully access the internet, including social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, using their mobile devices. Omar Manzur, Director PR & CSR, highlighted, “Customer satisfaction is an essential driver at Mobilink, and this content filtering solution is our initiative to restore full functionality of internet services for our valued customers, while maintaining PTA regulations.”

Nokia Pakistan recently announced that Arif Shafique, previously Head of Sales, Nokia Pakistan and Afghanistan has been promoted to the position of General Manager (GM), Nokia Pakistan and Afghanistan. Backed by more than four years of experience with in Nokia Pakistan, coupled with his overall 20 years of work experience, Arif has an in-depth understanding of company’s critical management processes and is one of the few employees to have been associated with the company since its inception in Pakistan, says a press release.

During his tenure at Nokia, Arif has shown consistently remarkable performance and has made substantial contribution to company’s top-line as well as bottom-line growth.

He played a key role in taking Nokia brand to the next level in Pakistan, helping the overall telecom sector to flourish in the process as well. Under his able leadership, Nokia has achieved several notable milestones in Pakistan, most important of them being record-breaking sales last year. As Head of Sales, Arif has not just been developing sales strategies and having them implemented to achieve ambitious targets but also has a clear understanding of the market in which Nokia operates.

Lahore – 24th January, 2012: wi-tribe Pakistan, rated number one for customer satisfaction, and Al-Khawarizmi Institute of Computer Science, University of Engineering and Technology (KICS-UET) unveiled ‘wi-cam’ at a press conference held at the UET campus today.

wi-cam, a CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Management and Administration tool, developed by students and graduates of KICS-UET using open-source technology, allows broadband companies, such as wi-tribe, to remotely configure and manage CPEs, while receiving instant notifications and access to live data. Not only does this result in an improved customer care experience, it also enables customers to continue enjoying seamless connectivity.

wi-tribe entered into a strategic public-private partnership with KICS-UET to conceive, develop and launch a fully funded research and development program, enabling the innovation of this breakthrough feature-rich management tool. With wi-cam, wi-tribe and UET jointly demonstrate that sourcing local development of critical customer service innovation is not only possible, but also essential to the proliferation of technical capabilities within Pakistan.

“At wi-tribe, we thrive on the potential of the Pakistani youth and are eager to foster innovative ideas that can elevate the local IT industry to international standards. With remote CPE management capabilities, providing real-time updates and support allows wi-tribe to stay focused on customer satisfaction”, said Dr. Tanveer-ul-Haq, Vice President Technical at wi-tribe Pakistan.

This is the first of many other locally developed business tools that will aid the industry in setting new global standards in customer care, operational efficacy and return on investment, while ensuring a long-term vision with public-private partnerships between academic institutions and the internet service industry.

“At KICS-UET, researchers are keen on capitalizing open source technologies and developing cost effective solutions for local telecom and IT industry. wi-cam is a product built with local talent and it has helped KICS-UET researchers better understand software needs of the telecom industry. With these leading steps we foresee significant growth in such collaborative arrangement in telecom industry in Pakistan”, said Dr. Waqar Mahmood, Director KICS-UET.

Lt. Gen. (R) Muhammad Akram Khan, Vice-Chancellor of UET, said “This is an achievement, not just for UET and wi-tribe, but for the entire telecom industry. KICS-UET is extremely proud of this successful collaboration with wi-tribe and looks forward to continuing the partnership. wi-cam is innovation brought to life by Pakistani students and graduates, showcasing local capabilities.”

By significantly enhancing customer care, wi-cam has already begun to revolutionize customer experience and promises to do so for the industry at large. Going ahead, wi-tribe is looking forward to continuing its contribution to the industry’s growth through such initiatives, especially those showcasing the technology-capable youth of Pakistan.

Naeem Yahya Mir has assumed the charge of Managing Director, Pakistan State Oil.

A commercial marketing and refining expert Mr. Naeem Yahya has over 21 years of experience in leading national and multi-national oil companies with an emphasis in downstream operations including marketing, distribution, refining and shipping. Most recently he held the post of Technical Advisor-International Marketing at Kuwait Petroleum Corporation.

Combining in-depth technical knowledge and an extensive experience of marketing POL products including motor gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, LPG and jet fuel, Mr. Naeem has developed expertise in multiple disciplines including sales and marketing, supply chain management, quality control, product development, refinery upgrades and workforce development.

Samsung has now launched a new online offer, whereby aspiring artists, models and actors are being given a chance to become a part of Samsung’s next Advertising campaign, says a press release.

This offer is being presented to the young, vibrant and talented people with good creative skills and a pleasant personal aura. Social media website facebook is being used to promote this campaign and reach out to the right segment. Social media is significantly influencing online users business behaviour. It is another platform which is playing a critical role in enhancing an organization’s image.

A seminar on complete range of products being used by all mobile operators and major service providers was held here at Islamabad Club.

The Seminar was recently organized by ITEL, a telecom solution provider which specializes in providing solutions from leading suppliers in the world to local customers which include all major telecom operators and service providers.

Around 200 participants from the telecom sector including representatives from PTCL, NTC, PTA, MOITT, Mobilink, Telenor, Ufone, Warid, Zong, Wateen, Worldcall, Wateen, Wi-Tribe, Augere, TWA, Multinet, NSN, Alcatel Lucent, Ericsson, ZTE, Huawei, PTV, Express News, Dunya TV and major sub contractors working in the telecom sector attended. The seminar started with welcome from CEO and Managing Partner, Khurrum Makhdoom followed by an introduction to ITEL by Humayun Kamran, COO and Managing Partner.

Lawrence Leng, Field Marketing Manager from Anritsu along with Darren Lim, Channel Sales Manager provided the audience with an absorbing session on solutions for their future requirements including a brief training session on their Site Master and OTDR line of products. The audience found the seminar very useful in better understanding of the applications and features of Anritsu products. Such events should be held regularly to keep the telecom community up to date with the latest trends and technologies.

ITEL is the authorized exclusive partner for Anritsu in Pakistan, which is a market leader in test and measurement solutions for broadcast, wireless, optical and wire line.

Anritsu products are being used by all mobile operators and major service providers in Pakistan. The seminar provided an overview of Anritsu’s complete range of products with focus on products for the new technologies including 3G and LTE.

The seminar concluded with the certificate distribution ceremony by chief guest, Farooq Murawat, Secretary National Telecommunication and IT Security and a commitment by ITEL to hold similar events in the future for the telecom community.

Emirates has announced two additional flights a week to Northern Pakistan. From February 7th Emirates will serve its passengers in Lahore and Islamabad eight times a week, says press release.

The airline will now be operating 47 flights into and out of Pakistan with an additional weekly flight operating to both Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore and Benazir Bhutto International Airport Islamabad.

Samsung Electronics Company Ltd., a global leader in Digital media and telecommunication technology has been featured as the most popular consumer-electronics company among the 5.8 million “facebook” users in Pakistan. During recent months, more than 180,000 internet users have expressed their appreciation for Samsung’s online branding activities and products.

Samsung Pakistan’s Managing Director, Mr. Hee Chang Yee said; “Samsung has realized that Social Media Management must remain as an integral part of our corporate strategies. Our online brand-activation goes beyond a mere fan-page on Social networking sites. We believe in dynamic and exciting interactions with our customers and engaging our online fans regularly.”

Over the last decade the number of internet users in Pakistan has increased phenomenally to reach 18.5 million Pakistanis, which is over 10% of the country’s total population. Some other brands that enjoy exceptional Online popularity include; Ufone, Telenor DJuice, and Zong from the Telecommunications industry.

Samsung had recently launched an attractive online facebook campaign called “smart-Bid”, where the participants had the opportunity to win a brand new Samsung Galaxy smart-phone. Social media is significantly influencing online users business behavior. It is another platform which can play a critical role in enhancing an organization’s image.

In line with it policy to support the underprivileged members of the society, ZONG supported a charitable concert organised by Arthritis Care Foundation (ACF) in collaboration with Learning Alliance Community Services (LACS), says a press release.

The charitable event was organised to raise funds for those people who have been crippled due to rheumatic disease but do not have the money to get medical care and treatment.

ZONG, which has also supported numerous philanthropic causes in the past, was the title sponsor of this concert.

The telecom company, realising its responsibility as a corporate citizen, joined hands with the foundations working to prevent and fight disabilities caused by rheumatic disease.

Funds collected through this event will be utilized to sponsor free medical treatments such as diagnostic tests and joint replacements for the deserving patients.

IBA, have commenced a fifty hours refresher course for the employees of NBP in which the talented IBA faculty will work on developing skills both in English and Math’s to improve skills on Business communication and decision making, says a press release.

While inaugurating the program at the IBA campus on January 15th 2012, Dr. Mirza Abrar Baig, SEVP/Group Chief, Training & Organization Development Group, stated that this training program for mid-career professionals of NBP is aimed at enriching the knowledge and skills of the participants.