Posted by: Hadi uz Zaman on: December 31, 2008
Indonesia will implement Wimax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) broadband technology next year to improve access to the Internet across the country, an official said Sunday. Engkos Koswara, an expert adviser to the state minister for research and technology, told Antara news agency the government was still testing the 2.3 GHz frequency for the Wimax [...]
Posted by: Hadi uz Zaman on: December 31, 2008
American job titles and responsibilities are constantly morphing to suit the economic and cultural transitions of our madcap age. Euphemisms are often the way recruiters dress up old job titles to narrow the field to specialists. A “hash slinger” is now termed a “culinary resource professional.” Kidding aside, today’s workers are often forced by marketplace [...]
Posted by: Hadi uz Zaman on: December 31, 2008
In all networks, there is a perpetual debate about the growth of whatever flows across it (data, voice telephony, traffic. electricity) and what levels of investment are most appropriate for carrying the future load without deterioration of quality. This debate is going on now, about the Internet and the load likely to be placed on [...]
Posted by: Hadi uz Zaman on: December 31, 2008
Hiring the right people is not as simple as it sounds! Millions of managers ask themselves this same question every day. I asked my friends Geoff Smart and Randy Street (HBS ’97), co-authors of the instant New York Times bestseller Who: The A Method for Hiring, if they would answer this question. Following is their [...]
Posted by: Hadi uz Zaman on: December 31, 2008
A word of caution before you read this article: “It has been written in US context”. With every tick of the clock, 2008 is taking its final steps toward 2009, when the year starts afresh. From a broadband perspective it has been an eventful year—one that was good, bad, and ugly. Here is a rundown [...]
Posted by: Hadi uz Zaman on: December 31, 2008
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has Cautioned Telenor Pakistan and Mobilink for increasing their helpline call charges without notifying their customers. Sources confirmed us that PTA has further advised both the companies to play prominent message on IVR to announce the increment of charges for helpline calls, as most of users are not informed of updated/revised charges. [...]
Posted by: Hadi uz Zaman on: December 31, 2008
* PTA successfully liberalized the telecom sector of Pakistan in an efficient, transparent and fastest deregulation of telecom in the region * The Government of Pakistan gave the status of Industry to Pakistan Telecommunication Sector * With de-regulation of telecom sector, PTA awarded 14 Long Distance and International licenses, 38 fixed local loop licenses and [...]
Posted by: Hadi uz Zaman on: December 30, 2008
This is an interesting article. As the aftermath of current financial crisis is gonna hit our countries, we need to be smarter regarding our professional life. In the midst of the current US economic slowdown it is clear that the good old days are over. At least for some chunk of 2008, more likely for [...]
Posted by: Hadi uz Zaman on: December 30, 2008
Telenor took a big step seven years ago when it decided to expand in international markets. At that time Telenor was just another midsized European incumbent telecom operator. That strategy of international investment paid off and now Telenor is the 7th largest mobile company in the world. The impressive part is that Telenor has not [...]
Posted by: Hadi uz Zaman on: December 30, 2008
It has been argued by some researchers that the cost of SMS is so low that it can be allowed cost free. Please note that the article is written in American context. The NY Times says carriers are ripping off people with text messaging fees. The cost of delivering text messaging is virtually nothing. Text [...]
