Mobilink becomes the first Telco to Receive WWF’s Green Office Award

Mobilink has become the first Telecom organization to receive the WWF ‘Green Office Award’ in recognition for its environmentally sustainable practices. Mobilink received the Green Office Certification for its Regional Office Lahore premises for a 35% reduction in carbon footprint and 50% in solid waste among other measures taken. 
Omar Manzur, Head of Corporate Communication Mobilink said, “Mobilink’s Corporate Responsibility function ensures that our employees are aware of environment-friendly practices and make efficient use of resources. The Green Office Award recognizes the continuous efforts that the Mobilink Torchbearers, Mobilink Foundation and the Health, Safety, Security & Environment (HSSE) departments have put in to establish our first Green Office in Lahore with support from our employees.’’ 

WATEEN TELECOM PROVIDING MANAGED VSAT HUB-SPOKE services to state bank of paksitan

Wateen, leading ICT service provider in networking technology, solutions and services, proudly announces that it has been awarded a three year Managed Services contract by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to provide VSAT Hub & Spoke operations, field maintenance and technical support to connect its Head office and 14 regional and branch offices. 

Being the central bank of Pakistan with countrywide operations, State Bank of Pakistan felt the need to centralize its applications to reach all its branches. Wateen’s VSAT Bandwidth on PAKSAT Satellite will connect 15 State Bank sites. This will reduce the costs on distributed backend operations of State Bank of Pakistan by bringing them to the front end with the centralization of core backend applications.

During this three year project, starting this month, Wateen Telecom will maintain PAKSAT satellite Bandwidth and will provide 24-hour (SLA) services to State Bank of Pakistan.

Nokia in Partnership with Telenor Pakistan Introduces the Clearly Beautiful Nokia Asha 500, 502 and 503

Nokia Pakistan announced that the new Nokia Asha 500, 502 and 503 are available for purchase in Pakistan with 6 months free Telenor Talkshawk Internet. The new phones extend the boundaries of affordable smartphone experience with their innovative Fastlane home screen, attractive new design and a deeper integration with social networks. The new Asha series is a technological marvel coupled with the outstanding manufacturing quality of Nokia and an extended battery life.

Commenting on the new Nokia Asha range, Arif Shafique, country general manager, Nokia Pakistan said: “With the expansion of the Nokia Asha family, we bring three exciting smartphones for our consumers to suit their budget needs. The new Asha series has a stunning new design, a plethora of social networking apps and enhanced imaging quality. This way, millions of consumers across different price points will get access to smartphone technology”.

T-Mobile to sell LG G Flex and Optimus F3Q in US

                                                         

T-Mobile to sell LG G Flex and Optimus F3Q in US.  The USA based T-Mobile has decided to sell the LG G Flex and Optimus F3Q smartphones in the country. Both the devices will go for sale starting from 5^th February.

The LG G Flex is a 6 inch curved screen device which you can get after paying $672. It comes with a six-month free Netflix subscription. You can also sign a two year agreement on $28 payments with a selected T-Mo plan and $0 upfront.

On the other hand the 4 inch QWERTY Keyboard device will retail either $312, or 24 payments of $13. The new Optimus F3Q handset features a 1.2GHz dual-core Krait snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system.

Other features of the Optimus F3Q phone are a 5MP rear camera, a VGA front camera and 1GB of RAM.

Ufone Intros Super Sasta Package Offer

Ufone Intros Super Sasta Package Offer. Ufone Telecom is once again come out with a stunning offer to facilitate its customer. This time the cellular operator has introduced a Super Sasta Package offer, which lets its subscribers to call at all networks existing in the country in just 90 paisa +tax per minute. You can have the advantage of Super Sasta Package during 12 midnight till 5 PM the next day. The Ufone customers can also enjoy 90 paisa + tax rate per SMS on all networks under this offer.
While the call charges from 5PM to 12PM would be 90 paisas per 30 seconds, for calling all networks.
How to avail the offer?

• To avail the Super Sasta Package offer, you need to dial *5678#
• Charges:
• One time subscription charges are Rs.10 + tax apply

Mobilink becomes the World’s fastest growing brand on Facebook

Mobilink has been certified as the World’s Fastest Growing Brand on Social Media in recognition of its exceptional engagement practices. The accolade has been given by Social Bakers which is the global provider of network statistics and analysis for the most commonly used social networks. This is the first time a Pakistani Brand has led the global charts of any social media ranking. Social Bakers has also marked Mobilink as the most socially devoted Pakistani for a second consecutive month on all social fronts.

The achievement followed Mobilink’s fan base crossing the milestone of over 2.1 million Facebook fans and twitter followers growing to more than 89,000. This marks Mobilink as the leading telecom brand on social media with maximum likes on Facebook (www.facebook.com/mobilink) and the most followers on its twitter account (www.twitter.com/mobilink).

Mobilink Introduces SMS Alerts for International Roaming Data usage

Mobilink has introduced SMS alerts for its international roaming (IR) customers as a means to enhance Mobilink customers’ experience worldwide. The service will provide Mobilink IR customers with their Data usage details every four hours keeping them aware of their usage and managing their budget accordingly.

Farid Ahmad, Vice President Marketing Mobilink said, “Mobilink is the operator of choice for the premium customers of Pakistan for the last two decades due to products and services that add value to their daily business and personal communication needs. Our SMS Alert is aimed at creating a better customer experience for our customers that frequently to other countries.”

 The SMS Alert service empowers frequent users of international roaming data services by giving them the option to monitor their IR Data usage via text alerts. Users can choose to temporarily unsubscribe Data services from their handset to avoid bills beyond their budget.

Wateen Telecom hosted lunch for journalists

AT&T starts taking pre-orders for LG G Flex

AT&T starts taking pre-orders for LG G Flex. AT&T, one of the major cellular operators in the US, has started taking pre-order for the LG G Flex curved smartphone in the country. We earlier told you that the Sprint also began pre-orders for the G Flex in the US.

AT&T will start offering the handset from 24^th January via its online store with the price tag of $299.99 with a two-year agreement.

Meantime, you can see the promo video by the cellular operator below:

Sprint starts Taking Pre-order for LG G Flex smartphone in the U.S

Sprint starts Taking Pre-order for LG G Flex smartphone in the U.S. The leading wireless network Sprint has started taking pre-orders for the LG G Flex smartphone in the U.S. The G Flex having 6 inch curved screen display will be available containing the price tag of $299.99 with a two year agreement. You can also get the handset sans agreement with the cost of $649.99.
The handset will start shipping from 31^st January with the free QuickWindow Folio Case by LG, which otherwise cost $59.99. The G Flex smartphone will be available for purchase at the carrier’s retail store starting from 7^th February.
 The handset will also be available in the United State via AT&T and T-Mobile soon. Below check about the LG G Flex review:

Mobilink introduces Q Mobile Noir Z4 from its platform

Mobilink in collaboration with Q-Mobile is offering Q Mobile Noir Z4 as a means of enhancing the bouquet of offers to its smartphone subscribers. The phone will be available with a pre-loaded data bundle and be priced at Rs. 35,000.

Moied Javeed, Director Marketing Mobilink, highlighted “Mobilink is committed to offering innovative communication solutions to its customers with the latest mobile phones coupled with country’s best mobile internet offers. I am confident that the customers will enjoy our aggressive data bundle that comes with the Q Mobile Noir Z4 and make the most out of it.” 

Q Mobile Z4 is a slim and smart single body device designed with a smooth finish with an excellent mix of technology. Z4 provides 32GB onboard storage, 13MP BSI sensor rear camera, 5MP front camera, 2GB RAM, Gorilla glass protection and comes with a powerful 1.5GHz quad core processor. 

Mobilink extends strategic partnership with Opera

Mobilink, as part of VimpelCom and Opera Software have signed an agreement to extend their partnership as a means to enhance the Mobilink customers’ experience of using the country’s fastest mobile internet. The agreement aims to extend the Opera Software services in VimpelCom operations across the globe.

Mobilink customers through this exclusive partnership will enjoy the fastest mobile internet browsing experience as Opera compresses the data by up to 80%. The extended strategic partnership will offer Mobilink mobile internet customers with a complete internet engagement by offering them with free Facebook Zero, Twitter, Wikipedia, Mobimusic & espncricinfo browsing. 

Farid Ahmad, Vice President Marketing Mobilink commenting on the partnership said, “Mobilink’s mobile internet offers value to the internet experience of over 37 million Pakistanis each day. Our partnership with Opera Software further strengthens our promise of providing ‘A better everyday’ through quality services and empowers our mobile internet users by introducing unlimited opportunities with Opera.” 

Ufone starts Selling Sony Xperia Z Ultra and Xperia Z1 smartphones

Ufone starts Selling Sony Xperia Z Ultra and Xperia Z1 smartphones. Ufone by keeping its tradition brings two new Sony smartphones in Pakistan called Sony Xperia Z Ultra and Xperia Z1. The Xperia Z Ultra is a 6.4” full HD TRILUMINOUS screen device that is just 6.5 mm thick and offers lots of entertainment. Its weight is just 212 grams.

Ufone is offering this smartphone to customers with a bundle offer including 1 month of free talk-time, SMS and mobile Internet. It contains the price tag of

On the other hand the Sony Xperia Z is a sleek, stylish waterproof and dust proof smartphone .

Ufone Brings SIM Lagao Offer with Rs.100 Free Balance

Ufone Brings SIM Lagao Offer with Rs.100 Free Balance. Ufone Telecom once again has brought a stunning SIM Lagao Offer for its valuable customers. If you are Ufone subscriber and you have not used your Ufone SIM since 1^st December, 2013 then it’s a great change to get lots of extravaganzas being offered by the cellular operator.

You just need to put back your SIM into the phone and enjoy a Rs.100 balance absolutely free. Furthermore, you can also get 50 free minutes, 50 free SMS and 50 MB of internet daily by just using Rs.5 + tax daily. So what are you waiting for dial *234# or dial/send an SMS to 234 to avail a Ufone SIM Lagao Offer. This is a limited Time offer and valid till 31^st January, 2014 and the validity of Free Rs.100 balance is for 3 days.

SMS Craze fades in UK

SMS Craze fades in UK. It is for the first time in the history of the UK that the people showed low interest in SMS. The change comes due to the number of text application, including whatsapp, iMessage, BBM, Snapchat,etc. present in the Smartphones. The number of text messages fell for the  first time since its arrival in 1992 in Britian. Beside the above mentioned application Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus also attributed a lot in fall of text  messages.
The figures from Deloitte shows that in 2013, the smartphone users in the country just sent 7 billion fewer text messages  than in 2012. The reports claimed that the use of SMS will further fall in the United Kingdom in 2014.

ZonG Makes Mobile Internet More Pocket-friendly than Ever before

ZonG has taken another step to drive telecom industry growth by introducing city based packages for mobile internet. With this new offer, ZonG customers can subscribe to Mobile internet packages using GPRS at affordable rates. This service has initially been launched in these four cities: Lahore, Sialkot, Gujrat and Daska.

All customers living in these cities can subscribe to either of the two packages: Volume offer or Time offer. Volume offer can simply be activated by dialing *111*1# or by sending SMS ‘VOL’ to 6677 with subscription charges of Re. 1 per day and usage charges of Re. 1 per MB. On the other hand, Time offer can be activated by dialing *111*2# or by sending SMS ‘TIME’ to 6677 with subscription charges of Re. 1 per day and usage charges of Rs. 2 per Hr.

Mobilink launches M999-Z10 offer for postpaid customers

Mobilink has launched M999-Z10, an offer for Mobilink postpaid subscribers whereby they can buy the new Blackberry Z10 for Rs. 28,000 only by paying one year advance line rent on M999 package. M999 package is one of the most aggressive postpaid packages in the industry, and offers great value for money.

Moied Javeed, Director Marketing Mobilink commenting on the offer said, “Mobilink continues to offer its customers attractive products and services to enjoy on the country’s best voice and data network coupled with high quality customer services. We are confident that the Blackberry Z10 offer will serve businessmen, entrepreneurs and individuals alike.’’ 

 The M999-Z10 offer is available for postpaid customers who use M999 package. To avail the offer, Mobilink users can pay one year advance line rent on M999 package and buy their Z10 smartphone at a highly discounted price of Rs. 28,000 only.

Watch out the Telenor Cheap Ad Campaign Razia Gundon Mein Phans Gai

Watch out the Telenor Cheap Ad Campaign Razia Gundon Mein Phans Gai

Telenor Pakistan, one of the leading cellular operator, famous for launching cheap has once again launched a cheap marketing campaign, “Razia Ghundon Mein Phans Gai”. Is it funny or cheap decide it by yourself by watching it below:

Mobilink expands the largest footprint of Biometric Verification System across Pakistan

Mobilink has established the largest Biometric Verification System (BVS) for sale of SIMs at 480 locations in 243 cities across Pakistan. The expansion of implementation of the BVS is in line with the guidelines of the PTA to ensure transparency and accuracy in the sale of SIMs. In this process a total of 409 franchisees, 40 Customer Care Centers and 31 Business Connect Centers have been equipped with state-of-the-art hardware and software to support the biometric verification process.

Mobilink successfully installed the BVS system at more the 400 locations in Pakistan within the deadline of December 20,^, 2013 set by the PTA. In order to ensure customer satisfaction and unparalleled adherence to the regulations set by the PTA, Mobilink has completed the training of more than 550 representatives of the Mobilink Sales Teams and Customer Care Representatives as well as Franchise Owners and Customer Support Executives across Pakistan.

Mobilink makes Nokia Lumia and Nokia Asha devices available at Mobilink Franchisees

Mobilink has made Nokia Asha and Nokia Lumia cell phones available at selected franchisees across Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad as a means to providing increased access to the customers across all tiers. The phones will be available with a pre-loaded 6-month free Mobilink Mobile Internet offer. 
Moied Javeed, Director Marketing Mobilink commenting on the offer said, ‘The launch of Nokia Asha and Nokia Lumia at Mobilink franchisees is part of Mobilink’s commitment towards bringing access to the best technology to our customers and to cater to the needs of customers with different preferences.  We are hopeful that our customers will make the most out of this offer and enjoy Mobilink’s mobile internet over their Nokia phones.”