Pakistan Exchanged 176 Billion SMS in 2010 Mobilink Postpones its Call Center Outsourcing Plan Nokia and HTC Announce their Best Windows Phones PTA to Auction 1.9 and 3.5 GHz Broadband Frequencies Wateen Rewards Recharge and Reconnect Winners Pakistan Exchanged 176 Billion SMS in 2010. Pakistani mobile phone users exchanged 175.4 billion text messages in 2010, up from 151 billion text messages in 2009, showing a 15.66% growth in number of total SMSes exchanged, said a reported prepared by PTA. On the contrary, number of cellular subscribers increased by mere 5.1% to reach 102.78 million by end-2010. Report estimates total revenues generated from SMS in year 2010 was approximately Rs. 22.5 billion. Calculation indicate that 4.7 SMS are being sent by each mobile subscriber, every day i.e. (Approximately 5 SMS/day/subscriber) or 142 SMS per subscriber per month approximately. It wont be out of place here to mention that not every cellular subscriber is active, depicting that this average per user per day or per month is going to be higher than this least calculated value. SMS Traffic in Pakistan in Y2010 (Approximate) Total SMS in Year-2010: 175.393 Billion Total No. Of Subscribers (Subs) end-2010: 102,777,387 SMS per Subscriber per Month (SMS/Month/Subs): 142 SMS per Subscriber per day (SMS/Day/Subs): Approx 5 Year Wise SMS-Traffic Growth in Pakistan for the past five Years In the Years from 2006 to 2009 there was a tremendous rise in traffic, the year on year percentage growth was more than 90%. Research reveals that this enormous growth was due to two main factors, Phenomenal penetration of mobile after deregulation in the country, Falling SMS prices and bundled SMS offers. This bundled SMS-offer blessing had lead the rural and bottom-of-pyramid segments to use the service instead of voice calls and hence infused an exponential rise in the percentage growth trends. For Y2010, the Percentage-Difference-trendline seems to be relatively less exponential , which depicts that the other parameters like the mobile penetration, affordability, awareness and many other factors have reached around their optimal and are subject to less change as compared to previous years. SMS 2010 table 02 thumb Pakistan Exchanged 176 Billion SMS in 2010 Operators’ SMS Share Stats show that Ufone shared highest number of SMS sent out from its network, followed by Telenor. Mobilink’s SMS share stood at 23.32 percent to become third. Warid remained at 4th slot with Zong to become at last. Check below graph for details: SMS 2010 table 01 thumb Pakistan Exchanged 176 Billion SMS in 2010 SMS Cost in Pakistan: Average cost of SMS in Pakistan stood at 12 paisas or Rs. 0.128 per SMS in year 2010, down from 27 paisas per SMS average cost in year 2009. Report said that almost 20% of the SMS traffic is estimated to be exchanged over flat rate. All the operators have offered different flat rates. Zong is offering the highest flat rate/SMS while the minimum flat rate is offered by Mobilink and Ufone. Approximately 80% of the total SMS traffic is assumed to be exchanged over bundle packages. Bundle packages were usually around 700 SMS/week/subscriber in Y2010, of which we assumed 700 SMS/Month/Subscriber being utilized, this averages out around 25 SMS/ Day /Subscriber. It was deduced that, through bundled SMS package a subscriber is paying around Rs. 33.50/month (4.79 Paisa/SMS or Rs 0.0479/SMS). Related posts: SMS packages: A Tool to Capture and Retain Customers PTCL Reports Net Profit Rs. 9.29 Billion for FY 09/10 Pakistan Exchanged 151 Billion SMS in 2009: Report PTCL Posted 2.5 bln Rupees Net Profit for Q3 PTCL Reports Lower Profit To read more, click: Pakistan Exchanged 176 Billion SMS in 2010 ProPakistani.PK

While hoping to go beyond the modern day helicopters limited load-bearing capacity, Australian firmSkyLifter is busy evolving a solar-powered airship for carrying up to 150-ton loads more than 1,200 miles. Just the perfect machine to support disaster relief operations, the solar blimp could ship payloads of equipment, freight, pre-constructed buildings and other loads at a speed of 45 knots (50 mph). Where the vehicles disc-like shape offers immunity against different wind conditions, the specially designed Voith-Schneider propellers (measuring 500ft across) and strategically placed cockpit help the vehicle in keeping steady. Aside from using it for disaster relief, the developers hope to use the vehicle as luxury airborne cruise ships. SkyLifter uses (bio)diesel fuel and solar collectors to generate electricity that powers the cycloidal propellers and aircraft systems. Sun-facing aerostar design offers ample space for large arrays of solar collectors. One level of the pod contains (bio)diesel engines, drive-train and water recovery systems. So flaunting a minimal environmental footprint, the aerial crane keeps delivering the goods without noise. Skylifter looks forward to release a full-sized prototype, nearly 150ft wide, in three years or so.

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PAKISTAN; PUNJAB (LAHORE) : SUSPECTED AL-QAEDA CELL DISRUPTED PUNJAB (LAHORE) : Suspected Al-Qaeda cell disrupted. Posted: 20 Aug 2013 05:20 AM PDT 1. Incident : LAHORE: Officials from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) conducted a raid at a house in the Green Town area of the city and claimed to have disrupted an international Al-Qaeda communication centre. During the raid six alleged terrorists including four females were arrested as intelligence officials said Al-Qaeda was operating an illegal gateway exchange under the name of International Technical Hub from the residence. According to intelligence sources, ID and signals from Afghanistan and the tribal areas were received at this communication centre. Arms and ammunition were also seized during the raid following in which the Green Town, Township and Kot Lakhpat areas were sealed. Meanwhile the arrested alleged terrorists have been taken to an unknown location for interrogation. 2. Analysis : NTR 3. Security comment: NTR 4. Source : The News International Share this:

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