PTA, Ericsson join forces to launch ICT initiatives

[Lahore_Real_Estate]

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and Ericsson Pakistan have signed a statement of interest for prospective Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) initiatives to be carried out by both the organisations, here at the PTA headquarter Monday.

Chairman PTA Dr Mohammed Yaseen and President Ericsson Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd, Mohsen Tavakol signed the statement. The statement of interest was signed in relation with International Telecommunication Union (ITU) theme of 'Better City, Better Life with ICTs' for this year's World Telecom and Information Society Day (WTISD).

According to the statement, both entities would announce "PTA-Ericsson Mobile Excellence Award" by July 2010 with the aim to honour students who have developed the most innovative user generated or professionally produced content or application in the areas of entertainment, social networking / online communities and location based services.

PTA and Ericsson along with other stakeholders would also form an "Expert Group" on different areas related to telecommunication technologies and services. Moreover, 'Ericsson Speaker Programme in partnership with PTA would try to facilitate knowledge sharing between telecom professionals and academia.

PTA would participate in 'Ericsson Graduate Program', which would be helpful in keeping the academia abreast of the technological developments and also in providing good start for new graduates to build a solid foundation for a bright future career. Ericsson and PTA would also organise an event on "50 billion Connected Devices by 2020" in July 2010. The event would converse about the adoption of 3G / 4G technologies in Pakistan.

Expressing his views, Chairman PTA said that PTA has taken number of initiatives to launch and promote new innovative solutions for the betterment of telecom industry and society. We at PTA believe in harmonised efforts for the escalation of ICT industry as we look forward to carry out some significant projects in partnership with Ericsson Pakistan to bridge the gap between the industry, academia and the regulator.

President Ericsson said that Ericsson has been instrumental in shaping communications by introducing leading technologies and services since its inception. Ericsson's new programmes in collaboration with PTA are a testimony of their commitment to the people, society and business in Pakistan.-PR