Mobile Evolution: 01/07/10

HONG KONG :A senior executive of telecoms giant China Mobile has been stripped of his positions due to his alleged involvement in "serious economic problems," the company said Thursday. Zhang Chunjiang - who had been the subject of a government probe - has been removed from his positions as Communist party secretary and vice president of state-owned China Mobile, a company spokeswoman said in a brief statement.

The state-owned parent company had recommended that Zhang be removed from his position as vice-chairman and executive director of the Hong Kong-listed arm of the firm, the statement said. China's state Xinhua news agency quoted an unnamed party official as saying: "The central government has decided to remove (Zhang) from all his current positions." China Mobile, the world's biggest phone operator by market value, said earlier this week that Zhang was being investigated by the government due to "suspected serious personal violations."

LAHORE (January 01 2010): The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has designated Arfa Khan as brand ambassador for its EVO service in Pakistan who is youngest Microsoft Certificate Professional (MCP) in the world at the age of nine years. The Senior Executive Vice President (Business Zone-North) Tariq Salman said that PTCL is celebrating the marvellous achievement of a brilliant student who has reiterated the remarkable potential of the student community in particular and the nation in general.

He further said the PTCL has always been instrumental in providing latest technology available world-wide especially for the student community. The PTCL Broadband Student Package initiative, first ever in Pakistan, was only with an objective of being partner in the silent revolution that this student community can bring about for Pakistan.

Another very strategic project that PTCL has partnered with the government of Punjab is IT lab project. PTCL has provided the connectivity to more than 4200 schools Punjab wide to carry forward its initiatives for the student community. This visionary project has helped a lot in bridging the digital divide and to provide opportunity to the under privileged students of the country. PTCL is very active partner in USF project as well that is also aimed to bridge the digital divide. PTCL reassures its commitment at this platform that our focus is to facilitate its customers with affordable prices and unmatched value.-PR