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Mobilink swallows up Warid Telecom in Pakistan mobile merger

2015-11-26 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

Vimpelcom-owned market leader strengthens its position through deal with smallest player; merged entity will have over 45 million customers.

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Mobilink, Warid to merge ops in Pakistan - report

2015-10-04 12:13:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) VimpelCom, parent company of Pakistani mobile operator Mobilink , and the Abu Dhabi Group, a major sponsor of Warid Telecom, have reached an in-market consolidation by merging their respective subsidiaries, Daily Times reports, citing unnamed industry sources. According to these sources, the launch of 4G/LTE services made Warid an attractive target for VimpelCom. Thus VimpelCom agreed to acquire Abu Dhabi Group's subsidiary, Warid Telecom.

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Warid Pakistan introduces LTE broadband 'wingle' and MiFi

2015-06-08 15:13:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Pakistani operator Warid Telecom has announced the launch of its LTE Broadband Wingle. This device offers high-speed 4G internet at up to 150 Mbps on the go, with coverage in all major cities nationwide. Warid's Wingle can support up to ten users simultaneously. It can be controlled by smartphone and functions such as plugging it into a car charger, laptop USB port or even directly to a power outlet using an adaptor. Warid is also offering MiFi, a portable and rechargeable device that can transmit Wi-Fi signals on the go.

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Pakistan's Warid selects Ericsson for 4G LTE deployment

2014-10-13 12:11:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Pakistani mobile operator Warid Telecom has selected Ericsson as its technology partner in the roll-out of 4G LTE in Pakistan. Warid will use Ericsson's technology to shifted from 2G to 4G LTE technology directly. Warid Telecom has already started an internal trial to test the network capacity and service reliability. Public trials will then be announced by the company along with a program for 4G LTE-enabled devices. Warid has already started delivering free 4G LTE SIMs to its customers who have 4G LTE enabled handsets.

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