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It was mid night  and I was playing Dabbu(a local board game of Pakistan) at Landhi, Karachi with my childhood friend & collegue Umair Ali, who is IT & Satellite Officer of MTV Networks (Pakistan). It was my turn to play the shot when my mobile vibrates with a message from my cellular company offering me a MMS & Internet package. I read that message & mumbled the most popular word starting from F & ending on K; No!  its not FacebooK.


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Umair asked me "what happened?" and I told him about that not so attractive offer. "Many more to come" said Umair playing his shot. "Why?" I asked picking that striker back from board as he hasn't pocket any piece. "Because Gilani Jee! has approved the 3G policy for Pakistan", he replied with taunted smile. "What's this 3G thing Mr. Satellite?" I ask while playing shot. "Its another generation of mobile communication", he replied wisely. "Details Please" I asked.

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"Yaar!", he lit a  cigarette, "Today cellular communication work on the basis of switch to circuit basis here, for example, when you make a call its makes a circuit like a solution of maze that lasts till end of call. Now lets assume a switch contains 48 circuits that means 48 user can call at a time but the 49th have to wait until a call ends, this is the reason you often face "Network Busy" problem", he finally exhale the smoke while removing the cigarette from his lips. 

"In 3G technology the data which can be voice, message or emails can be in form of packets which will be weighed in KB, MB son on so forth". he continued, "How?" I asked as it was like a rocket science for me.

He thought for a couple of seconds as he was solving a puzzle in his mind then said," Roughly saying, During call if both of you are silent means neither data is being sent nor received, no charges will be deducted.& some on can else sent his data on that link at his cost" I roughly understand what he was trying to say.

Today when we subscribe a Internet bundle package e.g. 10 MB for PKR 10 it is for internet usage only. In 3G  we will be able to utilize it more faster as Data rate will be higher. We will be charged for what we use. We can use 10 MB for making a 1 hour voice call or 10 minute video call. The more the weight of packet the more the charge. Alternative channel will automatically be provided by BTS in case of heavy traffic on network. 3G networks offer greater security than their 2G predecessors. By allowing the UE (User Equipment) to authenticate the network it is attaching to, the user can be sure the network is the intended one and not an impersonator.
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But why the government all of sudden become so interested in issuing the license as it was previously rejected unanimously by the telcos because of the infrastructural charges they have to bear. Now new companies are being offered for it. The cost of licensed  has been reduced to 21 crore from 29.1 crore compared to its old   2G license. Company will just have to pay 50% of the finalized amount in Dollars & rest will paid in either currency Dollar or Pakistani Rupees in 5 years. No additional charges will be applied on new technological advancement license.

Government is facing heavy pressure from different social & political circles for the transparency and professionalism. PTA will have to devise an appropriate methodology to conduct varying component of this auction. Else they will lose the game like I lost in Dabbu from Mr. Satellite. 






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Location: Landhi, Karachi, Pakistan

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