Category: News

ICT has potential to drive economic growth

APEC Ambassador Ivan Pomaleu said the Papua New Guinea’s information and communications technology (ICT) sector is less developed but it has the potential to drive significant economic growth. He said also said ICT invironment...

Sale of new SIM cards to be controlled

The sale of mobile SIM cards will be closely scrutinized to specific points of sale, according to National Information and Communications Technology Authority. Following the lapse in the deadline today, all mobile network operators...

The deactivation process shall not be postponed past April 30

More than 1 million SIM cards face deactivation

Mobile service providers in country are in for an excruciating seventy two hours as they rush to register the hordes of unregistered SIM cards currently in circulation. With time dwindling and the number of...

Lack of leadership and support for ICT interprenueurs

Local information communication technology (ICT) innovators have expressed that the lack of leadership and policy support has challenged their effective growth in the information technology space. Director and owner of tech start-up In4net Limited...

Court restraints PNG blogger

A celebrated Papua New Guinean (PNG) social commenter is facing legal restraint for outing his frustration with the country’s Electoral Commissioner (EC) on social media. According to PNG Attitude, a court order was granted...

NICTA to bring in cyber-crime experts

The National Information and Communications Technology Authority (NICTA) will be bringing in cyber-crime experts to train local law enforcement agencies in the country, according to The National (16 June 2017). NICTA CEO Charles Punaha said...

Telikom PNG rolling out FTTH broadband in NCD

Telikom PNG rolling out FTTH broadband in NCD

FTTH broadband rollout Telikom PNG is rolling out its Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband services at the Islander Village in the National Capital District (NCD) after residents applied for it, Post Courier reports. According to Telikom...