Jazz xlr8, Pakistan’s premier accelerator program for startups, has opened registrations for its new cohort of 2022. The program offers mentorship and training at Islamabad’s National Incubation Centre (NIC) for startups looking to scale their businesses. Interested startups can apply on Jazz xlr8’s website. The last date for submissions is 18 July 2022. To enable […]

Jazz, Pakistan’s number one 4G operator and the largest internet and mobile broadband provider, has launched its Esports platform GAMENOW ESPORTS with registrations now open for proleague season 1. The league features six popular games: PUBG Mobile, FreeFire, DOTA 2, Valorant, Call of Duty 4 and Asphalt 9 with cash prizes ranging from PKR 500,000 […]

VEON Ltd., a global digital operator that provides mobile connectivity and services, announces that the Group’s VEON Ventures division has completed a US$ 15 million Series A investment in Dastgyr, a Pakistan-based B2B e-commerce marketplace platform. The deal is VEON Ventures’ largest investment in a Pakistani start-up and reflects the Group’s continued commitment to the […]

Reiterating their commitment to accelerate digital inclusion in the country, Jazz and UNDP Pakistan organized a ‘Girls in ICT’ event highlighting the importance of digital skills for women and promoting Digital Gender Inclusion through enhanced access to ICTs (Information and Communications Technology). According to the GSM Association (GSMA) there exists a significant digital gender gap […]

Jazz, Pakistan’s number one 4G operator and the largest internet and mobile broadband provider,  has signed an agreement to connect all of its Mobile towers directly to fiber in Lahore. Fiber infrastructure and services provider, Nayatel, has partnered to lead this Fiber to the Site (FTTS) project, which is expected to complete by December 2022. FTTS is […]

Continuing its focus on driving digital inclusion, Jazz invested PKR 14.9 billion under its ‘4G for all’ ambition during the first quarter of 2022, taking its overall investment in Pakistan to US$10.2 billion.  A majority of its capital expenditure during this quarter was on the addition of approximately 500 new 4G sites, reaching apopulation coverage of […]

Today, as we celebrate World Earth Day it is essential for us to understand that responding to climate change is not an option anymore, in fact, there is a climate emergency which needs to be addressed. Jazz, Pakistan’s leading telecom, has committed to be a Net Zero Emitter of Carbon by 2050. Commenting on the […]

Aimed at enabling more women to access health, financial, and other life-enhancing services, Pakistan’s leading digital operator Jazz has committed with GSMA Connected Women initiative to increase the proportion of female broadband users on its network by 8% by the end of next year with a dedicated focus on female smart phone ownership. The commitment […]

Pakistan’s leading digital operator Jazz has won five awards at the Effie Awards Pakistan 2022 held last night in Karachi. The company received three silver awards under the following categories: ‘Corporate Reputation’ category for its ‘Super Nahi Tou 4G Nahi’ campaigns showcasing the brand’s impact on creating an inclusive digital ecosystem, ‘Positive Change: Social Good […]

Bechlo.pk has won the first national Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Bootcamp conducted jointly by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Jazz. Ten startups, which had earlier won the provincial and thematic bootcamps, participated in the national competition held today in Islamabad.     The winning startup, Bechlo.pk, is a fully integrated online multi-vendor store that provides women […]