Telecommunication

Sector of Pakistan
Muhammad Ahmed (102117)
Naveed Anwar (102120)

Submitted To: Sir Imran

 What is Telecommunication?
 Sending or Receiving
Electrical signals over a large
distance

Transmission of message over a

significant distance
e.g. Graphics, voice, video
 History of
Telecommunication
 Began from smoke signals
and drums in Africa, the
Americas and parts of Asia

 Telephone and Telegraph

 Radio and Television
 Computer Networks and the
Internet
 Telecommunication System
 Most of the telecommunication systems
of the world are connected with each
other through satellite to form a big
network
 In modern age Telecommunication
includes:
 Telegraphs
 Telephones
 Radio
 Internet
 Pakistan Telecommunication
Authority 

 Formed 1994
government agency responsible for the establishment,
operation and maintenance
of telecommunications in Pakistan.

 PTA also has regional offices located

in Karachi, Lahore,
Peshawar, Quetta, Muzaffarabad and Rawalpindi.
 Top mobile phone operators
and their mobile share

 Mobilink  share 32.5%

 Ufone   Share 19.5%
 Telenor  Share 23.8%
 Warid   Share 16.9 %
 Zong  Share 7.2 %
 Type Public
 Founded 1947
 Key people Walid Irshaid
(President & CEO)
Naguibullah Malik
(Chairman)
 Products Wireless
Telephone
Internet
Smart TV
 Revenue PKR 59.24 billion ~ 697 million USD ( June 30,
2009)
 Net income  PKR 9.1 billion ~ 108 million USD (June 30,
2009) 
 Type Private
 Genre Subsidiary
 Founded January 29, 2001
 Founder's) PTCL Headquarters
Islamabad, Pakistan 13-B, F-7 Markaz

 Revenue Rs.5.1 billion PKR (first quarter 2006-07)

 Key people Abdul Aziz, CEO
 Area served 2336 cities of Pakistan, GT Road,
Type Public Limited
Industry Telecommunication
Founded 2007
Founders Abu Dhabi Group
Headquarters Lahore, Pakistan
Website www.wateem.com
 Type Private
 Industry telecommunication
 Founded 2004
 Head quarters 301-Dhabi Tower, Hamdan Street,
Post Box 44222, Abu Dhabi, United
Arab Emirates
Key People Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Chairman

CEO Abu Dhabi Group

Mr. Bashir A. Tahir,
and Warid International
Products Telephony, WiMAX, EDGE,GPRS, GSM
 Type Public Limited Company
 Industry Telecommunication
 Founded 1994
 Founder's) Motorola USA
 HeadquartersIslamabad, Pakistan
Mobilink House, 1- A, Kohistan Road, F-8 Markaz, Islamabad
 Area served 10000 cities, towns, and villages across
Pakistan
 Key people Rashid Khan, President and CEO
 Products postpaid Indigo , prepaidJAZZ,

 Mobilink PCO, Owner's) Naguib Sawiris

 Employees 5000
 Parent Orascom Telecom  Egypt
 Website www.mobilinkgsm.com
 Type Subsidiary
 Industry telecommunication
 Founded 2004
 Headquarters Islamabad, Pakistan
 Area served Pakistan
 Key Person Jon Eddy Abdullah
 Products Mobile telephony,
Mobile banking
Subscriber’s Market share-june 2010
 Growth in Telecom Sector
Fixed Local loop :
It is oldest mean of communication
84 license were issued to 37operators
for 14 telecom operators in Pakistan.

 Wireless
Pakistan open market with WLL in 2003 by awarding 93
licenses to 16 operators for 14 telecom regions across the
country.

 Broadband:
It is a “ Next Big Thing” for Pakistan
it is not only fast and reliable but also a cheap source of
information and communication.
Two Major Operators of Broad band : PTCL & WATEEN
 Growth contin…….
 Pakistan is Ranked among top five most dynamic
economies in terms of increased internet penetration
in South Asian Region

 PTA become the front runner among the successful

telecom regulators of the World
 Technological Revolution

 Sim Verification “789”

 Sim information system “668”
 Formulation of various regulations
Telecom Sector also shares some
unpleasant things
 Cellular market ruined Local Loop
(Land Line) and Wireless Local Loop
market
 illegal and un-identified Sims
circulating in market
 Increment in SPAM text messaging
and phone calls
 Over charging
 Teleophone Imports (US Million dollar)
Telephones imports 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
(us million dollar)

Mobile Phones and 371 569 670 446 130

Battery

Other Telecom 406 628 679 885 1470

Apparatus
Total Telecom 777 1179 1349 1331 1600
Imports
 Mobile phone subscription in
Pakistan
 subscriptions
reached 97.303
million in April

 The number of mobile

phone subscriptions
in Pakistan is set to
hit 100 million
 Telecom Economy
Foreign Direct Investment:
There is global financial Crises but in Pakistan
FDI
in 2008-09 was $ 815 million

Telecom investment
reduced by 47% but it was $ 1.6 billion in
2008-09
Telecom Sector Tax:
This sector Contribute Rs. 112 billion
in 2008-09
it was Rs. 111 billion in (2007-08)
 Conclusion

Pakistan telecom sector remained stagnant

for many years and no major progress was
seen in this segment due to the monopoly of
PTCL but time changed and Pakistan telecom
sector became the fastest growing sector as
compared to other countries of that area.