Telenor Pakistan

Infobox Company
company_name = Telenor
company_
company_type = Subsidiary
foundation = 2004
location = Islamabad, Pakistan
key_people = Jon Eddy Abdullah (CEO)
area_served = Pakistan
industry = Telecommunications
products = Mobile telephony
revenue =
operating_income =
net_income =
num_employees =
parent = Telenor
subsid =
matto=telenor,the smart call
homepage = [http://www.telenor.com.pk www.telenor.com.pk]
Djuice = [http://www.djuice.com.pk www.djuice.com.pk]
footnotes =

Telenor Pakistan is a Pakistani GSM cellular service provider, and is a subsidiary of Telenor, Norway.

Launch

Telenor acquired the license for providing GSM services in Pakistan in April 2004, and had launched its services commercially in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Karachi on March 15, 2005 and on March 23, 2005 Telenor started its services in Lahore, Faisalabad and Hyderabad. Telenor has its Corporate headquarters in Islamabad, with regional offices in Karachi and Lahore. On January 28 2005, Telenor established its first call centre in Lahore. Telenor is the third largest network of Pakistan after Mobilink and Ufone.

Launch ceremony

The official opening was held in Islamabad with the President of Pakistan General Pervez Musharraf as the guest of honor and a Telenor delegation headed by CEO Telenor Jon Fredrik Baksaas along with CEO Telenor Pakistan Tore Johnsen. The inauguration call was made by President Pervez Musharaf to the Prime Minister of Norway.

Packages Offering

Telenor is providing five prepaid packages and four postpaid package.

Prepaid Packages:
*1- Telenor Talkshalk A1
*2- Telenor Talkshalk HAR SECOND
*3- Telenor Talkshalk HAR MINUTE
*4- Telenor Talkshalk 30 SECOND
*5- Djuice [http://www.djuice.com.pk ]

Postpaid Package:
*1- Persona Postpaid Economy
*2- Persona Postpaid Favourite
*3- Persona Postpaid Special
*4- Persona Postpaid Classic

Coverage

Telenor covers a total of coverage area in more than 3000 cities, towns and highways throughout Pakistan, making it the 2nd largest GSM service provider in Pakistan. Telenor Pakistan has more than 5,000 cell masts throughout Pakistan, making it the 2nd largest network in Pakistan. It has GPRS service and EDGE service across it's network in Pakistan. Telenor has a strategic alliance with Nokia Siemens Networks for expansion in Pakistan. Telenor currently has five dialing codes, 0342, 0343, 0344, 0345 and 0346. [http://www.pta.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=650&Itemid=603]

Subscriber Base

Telenor Pakistan has a subscriber base of 16.7 million as of March 2008.

Network technology

Partnerships

ezetop - On August 10th 2007, Telenor Pakistan, signed an agreement with ezetop [http://www.ezetop.com] to provide mobile credit to the Diaspora across the world. Top-Up will be available in retail stores in the US, the UK, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and online at their website.

ee also

* List of mobile phone companies in Pakistan
* djuice

External links

* [http://www.telenor.com.pk Telenor Pakistan Official Website]
* [http://www.pta.gov.pk/index.php Pakistan Telecommunication Authority Official Website]
* [http://telecompk.net/2007/10/01/mobile-market-2007-mobilink-at-top Telenor Pakistan Growth Analysis]
* [http://www.jobs-in-pakistan.dearlinks.com/authors/12/Telenor-Pakistan Telenor Jobs in Pakistan]