Paktel
Paktel (Urdu: پاکٹل) was the pioneer cellular operator of Pakistan. It was the trend setter company granted license to carry out cellular phone services in Pakistan, set up by Cable & Wireless. It carried out AMPS services until 2004 when the company switched to GSM technology.
دل تو ایک ہے There's only one heart | |
Native name | پاکٹل |
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Company type | Telecommunication operator |
Industry | Telecommunications |
Genre | Subsidiary |
Founded | 1989 |
Defunct | March 31, 2008 |
Fate | Rebranded to Zong |
Successor | Zong |
Headquarters | |
Products | Mobile telephony |
Website | https://paktel.com |
Paktel offered only mobile telephony service to its 2 million subscriber base. As of 2007, Paktel was ranked fifth mobile player of Pakistani market owing to low subscriber base and market share. After the completion of its acquisition by China Mobile, Paktel was rebranded Zong Pakistan on April 1, 2008.
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