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Pakistan Mobile Subscribers Statistics Dec 2009

Pakistan is now in the list of fastest telecom growth countries. Calls rates are very low in Pakistan and this is one of many factors of this development. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has released Mobile Service Providers statistics as on December 2009. There are 97,579,940 (97.6 Million) Mobile users with Mobile Density of 59.60% in Pakistan according to the report (Dec 09).
GSM service pioneer Mobilink stands first with 30,800,354 subscribers. Telenor on second with user base of 22,500,789 and Warid (18,847,315), Ufone (18,510,175), and ZONG (6,920,234) on 3rd, 4th, and 5th respectively. Overall all companies showed positive trend except Ufone whose user base declined in 2009 last quarter.
The growth rate is recorded 0.93% as compared to Nov 09, 0.83%.

Cellular Company
Aug 09
Sept. 09
Oct 09
Nov 09
Dec 09

Mobilink
29,840,415
30,046,050
30,275,979
30,480,398
30,800,354

Ufone
19,607,299
19,104,594
18,329,967
18,361,072
18,510,175

Zong
6,556,697
6,629,761
6,752,031
6,869,174
6,920,234

Instaphone
3,575
1,073
1,073
1,073
1,073

Telenor
21,428,286
21,658,592
21,975,271
22,279,449
22,500,789

Warid
18,347,366
18,468,208
18,584,409
18,718,419
18,847,315

Total
95,783,638
95,908,277
95,918,729
96,709,585
97,579,940

SCO Cellular Subscribers are 285,072
Note: Including AJK & NAs

Source: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority

ZONG Leads Industry in Terms of Growth Rate in 2008-09

According to the annual report of the PTA, the new entrant Zong led the market in terms of growth in the year 2008-09. The report staggered a 220 percent growth in revenue and this is the highest in the telecommunication industry.

ZONG growth of 220% was followed by Ufone 46%. The contribution of ZONG was 30 billion which 20% of the total increase in its revenue. This achievement is remarkable for a new entrant in the market.2007-2008 total revenue was PKR 182,122 billion compared to the year 2008-2009 which generated revenue of 212,423 billion to the telecom industry. ZONG premiered in the market in April 2008 and within a short period of time; it has become a force to reckon with in the market today. This is due to the aggressive increase in subscriber base and achievements in revenue. Whereas ZONG contributes 20% to industrial revenue old players like Mobilink [...]

Pakistan Touches 96.7 Million Mobile Users in Nov 2009

According to the latest reports by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, the country has touched the count of mobile phone users to 96.7 million in November 2009.

With these 96.7 million mobile phone subscribers, the teledensity has reached 59.03 percent. And with the increased growth rate of 0.83 percent especially owing to the best in the last half year of 2009, the total amount of the mobile phone subscriptions in Pakistan stood at 96,709,585 with net addition of 790,856 subscribers in the month of November 2009.

Cellular Company
July 09
Aug 09
Sept. 09
Oct 09
Nov 09

Mobilink
29,551,075
29,840,415
30,046,050
30,275,979
30,480,398

Ufone
20,057,079
19,607,299
19,104,594
18,329,967
18,361,072

Zong
6,486,338
6,556,697
6,629,761
6,752,031
6,869,174

Instaphone
11,917
3,575
1,073
1,073
1,073

Telenor
21,299,334
21,428,286
21,658,592
21,975,271
22,279,449

Warid
18,141,542
18,347,366
18,468,208
18,584,409
18,718,419

Total
95,547,285
95,783,638
95,908,277
95,918,729
96,709,585

Growth Rate (%)
1.28
0.25
0.13
0.01
0.83

SCO Cellular Subscribers are 285,072Note: Including AJK & NAs

Source: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority

Positive Trend in Telecom Sector During 2008-09

Out of the top four cellular players Ufone has been the biggest impetus behind the Cellular industry’s 17% growth as declared by PTA in its annual report for the year 2008-2009. Ufone’s is at the top with an astounding revenue growth of 46% during past year.
The report states that cellular telecom sector in Pakistan maintained a positive growth rate for the year 2008-09 despite a cut throat tariff and call packages competition and sluggish economic conditions in the country.

A recently released annual report PTA for the year 2008-2009 has shown growth of 17% in revenue for the cellular industry overall reflecting that the industry is involved in a healthy competition and its strategy to increase customer base as well as revenues through value added services and call minutes has worked so far.
Amongst the top four players, Ufone led with 46% increase in revenue, Mobilink the largest cellular operator in [...]

2005-2009 Mobile Operators Overview- 95547285 Total Mobile Subscribers

Mobilink started its operations in Pakistan in 1993 and is pioneer of GSM Service in Pakistan. Today, we have 6 Mobile operators; five of them are GSM Service Provider i.e. Mobilink, Telenor, Ufone, Warid, Zong and one AIMs Operator, Instaphone which is going to be unearthed very soon.  For the last few years, the competition between the Mobile Operators has increased and they are spending millions of rupees per annum on advertising. This competition also started a price war and now we can see, each of the operators is providing services on lower charges and can go to lowest possible as well.

Mobilink was considered as expensive one a while ago but where there is competition, company has to follow the market trend to survive in the market. They have decreased their voice rates as well as SMS in recent years. Mobilink is on the Top so far with over [...]