Pakistan
As of February 2012, Pakistan has 116 million subscribers in total, a 62% penetration rate. Another estimate, made on June 2011, estimated 58.126% penetration rate over a population estimate of around 187 million.
The country's telecom regulator is PTA (Pakistan Telecommunication Authority).
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mobilink | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS WiMAX |
35.2 (Feb 2012) | Vimpelcom |
| 2 | Telenor | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS |
28.8 (Feb 2012) | Telenor |
| 3 | Ufone | GSM-900 (GPRS, EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS |
22.4 (Feb 2012) | Etisalat(26%) and Government of Pakistan |
| 4 | Zong | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS |
15 (Feb 2012) | China Mobile |
| 5 | Warid | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS |
14.5 (Feb 2012) | Warid Telecom(70%) and SingTel(30%) |
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