Ufone
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| Pakistan Telecommunciation Mobile Ltd. (PTML), Ufone |
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| Type of co. | Private |
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| Genre | Subsidiary |
| Founded | January 29, 2001 |
| Founder | Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd |
| Headquarters | Islamabad, Pakistan 13-B, F-7 Markaz |
| Key people | Babar Khan, CEO |
| Area served | Major cities of Pakistan, GT Road, Super Highway & Motorway |
| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Products | Pre Pay, Post Pay |
| Revenue |  Rs.5.1 billion PKR (first quarter 2006-07).[1] |
| Parent | PTCL  Pakistan |
| Slogan | Its all about U! |
| Website | www.ufone.com |
Ufone GSM is a Pakistani GSM cellular service provider, Its one of five GSM Mobile companies in Pakistan, and is a subsidiary of Pakistan Telecommunication Company.
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[edit] Introduction
The company commenced its operations, under the brand name of Ufone, from Islamabad on January 29, 2001. Ufone expanded its coverage and has added new cities and highways to its coverage network. After the privatization of PTCL, Ufone is now owned by Etisalat.
[edit] Network Upgradation
Under the agreement, Huawei will provide its future-oriented EnerG GSM solution to expand Ufone's network to cover over 1,500 cities, towns, villages and all major highways in the country. The network also allows Ufone subscribers to enjoy high-speed wireless data service.
The GSM contract for Ufone also include Huawei's new generation GSM dual density BTS that feature high integrated and receiving sensitivity to improve the network performance and lower the cost of network construction and O&M expenditure. In addition, Huawei will provide Mobile Softswitch solution based on the advanced R4 architecture to satisfy Ufone's network expansion requirements, enables the telecom service provider to evolve into 3G smoothly.
[edit] Prepaid Service
Ufone markets its prepaid services as "Prepay". Ufone Prepay Community where sharing is easier, more affordable than ever before. Its primary market is intended towards teenagers and students.
[edit] Postpaid Service
Postpaid services are marketed by the name "Postpay". These services are mainly targeted towards the business community of the country.
[edit] Subscriber Base
Ufone has a subscriber base of 9.5 million as of Oct 2006 and has network coverage in more than 750 cities.
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