Ufone
 | |
| Private | |
| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Genre | Subsidiary |
| Founded | January 29, 2001 |
| Founder | Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd |
| Headquarters | Ufone Tower, Blue Area, Islamabad, Pakistan |
Area served |
2,336 Cities All National Highways All Motorways |
Key people | Mr. Rashid Khan, CEO |
| Products | Pre Pay, Post Pay, UPaisa[1] |
| Revenue |
 Rs.25 billion PKR (2012).[2] |
| Rs.25 billion PKR (2012) | |
| Rs.2.5 billion PKR (2012) | |
| Owner | Etisalat[1] |
| Parent | PTCL Pakistan |
| Website | ufone.com |
Pak Telecom Mobile Limited or Ufone (Urdu: یوفون) is a Pakistani GSM cellular service provider. It was the third mobile operator to enter Pakistani market. It started its operations under the brand name of Ufone, in Islamabad on January 29, 2001.
PTML is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited. Following PTCL's privatization, Ufone became a part of the Etisalat in 2006.
Ufone is among the largest GSM mobile service provider and fourth largest mobile service in terms of subscriber base of over 24 million.[3] It has a market share of 18% among mobile operators.[4]
Ufone has appointed Rashid Khan as its new CEO replacing Mr. Rainer Rathgeber who only worked at the company for 18 months. Rashid was the CEO of Mobilink (now Jazz) from 2008 to 2014.[5][6]
History
The company commenced its operations, under the brand name of Ufone, from Islamabad on January 29, 2001. Ufone became a part of the Emirates Telecommunication Corporation Group (Etisalat) in 2006.
Radio Frequency Summary
| Frequency | Protocol | Band | Class | Channel Width |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 900 MHz | GSM/GPRS/EDGE | 2G | 3.4 MHz | |
| 1800 MHz | GSM/GPRS/EDGE | 2G | 6 MHz | |
| 900 MHz | UMTS/HSDPA/HSPA+ | 8 | 3G | 4.2 MHz |
| 2100 MHz | UMTS/HSDPA/HSPA+ | 1 | 3G | 5 MHz |
Ufone had acquired a 5MHz chunk of 2100 MHz spectrum in the NGMS auction held in early 2014, however due to rising demand and lack of bandwidth to keep up, in December 2016, Ufone decided to re-farm a portion of its 900 MHz 2G network to 3G (HSPA+), and is now offering 3G over two frequencies to deal with the increasing load on the network. [7]
UMall.pk
Ufone has introduced Umall.pk it's a Pakistan-based store for Pakistani people to shop Online. Moreover, Ufone also launched Android app for this Online store along with an official website. Umall is a first Online shopping store that is introduced by a telecom operator in Pakistan, previously no telecom company has done this kind of thing.[8][9]
Awards
Ufone has won Best Telecommunication Service Provider Award at 2012 PAS Awards by Pakistan Advertisers Society.
Scandal
Ufone internet servers hijack popular google analytics scripts analytics.js and ga.js to inject adware and malware scripts on users computers.[10] Most of the users complaint to Ufone Facebook page and on social media however Ufone is unable to resolve this issue. Users are facing this problem since May, 2015, and most of the users stopped using Ufone 3G internet service.[11][12] [13][14]
See also
References
- 1 2 http://pakistannn.com/2017/04/19/ufone-call-packages/
- ↑ "Ufone revenues post modest growth of 6% in 1HFY12". thenewstribe.com.
- ↑ "Mobile Phone Users in Pakistan Reach 136.5 Million". propakistani.pk.
- ↑ "Telecommunications: Zong overtakes Ufone as CMOs’ market share changes". The Express Tribune.
- ↑ "Breaking: Rashid Khan Appointed as CEO of Ufone". 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
- ↑ "Breaking News: Ufone Appoints Rashid Khan as its New CEO". pk.shafaqna.com. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
- ↑ "Ufone Upgrades and Doubles its 3G Network Through Spectrum Refarming". 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ↑ "Umall Android App by Ufone Launched for Shopping Lovers". Ramacciotti News Network!.
- ↑ "Umall.pk: Online Shopping for Clothing, Electronics, Mobiles, Jewelry, Outdoor, Home & Living & more". umall.pk.
- ↑ "Adware alert: Ufone 3G is insecure, displays pop-under ads while surfing websites". techjuice.pk.
- ↑ "Ufone 3G is a virus or adware or Trojan or what". pakgamers.com.
- ↑ "Ufone 3G Internet Packages Daily, Weekly, Monthly". Paktechinfo.
- ↑ "Ufone 3g inserting ads on websites". ahsan.pk.
- ↑ "How to stop Pop-Up Ads on Ufone Internet connections". abdussamad.com.