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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder | Wahaj-us-Siraj |
| Headquarters | , Pakistan |
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| Products | |
Number of employees | 1,300+ (2023) |
| Website | www |
Nayatel is an Internet Service Provider (ISP) with its headquarters located in Islamabad, Pakistan. It was founded in 2006 and is currently led by CEO Wahaj-us-Siraj.
It provides telephone, fiber-based broadband internet and television services to residential and corporate customers in nine cities across Pakistan.
History[edit]
Micronet Broaband (Pvt.) Limited (MBL) was Pakistan's first DSL operator, launched in July 2002 by co-founders Wahaj-us-Siraj and Saad Saleem.[1]
In 2006, Nayatel was created as a subsidiary of Micronet Broadband (Pvt.) Limited (MBL) as Pakistan's first Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) service provider.[2]
Nayatel's services were exclusive to the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, however, in 2016, they expanded to Faisalabad[3] and in 2018, Peshawar was added to their coverage area.[4]
Products[edit]
Voice[edit]
Nayatel offers fixed-line telephone services as an option to all subscribers.[5]
Internet[edit]
Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) Internet is offered to residential consumers with plans ranging from 20 Mbit/s to 300 Mbit/s.
Network[edit]
In February 2020, Nayatel launched 10 Gbit/s XG-PON for corporate customers[6] and simultaneously began offering Fiber-to-the-Tower (FTTT) to Telenor Pakistan.[7]
Facebook partnered with Nayatel in 2021 to expand their fiber network across eight cities.[8]
In 2023, Nayatel began rolling out IPv6 connectivity for both residential and corporate customers.[9]
Television[edit]
Standard definition (SD) television channels are offered through basic cable[10] and High-Definition (HD) television channels and a Video-on-Demand (VoD) platform are offered through a digital set-top-box branded 'JoyBox'.[11]
Cloud[edit]
In addition to being an ISP, Nayatel operates a cloud computing service known as 'Nayatel Cloud' to promote local hosting.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "Rating Report - Nayatel (Pvt.) Limited" (PDF). The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Limited. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Who We Are?". Nayatel. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ "Nayatel is Launching FTTH Broadband in Faisalabad in Two Weeks". ProPakistani. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Deployment of Optic Fiber Network in Peshawar by NayaTel". Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ "Fixed Line Telephony: PHONE". Nayatel. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ "Nayatel Becomes First to Launch 10Gbps XG-PON in Pakistan". ProPakistani. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Nayatel Connects 100+ Telenor Cell Sites on Fiber Optics". ProPakistani. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (2021-05-26). "Facebook partners with Nayatel for fibre network in Pakistan". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ "Nayatel Rolls Out IPv6". ProPakistani. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Basic Cable". Nayatel. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ "Joy Box". Nayatel. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ "Nayatel to Support Businesses with Locally Hosted Cloud Services". ProPakistani. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.