Nayatel (Urdu: نیاٹیل) 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.[1]
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | IT & Telecommunications |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder | Wahaj-us-Siraj |
| Headquarters | , Pakistan |
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Key people | |
| Products | |
Number of employees | 2,300+ (2023) |
| Website | www |
It provides telephone, fiber-based broadband internet and television services to residential and corporate customers in nine cities across Pakistan.
History
editMicronet Broaband (Pvt.) Limited (MBL) was Pakistan's first DSL operator, launched in July 2002 by co-founders Wahaj-us-Siraj and Saad Saleem.[2]
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.[3]
Nayatel's services were exclusive to the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, however, in 2016, they expanded to Faisalabad[4][5] and in 2018, Peshawar was added to their coverage area.[6]
Products
editVoice
editNayatel offers fixed-line telephone services as an option to all subscribers.[7]
Internet
editFiber-to-the-home (FTTH) Internet is offered to residential consumers with plans ranging from 20 Mbit/s to 300 Mbit/s.
Network
editIn February 2020, Nayatel launched 10 Gbit/s XG-PON for corporate customers[8] and simultaneously began offering Fiber-to-the-Tower (FTTT) to Telenor Pakistan.[9]
Facebook partnered with Nayatel in 2021 to expand their fiber network across eight cities.[10][11]
In 2023, Nayatel began rolling out IPv6 connectivity for both residential and corporate customers.[12]
Television
editStandard definition (SD) television channels are offered through basic cable[13] and High-Definition (HD) television channels and a Video-on-Demand (VoD) platform are offered through a digital set-top-boxes branded 'Digital Box' and 'JoyBox'.[14] Their latest addition Android TV Box is a Google certified TV box that converts regular TV to smart TV.[15]
Nayatel Cloud
editIn addition to being an ISP, Nayatel operates a cloud computing service known as 'Nayatel Cloud' to promote local hosting.[16][17]
Controversy
edit- Nayatel was one of the ISPs at odds with the PTA over the proposed changes to the DNS in Pakistan.[18]
- Nayatel took the PTA to court over discrimination in Azad Kashmir.[19]
- Competition Commission of Pakistan found in favour of Nayatel against Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) in a Right of Way case.[20]
- Nayatel submitted a complaint against PTCL with the PTA alleging blockage of traffic.[21]
- Nayatel took up a case against the Army Heritage Foundation over Right of Way (ROW) charges.[22]
References
edit- ^ Shah, Syed Aamir Ali; Jajja, Muhammad Shakeel Sadiq (2021-01-10). "Nayatel: Quality in DNA". Asian Journal of Management Cases: 097282012098223. doi:10.1177/0972820120982239. ISSN 0972-8201.
- ^ "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.
- ^ TechJuice (2016-11-01). "Nayatel to launch fiber to home broadband in Faisalabad". TechJuice. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Pakistan: Facebook and Nayatel to offer internet access to 15 million citizens across 8 cities". gulfnews.com. 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ "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 Expands Its Home Entertainment Solutions with the Launch of Android TV Box". Propakistani.pk. January 8, 2024. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ "Nayatel builds public cloud service with Charmed OpenStack". Ubuntu. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ "Nayatel deploys OpenStack Cloud". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ Ali, Kalbe (2022-06-05). "PTA at odds with ISPs over domain policy". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ Asad, Malik (2022-04-23). "Nayatel moves court against alleged discrimination by PTA". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (2022-12-20). "Pesco ordered to reverse increase in Right of Way charges". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ Gardezi, Ahsan (Feb 20, 2024). "PTA Asks Nayatel, PTCL, Zong and Telenor to Resolve Bandwidth Dispute Within 3 Days". ProPakistani. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ Nasir, Jehangir (Jul 2, 2024). "Govt Stops Army Heritage Foundation From Charging Ridiculous ROW Fees From Nayatel". ProPakistani. Retrieved 2024-08-26.