Zong (mobile network)

Zong
Zong
China Mobile Pakistan
FormerlyPaktel
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTelecommunication
FoundedApril 2008; 16 years ago (2008-04)
HeadquartersIslamabad, Pakistan
Area served
Pakistan
Key people
Huo Junli (CEO)
ProductsMobile services
Data services
Mobile banking
Telephony
ParentChina Mobile
Websitewww.zong.com.pk

CMPak Limited,[1][2] doing business as Zong (Urdu: زونگ), is a Pakistani mobile data network operator, owned by China Mobile.[3]

It is the first overseas setup of China Mobile through acquisition of a license from Millicom to operate a GSM network in Pakistan in 2008.[4]

It is Pakistan's second-largest mobile service provider with a subscriber base of 49 million, among which 37 million are 4G/LTE subscribers. With over 14,000 4G enabled sites across the country, it has a market share of 25% among cellular operators in the country.[5]

  1. ^ "CMPAK LIMITED". opencorporates.com. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  2. ^ "China Mobile Pakistan Limited: Private Company Information". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  3. ^ Baloch, Farooq (5 March 2018). "Why 'no profit' still makes Zong happy". Profit by Pakistan Today.
  4. ^ "About ZONG". Zong Homepage.
  5. ^ "Telecom Indicators | PTA". www.pta.gov.pk. Retrieved 26 July 2024.