Mobilink Infinity - Pakistan’s Second Nationwide Wimax Network
Special Post By Tariq Mustafa
The second commercial Wimax network went live in Pakistan (Karachi) recently. For the South Asain nation of 160 million (half of which are young adults), these cutting edge WiMAX networks are a cause for celebration. Mobilink (one of the most successful ventures of the international telecoms giant Orascom Telecom) which has the highest subscriber base of over 30 million subscribers (out of the total 80 million users nationwide) has launched its Wimax brand called Mobilink Infinity.
The network is essentially 802.16e based mobile Wimax and has been launched in Karachi, the commercial capital of Pakistan and also world’s second most populous city in the world with 16 million citizens. The CPE costs Rs 6,000 ($77) one-time and monthly subscriptions are available in 256kbps, 512 kbps and 1 mb categories. The integrated VoIP based analog voice port allows local loop telephony to the user with preferential rates for the (dominating) Moblilink network.
Earlier Pakistan got the worlds largest nationwide Wimax Network from Wateen Telecom , a new telecoms business venture of the Abu Dhabi Group that also owns the popular cellular brand Warid in Pakistan (and now in some other countries - Congo and Georgia). Wateen’s Wimax (built on Motorola Wimax gear) has received mixed response and some believe that the less than perfect launch of the much hyped product has more to do with the company’s operations rather than the technology limitations. The problems have accumulated enough to give Wimax a bad name. New operators are expected to avoid the technology name (wimax) in their upcoming products in the local market due to this reason.
A few weeks ago, Worldcall (an overseas investment of Omantel of Oman in Pakistan) launched its CDMA EvDO services on top of its popular CDMA based Wireless Local Loop voice services. Marketed under the catchy marketing campaign using Footloose, the service uses Anydata’s USB modem as its EvDO CPE.
Some estimates puts Pakistan’s teledensity as the highest in the region.
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A version of this post also appeared at DailyWireless.org
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The above article seems more like a promo from Mobilink itself as if you get into the problem then Mobilink is also facing them. Specially the one related to bandwidth limitations. They started out with unlimited downloads in trials and now restricted them to few GBs a month per package.
As per PTA’s statistics, PTCL tops the list with its DSL subscribers and Wateen is second in the race. LDN and World Call come in the later part of the race. I am not sure whether it will be a good strategy from Mobilink’s end to launch from Karachi only as Wateen is already present in nearly 20 major metros and towns.
The operators need to realize that getting into operation is not the only thing required but a good customer service along with stable network is the key to success. Maybe if Mobilink Infinity is based on the same principal then they are on the right track to succeed. At the end of the day, in all the hassles, the consumer is the eventual sufferer of the corporate races to be on top.
TechTurtle - this article was written with the international community in mind and was published at Dailywireless.org.
Most outsiders do not realize the extent of progress Pakistan has made in the ICT area in the last few years. This article gives a concise summary with a neutral tone, in my opinion.
Believe me, if there are any issues with Mobilink Infinity, you will see posts and comments about that. We do not spare anyone!
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Absolutely!
At last its nice to have some competition.Never thought That Wateen Wimax was the largest in the World.Thats awesome.
Yes It will be nice competition between wateen n mobilink, both companies should do some thing special for us but Wateen has advantage of first Wimax technology provider in Pakistan n obviously having number of users. Now see who will compete??
A new brand name has emerged by the name Wi Tribe to compete with the current Wi Max operators. They are in the initial stages and have choosen Motorolla as thier vendors. Lets see what they have to offer.. Can they beat Pakistan’s first Wi Max technology provider (Wateen) and Pakistan Largest Cellular Provider (Mobilink)??
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