Pakistan market

Pakistan

Telenor is the second largest mobile operator in Pakistan


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Telenor Pakistan at a glance

  • Largest single European foreign direct investment in Pakistan
  • One of the fastest growing networks in the country with a rich portfolio of products and services
  • 28,131 million mobile subscriptions (Q4 2011)
  • 3,021 employees (Q4 2011)
  • Total revenues of NOK 5,017 million (2011)
  • Monthly Mobile ARPU: NOK  15 (Q4 2011)
  • The headquarters are located in Islamabad
  • CEO: Lars Christian Iuel

Environmental and social initiatives
Telenor Pakistan has taken and continues to implement a number of environmentally-friendly initiatives. The company has for instant launched energy-efficient and eco-friendly solar-powered base stations to increase network coverage.

With coverage reaching deep into many of the remotest areas of Pakistan, Telenor Pakistan is, in some places, the only operator connecting the previously unconnected.

Socio-economic impact of mobile financial services
The forecasts for the socio-economic impact of mobile financial services are impressive for Pakistan. A study conducted by the Boston Consulting Group for Telenor in 2011 show that mobile financial services may reduce financial exclusion by as much as 20 % in the country by 2020. This represents an increase of 3% of the total Gross Domestic Product. The economical and societal contributions of the new business activity include creating one million new jobs and improving health care access.

Telenor is through the service easypaisa offering bill payment, domestic and international remittance, as well as savings and insurance. More than 1.5 million transactions are conducted every month through easypaisa.

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Analytical information
For detailed information on regulatory matters, network, licenses and competitors, see our business description for Telenor Pakistan

Company Website
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Key figures (NOK in millions)

 3rd quarterFirst three quartersYear
2011
2010
2011
2010
2010
Revenues
Subscription and traffic
970
923
2 892
2 775
3 697
Interconnect revenues
194
179
565
533
718
Other mobile revenues
5
9
17
17
23
Non-mobile revenues
84
57
200
154
215
Total revenues
1 252
1 169
3 675
3 480
4 653
EBITDA before other items
450
347
1 296
1 054
1 382
Operating profit (loss)
134
(29)
366
52
2
EBITDA before other items/Total revenues (%)
35,9
29,7
35,3
30,3
29,7
Capex
130
124
390
459
617
No. of subscriptions - Change in quarter/Total (in thousands):
642
38
27 309
23 836
24 692
ARPU - monthly (NOK)
14
15
15
16
16
Exchange rate
0,0647
0,0716
0,0709