Paktel
دل تو ایک ہے There's only one heart | |
Native name | پاکٹل |
|---|---|
| Company type | Telecommunication operator |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Genre | Subsidiary |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Defunct | March 31, 2008 |
| Fate | Rebranded to Zong |
| Successor | Zong |
| Headquarters | |
| Products | Mobile telephony |
| Website | https://paktel.com |
Paktel (Urdu: پاکٹل) was a cellular network operator in Pakistan. It was granted a license to carry out cellular phone services in Pakistan and set up by Cable & Wireless. It carried out AMPS services until 2004 when the company switched to GSM technology.
Paktel offered only mobile telephony service to its 2 million subscriber base. As of 2007, Paktel was ranked the fifth mobile player of Pakistani market owing to low subscriber base and market share. After the completion of its acquisition by China Mobile, Paktel was rebranded as Zong Pakistan on April 1, 2008.