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Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 21:37:38 +0500 From: Tee Emm <tm@super.net.pk> To: Steven G. Huter <sghuter@nsrc.org> Subject: Update on Internet Access in Pakistan > 1) What is the total international bandwidth to Pakistan at this time ? Less than 10 Megabits per second distributed among (approximately) 45 Internet Service providers. This figure is inclusive of the simplex bandwidth that is favorite among the asian ISPs. ISP in PK Link Type Bandwidth Upstream ISP POP location ========= ========= =========== ============ ============== PTCL VSAT 3096 k Teleglobe Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad Multan, Peshawar, Sialkot Hyderabad http://www.ptc.pk (PTCL is the Govt owned state PTT. They have a lot of bandwidth but it is poorly managed. Getting a connection is absurdly difficult. Offers the lowest rates of around Rs. 20 per hour for full fledged internet access. Major VoIP applications don't work on their network.) Cybernet VSAT 2048k FX AboveNet Karachi 2048k SX Interpacket http://www.cyber.net.pk (Over 1000 access lines. Full-fledged Internet access. Global Roaming service for visitors to Pakistan from the iPass platform. The 2MB backbone circuit is supplemented by an equivalent simplex receive only circuit from interpacket. Present only in Karachi. Lahore point of presence being set up.) Supernet VSAT 640k FX Teleglobe Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad http://www.super.net.pk (Over 300 access lines. Full-fledged Internet access. Global Roaming services for visitors to Pakistan from the GRIC platform. Large points of presences in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad with private nationwide Satellite backbone. Roaming services in Pakistan for local users. SatNet VSAT 1024k FX Alternet Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad http://www.sat.net.pk (Over 1500 access lines. Full-fledged Internet access. Large points of presences in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. Orbit VSAT 128k FX Alternet Lahore http://www.orbit.net.pk Presence only in Lahore. Roaming service offered from GRIC platform. Zoomnet VSAT 1024 kbps Sprint Karachi, Lahore, Hyderabad Rawalpindi http://www.zoooom.net 1024 collective bandwidth (full duplex and recieve-only) in five cities. > 2) What is the total estimated number of Internet users in Pakistan at this > time (including store-and-forward networks)? 200,000. Distribution looks like this: Karachi 40%, Lahore 30%, Islamabad 5%, Misc. 25%.
