Zong (mobile network)
Pakistani mobile network operator
CMPak Limited, doing business as Zong (Urdu: زونگ), is a Pakistani mobile network operator. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of China Mobile, marking the parent company's first overseas expansion following its 2008 acquisition of a GSM network license from Millicom. Zong is Pakistan's second-largest mobile service provider, with a subscriber base of 56 million, including 45 million 4G/LTE subscribers. As of 2024, it has over 15,000 4G-enabled sites across Pakistan, and a 26% market share among the country's cellular operators.
History
Zong began operations in 1991 as Paktel, established by Cable & Wireless. It was the first company granted a license to operate cellular phone services in Pakistan. The company offered Advanced Mobile Phone System (AMPS) services until 2004, when it launched Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) services.
In 2003, Millicom Corporation, then the majority owner of Instaphone, acquired Paktel from Cable & Wireless.
On 22 January 2007, Millicom International Cellular S.A. announced the sale of its 88.86 percent stake in Paktel Limited to China Mobile for $284 million, a sum that included the repayment of intercompany debt. Millicom stated in a press release that the sale implied an enterprise value of $460 million for Paktel.
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