Ufone
Pakistani cellular service provider
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::summary Pakistani cellular service provider ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox company"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ufone |
| logo | Ufone logo (2023).png |
| image | Ufone Tower, Islamabad (cropped).jpg |
| image_caption | Ufone Tower in Islamabad |
| type | Subsidiary |
| industry | Telecommunication |
| foundation | |
| location | Ufone Tower, Blue Area |
| location_city | Islamabad |
| key_people | Hatem Bamatraf |
| (Group CEO & President) | |
| products | ONIC, UPaisa |
| revenue | |
| revenue_year | 2023 |
| operating_income | |
| income_year | 2023 |
| net_income | |
| net_income_year | 2023 |
| assets | |
| assets_year | 2023 |
| equity | |
| equity_year | 2023 |
| parent | Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd |
| website | |
| footnotes | Financials |
| :: |
| name = Ufone
| logo = Ufone logo (2023).png
| image = Ufone Tower, Islamabad (cropped).jpg
| image_caption = Ufone Tower in Islamabad
| type = Subsidiary
| industry = Telecommunication
| foundation =
| location = Ufone Tower, Blue Area
| location_city = Islamabad
| area_served =
| key_people = Hatem Bamatraf
(Group CEO & President)
| products = ONIC, UPaisa
| revenue =
| revenue_year = 2023
| operating_income =
| income_year = 2023
| net_income =
| net_income_year = 2023
| assets =
| assets_year = 2023
| equity =
| equity_year = 2023
| parent = Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd
| website =
| footnotes = Financials
Pak Telecommunication Mobile Limited, doing business as Ufone, is a Pakistani mobile network operator headquartered in Islamabad. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited. Following PTCL's privatization, Ufone became a part of Etisalat by e& in 2006.
Ufone has a subscriber base of 28 million as of December 2025, among which 19 million are 4G/LTE subscribers. It has a market share of 13%, the least among all four mobile operators.
History
Ufone was founded in July 1998 and began operations in January 2001.
Rashid Khan was appointed acting CEO of Ufone in August 2017. Rashid Khan, president and CEO of both Ufone and PTCL, died in December 2020.
By 2017, Ufone was the only company in the Pakistani telecommunications market that did not have 4G data services. It launched 4G in August 2019. In 2019, PTCL and Ufone were merging a number of their departments.
In 2021, it purchased its own 4G spectrum license for US$279 million.
Radio frequency summary
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| Frequency | Protocol | Band | Class | Channel Width |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 900 MHz | GSM/GPRS/EDGE | 8 | 2G | 2.6 MHz / 7.6 MHz |
| 900 MHz | LTE/LTE-A | 8 | 4G | 5 MHz |
| 1800 MHz | LTE/LTE-A | 3 | 4G | 15 MHz |
| 2100 MHz | LTE/LTE-A | 1 | 4G | 5 MHz |
| :: |
Ufone had bid on a 5 MHz block of 2100 MHz spectrum in the NGMS auction held in early 2014, however due to rising demand, in December 2016, Ufone decided to re-farm a portion of its 900 MHz 2G network to 3G (HSPA+) to increase network capacity.
Ufone has re-farmed their 900 MHz spectrum in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi/Islamabad, Abbottabad, Sheikhupura and Sialkot.
PTML Ufone won 2x9 MHz of 1800 MHz in the 2021 NGMS auction held by PTA, bringing its total spectrum in the band up to 15 MHz which will be used for improvement of its existing 4G services.
4G launch
On 9 February 2019, Ufone launched its 4G network in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, utilizing its existing NGMS licenses. By 2019, Ufone had expanded its 4G coverage to Lahore, Karachi, Faisalabad, Sialkot, Peshawar, Quetta, Attock, Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Digri, Jhuddo, Naukot, Mithi, Pabbi, Multan, and Nowshera, and had outlined plans to launch 4G in additional cities as well.
Voice over LTE (VoLTE)
In October 2023, Ufone announced that it enabled VoLTE across its network, making it the last network in the country to support the service.
References
References
- "Ufone PTML VIS Rating Report 2023".
- "Telecom Indicators {{!}} PTA".
- Hamdani, Amin. (2025-01-27). "Ufone Rating Report".
- (August 13, 2017). "Ufone appoints Rashid Khan as acting CEO". [[Pakistan Today]].
- Ahmed, Ali. (December 17, 2020). "President, CEO PTCL & Ufone Rashid Khan passes away". [[Business Recorder]].
- Ahmad, Ahtasam. (May 17, 2023). "PTCL Suffering Losses Due To Ufone's Abysmal Performance". [[The Friday Times]].
- (November 22, 2019). "Govt may merge Ufone completely with PTCL". [[Pakistan Today]].
- (2017-01-25). "Ufone Upgrades and Doubles its 3G Network Through Spectrum Refarming".
- (2017-03-30). "Ufone Upgrades its 3G Network in Karachi".
- (10 September 2021). "Press Release".
- Attaa, Aamir. "Ufone is Going 4G in Pakistan".
- (2023-10-19). "Ufone 4G Introduces VoLTE for HD Voice & Video Calling Experience Over 4G Network".
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