37:
203:
180:
157:
878:
318:
Initially, WorldCall's main services were wireless local loop (WLL) phones and long-distance calling. While this segment generated revenue, it faced competition from the increasing number of cellphone operators and decreasing prices of cellular services. By 2006, the benefits of WLL technology were
378:
Metropolitan
Ethernet (Metro Ethernet) is about using carrier Ethernet technology in metropolitan networks. Worldcall connects enterprises, academic institutions, and government institutes in all major cities of Pakistan. Worldcall has deployed Metro Ethernet networks which offer up to 10 G
334:
into the market with similar services. Its decline was further affected by a lack of investment in infrastructure by its management and majority shareholder. Financial issues, such as reliance on bond issuances and long-term bank loans, led WorldCall to face potential default.
329:
WorldCall's revenue peaked at Rs8.4 billion (approximately $ 100 million) in 2009. However, the company's market position was affected by the increasing cellular penetration, which exceeded 50 percent of the population, and the entry of the state-owned
283:
WorldCall's history dates back to 1955 when First
Capital Securities Corporation was established by Taseer family. The company began developing what would later become WorldCall Communications Limited, initially known as WorldCall Payphones.
306:
In July 2005, WorldCall
Broadband Limited and WorldCall Communications Limited were merged into WorldCall Telecom Limited, resulting in a single consolidated operating entity. A month later, in August 2005, WorldCall was listed on the
303:(WLL) services in July and November 2004, respectively. Following the deregulation of the telecommunications sector in Pakistan, WorldCall was the first company to deploy its LDI network and launch its services in November 2004.
934:
969:
959:
785:
949:
491:
944:
939:
915:
358:. In March 2021, WorldCall rolled out Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) internet branded 'Fiber 5G+' in Lahore with plans ranging from 20 Mbit/s to 100 Mbit/s.
778:
588:
860:
954:
771:
296:
908:
964:
172:
473:
974:
529:"Telecommunication: WORLDCALL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED - Analysis of Financial Statements fiscal year 2004 - fiscal year 2006"
901:
795:
396:
763:
659:
367:
287:
It restarted its operations in 2001 as WorldCall
Telecommunication Company Limited and initially offered bundled
312:
272:
61:
444:
804:
308:
808:
300:
295:
services, which was a new concept in
Pakistan at the time. The company received licenses from the
288:
142:
75:
485:
885:
816:
351:
292:
505:
366:
Worldcall operates over 7000 km of fiber network in
Pakistan. It leases its fiber on an
47:
710:
928:
847:
103:
55:
741:
645:
135:
195:
347:
36:
267:
is a
Pakistani telecommunication and multimedia service provider based in
355:
120:
17:
627:
609:
528:
323:
829:
268:
114:
65:
877:
646:"Oman Telecommunications could take $ 24 mln Q4 hit | Reuters"
218:
589:"Dunya Group backs away from the dumpster fire that is WorldCall"
547:
839:
331:
767:
758:
794:
Cable, satellite, and other specialty television providers in
249:
326:
acquired 56.8 percent shares of WorldCall for $ 193 million.
685:
417:
889:
660:"Omantel exits WorldCall Telecom after $ 20m injection"
610:"WorldCall 69 million shares IPO to open on August 23"
474:"WorldCall: An acquisition or another Pump and Dump?"
884:This Pakistani corporation or company article is a
838:
815:
244:
234:
216:
193:
170:
151:
127:
109:
99:
81:
71:
53:
43:
935:Telecommunications companies established in 1996
397:"Taseer: business tycoon, politician and writer"
970:Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange
960:Mergers and acquisitions of Pakistani companies
628:"WorldCall to raise Rs 690 million through IPO"
338:In 2018, Omantel sold its entire shareholding.
909:
779:
523:
521:
519:
472:Hassan, Ariba Shahid, Taimoor (30 May 2021).
8:
490:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
29:
950:Pakistani subsidiaries of foreign companies
916:
902:
786:
772:
764:
299:for long distance international (LDI) and
134:Mehdi Mohamed Jawad Abdullah Al Abduwani (
35:
28:
736:
734:
548:"WorldCALL Payphones: CORPORATE PROFILE"
439:
437:
435:
433:
431:
604:
602:
582:
580:
578:
576:
574:
572:
570:
568:
388:
945:Cable television companies of Pakistan
940:Internet service providers of Pakistan
483:
412:
410:
319:reduced due to these market changes.
7:
874:
872:
546:Hussain, Dilawar (2 December 2001).
297:Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
212:(US$ −4.8 million) (2022)
189:(US$ −4.6 million) (2022)
888:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
587:Tirmizi, Farooq (12 August 2016).
166:(US$ 8.0 million) (2022)
25:
230:(US$ 49 million) (2022)
876:
742:"WorldCall Enterprise Solutions"
271:, Pakistan. It is listed on the
202:
201:
179:
178:
156:
155:
445:"WorldCall Annual Report 2022"
354:and telephone connectivity in
1:
955:2008 mergers and acquisitions
315:at a strike price of PKR 10.
686:"WorldCall Telecom Limited"
418:"WorldCall Telecom Limited"
87:; 28 years ago
991:
871:
965:Companies based in Lahore
861:Africa, Asia, and Oceania
856:
802:
690:WorldCall Telecom Limited
422:WorldCall Telecom Limited
265:WorldCall Telecom Limited
34:
711:"FTTH Roll Out Road Map"
593:Profit by Pakistan Today
506:"Profile: Salman Taseer"
478:Profit by Pakistan Today
401:www.pakistantoday.com.pk
379:interface to customers.
374:Metro Ethernet Solutions
975:Pakistani company stubs
313:initial public offering
273:Pakistan Stock Exchange
309:Karachi Stock Exchange
141:Mr. Babar Ali Syed
664:The Express Tribune
346:Worldcall provides
301:wireless local loop
236:Number of employees
31:
535:. 27 October 2007.
289:broadband internet
143:Executive Director
76:Telecommunications
897:
896:
869:
868:
616:. 18 August 2005.
512:. 4 January 2011.
262:
261:
30:WorldCall Telecom
16:(Redirected from
982:
918:
911:
904:
880:
873:
788:
781:
774:
765:
759:Official Website
746:
745:
738:
729:
728:
726:
724:
707:
701:
700:
698:
696:
682:
676:
675:
673:
671:
666:. 8 January 2018
656:
650:
649:
642:
636:
635:
624:
618:
617:
606:
597:
596:
584:
563:
562:
560:
558:
543:
537:
536:
525:
514:
513:
502:
496:
495:
489:
481:
469:
463:
462:
460:
458:
452:worldcall.com.pk
449:
441:
426:
425:
414:
405:
404:
393:
352:cable television
293:cable television
258:
255:
253:
251:
229:
227:
221:
211:
209:
205:
204:
188:
186:
182:
181:
173:Operating income
165:
163:
159:
158:
95:
93:
88:
39:
32:
21:
990:
989:
985:
984:
983:
981:
980:
979:
925:
924:
923:
922:
870:
865:
852:
834:
811:
798:
792:
755:
750:
749:
740:
739:
732:
722:
720:
709:
708:
704:
694:
692:
684:
683:
679:
669:
667:
658:
657:
653:
644:
643:
639:
626:
625:
621:
608:
607:
600:
586:
585:
566:
556:
554:
545:
544:
540:
527:
526:
517:
504:
503:
499:
482:
471:
470:
466:
456:
454:
447:
443:
442:
429:
416:
415:
408:
395:
394:
390:
385:
376:
364:
344:
281:
248:
240:354 (2022)
237:
225:
224:
217:
207:
206:
198:
184:
183:
175:
161:
160:
147:
130:
123:
117:
91:
89:
86:
58:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
988:
986:
978:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
927:
926:
921:
920:
913:
906:
898:
895:
894:
881:
867:
866:
864:
863:
857:
854:
853:
851:
850:
844:
842:
836:
835:
833:
832:
827:
821:
819:
813:
812:
803:
800:
799:
793:
791:
790:
783:
776:
768:
762:
761:
754:
753:External links
751:
748:
747:
730:
719:. 2 March 2021
702:
677:
651:
637:
634:. 6 June 2005.
619:
598:
564:
538:
515:
497:
464:
427:
406:
387:
386:
384:
381:
375:
372:
363:
360:
343:
340:
280:
277:
260:
259:
246:
242:
241:
238:
235:
232:
231:
222:
214:
213:
199:
194:
191:
190:
176:
171:
168:
167:
153:
149:
148:
146:
145:
133:
131:
128:
125:
124:
119:
113:
111:
107:
106:
101:
97:
96:
83:
79:
78:
73:
69:
68:
59:
54:
51:
50:
45:
41:
40:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
987:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
932:
930:
919:
914:
912:
907:
905:
900:
899:
893:
891:
887:
882:
879:
875:
862:
859:
858:
855:
849:
848:PTCL Smart TV
846:
845:
843:
841:
837:
831:
828:
826:
823:
822:
820:
818:
814:
810:
806:
801:
797:
789:
784:
782:
777:
775:
770:
769:
766:
760:
757:
756:
752:
743:
737:
735:
731:
718:
717:
712:
706:
703:
691:
687:
681:
678:
665:
661:
655:
652:
647:
641:
638:
633:
629:
623:
620:
615:
611:
605:
603:
599:
594:
590:
583:
581:
579:
577:
575:
573:
571:
569:
565:
553:
549:
542:
539:
534:
530:
524:
522:
520:
516:
511:
507:
501:
498:
493:
487:
479:
475:
468:
465:
453:
446:
440:
438:
436:
434:
432:
428:
423:
419:
413:
411:
407:
402:
398:
392:
389:
382:
380:
373:
371:
369:
361:
359:
357:
353:
349:
341:
339:
336:
333:
327:
325:
320:
316:
314:
311:following an
310:
304:
302:
298:
294:
290:
285:
278:
276:
274:
270:
266:
257:
247:
243:
239:
233:
228:14.25 billion
223:
220:
215:
210:-1.38 billion
200:
197:
192:
187:-1.34 billion
177:
174:
169:
154:
150:
144:
140:
139:
137:
132:
126:
122:
116:
112:
108:
105:
104:Salman Taseer
102:
98:
84:
80:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60:
57:
52:
49:
46:
42:
38:
33:
27:
19:
890:expanding it
883:
824:
721:. Retrieved
715:
714:
705:
693:. Retrieved
689:
680:
668:. Retrieved
663:
654:
640:
631:
622:
613:
592:
555:. Retrieved
551:
541:
532:
509:
500:
477:
467:
455:. Retrieved
451:
421:
400:
391:
377:
365:
345:
337:
328:
321:
317:
305:
286:
282:
264:
263:
219:Total assets
164:2.30 billion
110:Headquarters
44:Company type
26:
805:Terrestrial
723:29 November
457:29 November
929:Categories
695:15 January
670:15 January
383:References
362:Dark Fiber
342:Operations
252:.worldcall
196:Net income
129:Key people
825:WorldCall
809:satellite
716:WorldCall
632:Brecorder
614:Brecorder
533:Brecorder
348:broadband
322:In 2008,
226:Rs.
208:Rs.
185:Rs.
162:Rs.
56:Traded as
18:Worldcall
796:Pakistan
557:23 April
552:dawn.com
510:DAWN.COM
486:cite web
370:basis.
356:Pakistan
136:Chairman
121:Pakistan
72:Industry
324:Omantel
279:History
245:Website
152:Revenue
100:Founder
90: (
82:Founded
64::
830:Wateen
269:Lahore
115:Lahore
48:Public
817:Cable
448:(PDF)
886:stub
840:IPTV
807:and
725:2023
697:2024
672:2024
559:2018
492:link
459:2023
332:PTCL
291:and
254:.com
92:1996
85:1996
368:IRU
256:.pk
250:www
66:WTL
62:PSX
931::
733:^
713:.
688:.
662:.
630:.
612:.
601:^
591:.
567:^
550:.
531:.
518:^
508:.
488:}}
484:{{
476:.
450:.
430:^
420:.
409:^
399:.
350:,
275:.
138:)
118:,
917:e
910:t
903:v
892:.
787:e
780:t
773:v
744:.
727:.
699:.
674:.
648:.
595:.
561:.
494:)
480:.
461:.
424:.
403:.
94:)
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
