operator industry telecommunications mobile communications predecessor paktel founded 2008 headquarters islamabad pakistan area served pakistan key people liu dianfeng 1 ceo products mobile services data services mobile banking telephony blackberry solution parent china mobile website www.zong.com.pk zong urdu or china mobile pakistan is a pan pakistani mobile network operator headquartered in islamabad which offers voice and data services ranging from postpaid and prepaid plans 2g 3g and 4g services mobile banking to fixed telephony . it is the first oversea setup of china mobile through acquisition of a license from millicom to operate a gsm network in pakistan in 2008 . 2 zong is a 100 % subsidiary of china mobile . 3 it is pakistan s second largest gsm mobile service provider and third largest mobile service in terms of subscriber base of over 25.6 million . it has a market share of 19 % among cellular operators in the country . 4 5 6 according to pakistani newspaper express news zong is in talk with etisilat to buy ufone and ptcl.zong ceo already gave hint for merger . update.according to ptcl official facebook post there is no talk between zong and ptcl . contents 1 history 2 network 2.1 radio frequency 2.2 next generation mobile services 2.3 number schemeing 3 marketing 3.1 stores 3.2 slogans 3.3 products 4 partnership with manchester united f.c. 5 corporate social responsibility 6 awards 7 mobile banking 7.1 timepey 7.2 bop branchless banking 8 see also 9 references 10 external links history edit zong commenced operations as paktel by cable & wireless in 1991 . it was the first company granted a free license to carry out cellular phone services in pakistan . it carried out amps services until 2004 when the company launched gsm services . in 2003 millicom corporation who at that time were majority owners of instaphone bought paktel from cable & wireless . millicom installed a new management team headed by john tumelty former ceo of instaphone and chief financial officer david ordman . on january 22 2007 millicom international cellular s.a. stated that it would sell its 88.86 percent stake in paktel limited to china mobile for 284 million which includes the repayment of intercompany debt . the sale implies an enterprise value for paktel of 460 million millicom said in its press release . merrill lynch advised china mobile on the transaction . on 4 may 2007 paktel limited was renamed to china mobile pakistan . 7 on may 16 2007 china mobile announced that it had increased its stake in cmpak to 100 % . 8 on april 1 2008 paktel was rebranded to zong . 9 network edit china mobile pakistan has invested more than us 2 billion so far to build up network infrastructure in pakistan since 2008 . 10 it will invest us 1 billion in next two to three year for next generation service roll out . 11 zong has built the third largest cellular network in the country with over 6000 base stations . 12 to go green zong has installed solar powered cell sites in various locations . it has country s largest solar power telecommunication network . 13 14 pakistan s first 4g operator zong is exist in major cities mostly.there r many towns and villages which r still unable to receive its 2g coverage which is its major flaw . its network base stations microwave links it support and transmission towers are maintained and provided by zte pakistan . 15 alcatel lucent under the terms of a distribution agreement with rim leverages its global integration services and local presence in the region to provide zong with end to end implementation launch delivery and support services for the blackberry solution in the pakistani market . 16 zong currently uses gsm umts hspa and lte technologies . radio frequency edit frequencies used by zong network frequency protocol class 900 mhz gsm gprs edge 2g 1800 mhz gsm gprs edge 2g 2100 mhz umts hsdpa hspa dc hspa 3g 1800 mhz lte 4g c next generation mobile services edit on april 23 2014 pakistan concluded next generation mobile spectrum auction . zong paid 516 million for 10 mhz spectrum in 2.1 ghz frequency for 3g and 10 mhz spectrum in 1.8 ghz frequency for 4g making it pakistan s first 3g and 4g operator . 11 number schemeing edit zong uses the following numbering scheme 92 3 1 n1n2n3n4n5n6n7n8 where 92 is the isd code for pakistan and is required when dialling outside the country 3 is the mobile access code and 1 is the prefix for zong allocated by pakistan telecommunication authority . omitting 92 would require 0 instead to represent local call hence 031 is the general prefix and n1n2n3n4n5n6n7n8 is the subscriber number . marketing edit stores edit zong operates 23 customer service centres 305 franchises and 190 000 retail customer points nationwide . 17 slogans edit previous logo of zong with slogan since launch china mobile pakistan run the advertising campaign for zong with the tagline say it all urdu . 9 products edit zong offers prepaid postpaid ladies and youth plans . the postpaid ladies and youth plans are branded as bizxcess flutter and circle . 18 19 20 moreover it also offers data plans and branch less banking . 21 partnership with manchester united f.c. edit in october 2011 zong signed a three year partnership deal with the english football club manchester united f.c. 22 23 the deal allowed the club s pakistani fans to see all the goals scored exclusive interviews news and behind the scenes access . 24 zong also made a television commercial featuring the manchester united players dimitar berbatov rio ferdinand darren fletcher and ashley young playing street football with pakistani children . 25 in 2012 zong sent 32 boys for a one week training camp to manchester united soccer school in abu dhabi . 120 teams with maximum 16 players each were identified and trials were conducted in karachi lahore islamabad rawalpindi multan and faisalabad by a team of professional coaches . a total of three teams were formed in karachi two in lahore one each in islamabad rawalpindi multan and faisalabad . the coaches then identified 32 boys to send to abu dhabi from these 8 teams . 26 corporate social responsibility edit zong powers several projects related to social responsibility . these include scholarships to students at the university of engineering and technology . 27 a campaign called i am a blood donor to create awareness about blood donation . 28 zong joins hands with unicef pakistan to defeat polio . 29 zong runs tabeer a wagon service in collaboration with al abrar associates in islamabad and rawalpindi for women . 30 buksh foundation and zong signed a memorandum of understanding mou to provide electricity to two punjab villages . 31 zong sponsors the national open polo championship for the quaid e azam gold cup . 32 awards edit on september 26 2013 president of pakistan honoured zong as the fastest growing cellular network at the rawalpindi chamber of commerce and industry . 33 mobile banking edit timepey edit timepey is the mobile banking service offered by zong in association with askari bank limited . 34 timepey lets users pay utility bills transfer money to specified recipients anywhere in the country deposit and withdraw cash and carry out account transfers . 35 bop branchless banking edit bank of punjab has been rolling out its branchless banking in the country with two partners wateen and zong for operations to be carried out through internet and telecom network . 36 see also edit paktel list of mobile phone companies in pakistan references edit http propakistani.pk 2014 11 24 zong names liu dianfeng new ceo about zong . zong homepage . zong china mobile in pakistan . retrieved 19 november 2014 . zong achieves 25 million customers . retrieved 19 november 2014 . zong manages to boost its growth to 34.1 % during 2012 . retrieved 19 november 2014 . mobile phone users in pakistan reach 136.5 million . retrieved 19 november 2014 . paktel renamed cmpak in chinese . china mobile limited . retrieved 2007 12 11 . may 2007 archived press clippings ltc international telecom headlines and industry news . ltc international inc. retrieved 2007 12 11 . a b china mobile re brands paktel as zong . retrieved 19 november 2014 . zong ready to invest 0.6 million for ldi operations telecom recorder . retrieved 19 november 2014 . a b inflow zong to make licence payment in dollars . retrieved 19 november 2014 . cell locations rise in fy09 10 . retrieved 19 november 2014 . zong plans to develop more solar powered cell sites . retrieved 19 november 2014 . china mobile plans to develop solar powered cell sites . the news international pakistan . 22 december 2010 . retrieved 19 november 2014 . expansion of telecom infrastructure in pakistan zte and cmpak in usd100 million base station deal . . retrieved 19 november 2014 . zong alcatel lucent and rim launch the blackberry solution in pakistan . retrieved 19 november 2014 . zong prize for franchises . the nation . retrieved 19 november 2014 . zong introduces flutter ultimate mobile package for ladies . retrieved 19 november 2014 . zong launches postpaid service bizxcess . retrieved 19 november 2014 . zong launches youth specific offering circle . retrieved 19 november 2014 . breaking zong askari bank step into branchless banking . retrieved 19 november 2014 . united welcome zong . manchester united . 25 october 2011 . manchester united signs partnership deal with zong . express tribune . 26 october 2011 . retrieved 30 october 2011 . united zong sign three year accord . daily times . retrieved 21 september 2013 . zong s manchester united ad . youtube . retrieved 19 november 2014 . soccer training zong to send pakistan youngsters to abu dhabi . daily times . retrieved 20 september 2013 . zong launched scholarship program for uet students . pro pakistani pakistani telecom & it news . zong collaborates with prcs . the news international pakistan . 9 june 2013 . retrieved 19 november 2014 . unicef pakistan media centre zong and unicef join hands to defeat polio in pakistan . retrieved 19 november 2014 . wagon service launched exclusively for women . the news international pakistan . 18 february 2014 . retrieved 19 november 2014 . mou to electrify villages signed . the news international pakistan . 9 march 2013 . retrieved 19 november 2014 . archived copy . archived from the original on may 2 2014 . retrieved april 30 2014 . zong wins award . the news international pakistan . 28 september 2013 . retrieved 19 november 2014 . askari bank zong launch technology based branchless banking . the news international pakistan . 2 december 2012 . retrieved 19 november 2014 . askari bank zong offer branchless banking services . the news international pakistan . 25 may 2012 . retrieved 19 november 2014 . archived copy . archived from the original on may 2 2014 . retrieved april 30 2014 . external links edit official website zong pakistan on facebook zong on twitter v t e mobile network operators of pakistan mobilink sco telenor pk 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