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Jazz (mobile network operator)
Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited (PMCL), doing business as Jazz, is a Pakistani mobile network operator headquartered in Islamabad.
It is currently led by chief executive officer (CEO) Aamir Hafeez Ibrahim.
As of April 2026, Jazz has 75 million subscribers in Pakistan, among which 57 million are 4G subscribers. It has the highest market share of all mobile network operators at 37%.
Jazz was founded as Mobilink in 1994 in a joint venture between Saif Group and Motorola Inc. In February 2001, Egypt based Orascom Investment Holding bought Motorola's shares in Jazz to become the majority shareholder with 69% control. Then, in June 2007, Orascom further purchased the remaining shares under Saif Group's control to become Jazz's 100% owner.[citation needed]
In 2010, Dutch operator VEON agreed to acquire most of the telecom assets of Orascom, including Jazz, in a $6.5 billion deal, creating the world's fifth-largest mobile network operator by subscriber base. In November 2015, VEON announced the acquisition of Warid Pakistan, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Group. Completed in July 2016 after due approvals, the first-ever local telecom company acquisition created a combined subscriber base of 50 million. Following the merger of Mobilink and Warid Pakistan, Mobilink was officially rebranded to Jazz in 2017.
In March 2021, VEON's ownership rose to 100% after acquiring 15% of the shares held by Abu Dhabi Group for US$273 million.
Jazz has over 16,000 active cell sites in the country, with over 25,000 kilometers of fiber-optic cables laid. Huawei, Nokia-Siemens, and ZTE are the primary vendors for networking equipment at Jazz, including Radio Base Stations, microwave equipment and network switches.
In 2014, Jazz participated in the 2014 NGMS auction held by PTA, which allowed them to bid for a 3G license, and a 10 MHz block in the 2100 MHz band was allocated to Jazz.
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Jazz (mobile network operator)
Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited (PMCL), doing business as Jazz, is a Pakistani mobile network operator headquartered in Islamabad.
It is currently led by chief executive officer (CEO) Aamir Hafeez Ibrahim.
As of April 2026, Jazz has 75 million subscribers in Pakistan, among which 57 million are 4G subscribers. It has the highest market share of all mobile network operators at 37%.
Jazz was founded as Mobilink in 1994 in a joint venture between Saif Group and Motorola Inc. In February 2001, Egypt based Orascom Investment Holding bought Motorola's shares in Jazz to become the majority shareholder with 69% control. Then, in June 2007, Orascom further purchased the remaining shares under Saif Group's control to become Jazz's 100% owner.[citation needed]
In 2010, Dutch operator VEON agreed to acquire most of the telecom assets of Orascom, including Jazz, in a $6.5 billion deal, creating the world's fifth-largest mobile network operator by subscriber base. In November 2015, VEON announced the acquisition of Warid Pakistan, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Group. Completed in July 2016 after due approvals, the first-ever local telecom company acquisition created a combined subscriber base of 50 million. Following the merger of Mobilink and Warid Pakistan, Mobilink was officially rebranded to Jazz in 2017.
In March 2021, VEON's ownership rose to 100% after acquiring 15% of the shares held by Abu Dhabi Group for US$273 million.
Jazz has over 16,000 active cell sites in the country, with over 25,000 kilometers of fiber-optic cables laid. Huawei, Nokia-Siemens, and ZTE are the primary vendors for networking equipment at Jazz, including Radio Base Stations, microwave equipment and network switches.
In 2014, Jazz participated in the 2014 NGMS auction held by PTA, which allowed them to bid for a 3G license, and a 10 MHz block in the 2100 MHz band was allocated to Jazz.