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THE INTERNET ECOSYSTEM IN
PAKISTAN
Zakir Syed
Pakistan School on
Internet Governance – pkSIG Islamabad, Pakistan, 5-8 October 2015
Internet Ecosystem – Two Angles
PK-SIG Internet Ecosystem in Pakistan 2
1. Internet Ecosystem –Market, Access, Subscribers, and Pakistan within the Region.
2. Internet Ecosystem – ccTLD, IDN, IDN ccTLD and Pakistan within the Region.
Can you think of another angle?
Internet Ecosystem –Market, Access, Subscribers, and Pakistan within the Region.
3PK-SIG Internet Ecosystem in Pakistan
Telecom/Internet Technology Mix
4PK-SIG Internet Ecosystem in Pakistan
If we look from a technology standpoint, Pakistan is no doubt a technology rich market, with service providers using wide range of technologies including DSL, HFC, FTTH, EvDO and WiMAX, 3G/4G/LTE and BGAN, among others.
Subscriber Base and Market Penetration
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3G/4G Subscribers
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50
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2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Mill
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Cellular Subscribers
7%
93%
3G/4G Penetration
39%
61%
Mobile Penetration
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Subscriber Base and Market Penetration
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44%
1%14%
1%
40%
Broadband (Fixed)
DSL
HFC
WiMAX
FTTH
EvDO
DSL8%
HFC0%
WiMAX3%
FTTH0%
EvDO8%
Mobile BB81%
Broadband
0
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2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Teledensity
9%
91%
Broadband Penetration
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Internet Growth in the Regional Markets
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Afghanistan
Bangladesh
India
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka2005
2006
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2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Internet Ecosystem –ccTLD, IDN, ccTLD IDN, and Pakistan within the Region.
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State of ccTLD in Pakistan and the Region
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.in .bd .np .lk .pk .af
ccTLD Penetration in South Asia (Per 1000)
ccTLD in the Region
India .in
Bangladesh .bd
Nepal .np
Sri Lanka .lk
Pakistan .pk
Afghanistan .af
1,498,991
22,317 44,887 41,106 51,883 5,2490
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1,400,000
1,600,000
.in .bd .np .lk .pk .af
State of ccTLD in the Region
Country ccTLDccTLDs Registered
India .in 1,498,991
Bangladesh .bd 22,317
Nepal .np 44,887
Sri Lanka .lk 41,106
Pakistan .pk 51,883
Afghanistan .af 5,249 Dat
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IDN – Internationalized Domain Names
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Domain names represented by characters other than the traditional ASCII characters (a through z). IDNs could contain letters or characters from non-Latin scripts (for example, Arabic or Chinese).Enables the global community to use a domain name in their native language or script.
Imag
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e: IC
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IDN ccTLD
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Cyrillic script
.рф (rf, Russia)
.срб (srb, Serbia)
.укр (ukr, Ukraine)
Arabic script
. مصر(Masr, Egypt)
. )ایران Iran)
. پاکستان(Pākistān, Pak
istan)
Brahmic script
.বাংলা (Bangla, Bang
ladesh)
.भारत (Bharat, India
)
.சிங்கப்பூர் (Cinkappūr, Si
ngapore)
Chinese characters
.中国(Zhōngguó, C
hina)
.台灣(Táiwān, Taiw
an)
.台湾(Táiwān, Taiw
an)
.新加坡(Xīnjiāpō, Sing
apore)
Other scripts
.გე (GE, Georgia)
.한국 (Han-
guk, South Korea)
.հայ(hay, Armenia
)
Thank you!Q&A
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