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.

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Telecom/Internet Technology Mix

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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 Penetration

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44%

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Broadband (Fixed)

DSL

HFC

WiMAX

FTTH

EvDO

DSL8%

HFC0%

WiMAX3%

FTTH0%

EvDO8%

Mobile BB81%

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Teledensity

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Internet Growth in the Regional Markets

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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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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

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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

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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.

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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

Questions/comments may also be asked via email:zakirbinrehman@yahoo.com