Talk:Jazz (mobile network operator)

Request to edit and update the article

Information in article needs to be updated with latest stats and removal of unnecessary partly misleading information. I made these edits in the past but they got reverted as i may have a COI situation. I've added sources for any new information i did add and removed unnecessary information under sub-heading 'Radio Frequency Summary'. Looking for approval so I can make the changes. Thanks --Talhatauqeer (talk) 15:32, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

Not done Please state specifically what you want to change in an x to y format. Zoozaz1 (talk) 17:17, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

Hello Zoozaz1, thank you for specifying this and please guide in the next step too. Written below is the new version, which includes all the edits intended. I will add more sources and cite where needed once you've added this version. If you disapprove of some content in this, that can be removed as I understand the t&c of Wikipedia.

Hi Zoozaz1 The parts I have added are in bold and all are cited. Please have a look and let me know if more citation is needed. Thank You. Talhatauqeer (talk) 05:47, 17 July 2020 (UTC)

New Version:

History

Formerly known as Mobilink, the company was founded in 1994 as a joint venture between Saif Group and Motorola Inc. In February 2001, Egypt based Orascom Investment Holding bought Motorola’s shares in Mobilink to become the majority shareholder with 69% control. In June 2007, Orascom further purchased the remaining shares under Saif Group’s control to become Mobilink’s 100% owner. In 2010, Russian operator Vimpelcom (now VEON Ltd.) agreed to acquire most of the telecom assets of Orascom, including Mobilink, in a $6.5 billion deal, creating the world’s fifth-largest mobile network operator by subscriber base. In November 2015, Vimpelcom (now VEON Ltd.) announced the 100% acquisition of Pakistan’s Warid Telecom, 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, Mobilink was officially rebranded to Jazz in 2017. As of 2020, Jazz has 62 million subscribers in Pakistan, among which 18.2 million are 4G subscribers, and 8 million registered JazzCash users.

Network

Jazz has over 12,500 active cell sites in the country, with over 25,000 kilometers of Fiber Optic cable laid. Huawei, Nokia-Siemens, and ZTE are the primary vendors for networking equipment at Jazz, including Radio Base Stations, microwave equipment, and network switches. Jazz has invested over 9 billion US Dollars in Pakistan to date.[2]

In 2014, Jazz participated in the 2014 NGMS auction held by PTA, which allowed them to bid for a 3G license, and a 10MHz block in the 2100MHz band was allocated to Jazz.

In March 2017, Jazz inaugurated its new state-of-the-art Network Operations Center (NOC), it uses IBM and Dell EMC to manage day-to-day network operations and provides the company with 24x7 network surveillance.[3][4][5]

Jazz won Ookla’s Pakistan's Speedtest Awards Winner for mobile network speed during Q1-Q2 2019. To win this award, Jazz achieved a Speed Score of 14.97, with average download speeds of 15.95 Mbps and average upload speeds of 11.60 Mbps.

Radio Frequency Summary

Frequency

Protocol Class 900MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, LTE, LTE-Advanced 2G, 3G, 4G 2100MHz UMTS 3G 1800MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE, LTE 2G, 4G

LTE-A / 4G+ launch

In 2019, the 900MHz spectrum was re-farmed and LTE was enabled. With 2 LTE carriers, LTE Advanced Features were enabled in the network, with 4G+ signs appearing on supporting handsets.

VoLTE testing

After successful trials conducted with its partners Huawei and Nokia in 2018, VoLTE was rolled out in Islamabad. Both Voice over LTE and Video over LTE have now been rolled out by Jazz.

5G Trials

Jazz conducted a successful trial of 5G in January 2020 and was able to achieve speeds of up to 1.72Gbps. These trials were carried out on a 2.6GHz band and the demonstration of 5G use cases was carried out for over 4 weeks in which customers experienced 5G for the first time in Pakistan.

Products and Services

Jazz TV:

Subscribers get content, cricket updates, news, and entertainment videos through their smartphones.[2]

Jazz Discount Bazar:

Deals and Discounts for subscribers.

Jazz Tunes:

Subscribers can replace their conventional ringing tone with a chosen Jazz Tune.

Jazz Cricket:

News, alerts or major happenings in the world of cricket.

Jazz Tube:

Provides Mobile Video on Demand Content for its customers.

Jazz World:

Jazz World and Jazz Business World applications give customers control of their experience and full visibility of their service suite and data plans and tariffs. It also allows them to organize community and social collaborations.

Jazz Mobile Magazine:

Customers can access content including national and international celebrity news, recipes, health & fitness, fashion, lifestyle, kids’ corner, etc.

Jazz Parho:

An educational app with instructional content for students from class 1-12 based on the board curriculum.

Bajao:

Bajao is Pakistan’s Digital Music Streaming Service where subscribers can listen to and download songs, and watch music videos.

Jazz Drive:

Jazz Drive gives customers personal cloud storage services.

Islam World:

An app containing Islamic Content.

Businesses

Jazz xlr8

The National Incubation Center (NIC) in Islamabad is the largest incubation center in the country and plays a role in developing a sustainable startup ecosystem. Jazz xlr8 is a premium acceleration program offered at the NIC that provides startups with digital solutions, workplaces, and guidance from expert mentors.

JazzCash

Main article: JazzCash

Jazz had partnered with Mobilink Microfinance Banking to make an entry into the branchless banking market, initially launched under the MobiCash brand name, it was later changed to JazzCash. It is a direct competitor to Telenor's Easypaisa. It allows users to pay bills, send and receive money, and purchase top-ups for prepaid mobile numbers.

Jazz Business

Jazz Business is the business services division at Jazz providing ICT solutions covering Mobility, M2M, and Cloud services to enterprises.

Talhatauqeer (talk) 18:35, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

You need to provide citations for all the statements that you want added to the article. See WP:Verifiability. Zoozaz1 (talk) 18:43, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

Mostly done I didn't add the large list of products and services as per WP:NOTDIRECTORY; if you can show that some of those products have been covered by third party sources than they might be able to be in the article. I also rephrased some of the language and took out some of the very technical information that isn't really relevant for most readers. Zoozaz1 (talk) 16:21, 18 July 2020 (UTC)

Proposing changes with citations

Hello, I've proposed changes to the page. Changes made include some addition of new/updated information about the brand, restructuring of some sentences and paragraphs to make them easier to comprehend and removal of some outdated/misleading information. Every addition made has been cited. Proposed changes are in this version of edit, please go through this version to review my proposed changes and revert back the article to this version if everything's okay. Thank You. Talhatauqeer (talk) 00:48, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. HeartGlow ^(talk) 18:16, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Mobilink

This page "Mobilink" should be merged with and into page "Jazz (company)". All information should be merged into single page, as what actually happened is the rebranding of Mobilink to Jazz. While "Warid" page should be retained. --Chateau Louis XIV (talk) 19:49, 30 September 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chateau Louis XIV (talk • contribs) Chateau Louis XIV (talk) 19:55, 30 September 2020 (UTC)

Request to add relevant historical information

Hi I want to add relevant historic information to the 'History' section. Text to be added is highlighted in bold and sourced accordingly.

Old version:

History Formerly known as Mobilink, the company was founded in 1994 as a joint venture between Saif Group and Motorola Inc. In February 2001, Egypt based Orascom Investment Holding bought Motorola’s shares in Mobilink 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 Mobilink’s 100% owner.

In November 2015, Orascom Investment Holding announced the 100% acquisition of Pakistan’s Warid Telecom, 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, Mobilink was officially rebranded to Jazz in 2017. As of 2020, Jazz has 62 million subscribers in Pakistan, among which 18.2 million are 4G subscribers, and 8 million registered JazzCash users.

Veon will buy remaining 15% shares in Jazz from Abu Dhabi Group for 100pc ownership.

New Version:

History Formerly known as Mobilink, the company was founded in 1994 as a joint venture between Saif Group and Motorola Inc. In February 2001, Egypt based Orascom Investment Holding bought Motorola’s shares in Mobilink 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 Mobilink’s 100% owner.

In 2010, Russian operator Vimpelcom (now VEON Ltd.) agreed to acquire most of the telecom assets of Orascom, including Mobilink, in a $6.5 billion deal, creating the world’s fifth-largest mobile network operator by subscriber base. In November 2015, Orascom Investment Holding announced the 100% acquisition of Pakistan’s Warid Telecom, 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, Mobilink was officially rebranded to Jazz in 2017. As of 2020, Jazz has 62 million subscribers in Pakistan, among which 18.2 million are 4G subscribers, and 8 million registered JazzCash users.

Veon will buy remaining 15% shares in Jazz from Abu Dhabi Group for 100pc ownership. Talhatauqeer (talk) 09:51, 5 October 2020 (UTC)