Transworld Associates (TWA)
Trans World Associates (Pvt.) Limited
TypeJoint venture
IndustryTelecommunications
FoundedOctober 1, 1980 (1980-10-01)
Headquarters
Islamabad
,
Pakistan
Area served
Pakistan
Key people
  • Junaid Iqbal Khan (CEO)
BrandsTransworld Home
Services
Number of employees
750+ (2023)
Websitewww.tw1.com

Transworld Associates is a Tier-1 provider based in Pakistan. It is a joint-venture between Orastar Limited and the Oman based OMZEST Group.[1] Transworld owns and operates the 1,300 km submarine communications cable named TW1 that links Pakistan to the United Arab Emirates and Oman.

In addition to operating TW1, Transworld is also a consortium member of the SEA-ME-WE 5 submarine cable and maintains the landing point for the cable in Karachi, Pakistan.[2]

History

Transworld Associates was incorporated as a private company in Pakistan in October 1980. It was a subsidiary of Orascom Investment Holdings (OIH) S.A.E. In January 2022, OIH divested its shareholding to Orastar Limited. As of September 2023, Orastar Limited holds 90% shareholding in the company with the remaining 10% owned by the OMZEST Group.[3]

Network

Transworld is the only operator in Pakistan which fully owns its submarine cable, TW1. They are also the consortium partner in SEA-ME-WE 5 and the upcoming SEA-ME-WE 6[4] and have additional capacity on the SEA-ME-WE 4 and AAE-1 cables.[5]

TW peers with Equinix, Cogent Communications and Telecom Italia through the DE-CIX in Frankfurt, Germany over a 100G link.[5][6][7] They also have peering and interconnect agreements in Asia and the Middle East through Etisalat by e& and Omantel.[6]

Transworld Home

Transworld Enterprise Services (TES) Pvt Ltd was incorporated in February 2011 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Transworld Associates.[8]

The logo of Transworld Home

It was commercially launched in 2017 as Transworld Home, a residential Internet Service Provider (ISP) offering Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) services in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad.[9] They offer plans ranging from 25 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s.[10]

Services

TWA offers numerous services as a Tier-1 provider, including IP Transit, MPLS and DDoS protection.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Transworld in Brief - Transworld". Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  2. ↑ "Members - SEA-ME-WE 5 Consortium". SEA-ME-WE 5. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  3. ↑ "Rating Report - Transworld Associates Pvt. Ltd" (PDF). The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Limited. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "SEA-ME-WE 6 - Submarine Networks". www.submarinenetworks.com. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  5. 1 2 "TW International Reach - Transworld". Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  6. 1 2 "PeeringDB". www.peeringdb.com. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  7. ↑ "Connected networks at DE-CIX Frankfurt". DE-CIX – we make interconnection easy. Anywhere. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  8. ↑ "Rating Report - Transworld Enterprise Services Pvt. Ltd" (PDF). The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Limited. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "About Us - Transworld Home - Best internet in Pakistan". Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  10. ↑ "Fastest Internet Network in Pakistan | Transworld Home". Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  11. ↑ "Products & Services - Transworld". Retrieved 2023-10-16.
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