Transworld Associates

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.

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

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. "TW International Reach - Transworld". Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  6. "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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