Transworld Associates Explained

Transworld Associates (TWA)
Trading Name:Trans World Associates (Pvt.) Limited
Type:Joint venture
Industry:Telecommunications
Hq Location City:Islamabad
Hq Location Country:Pakistan
Area Served:Pakistan
Key People:
Brands:Transworld Home
Services:
Num Employees:900+ (2024)

Transworld Associates is a Tier-1 provider based in Pakistan serving as a backbone for IP connectivity 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 2Africa[5] cables.

TW peers with DE-CIX in Frankfurt, Germany over a 100G link and Equinix in Singapore over a 300G link.[6] [7] They also have peering and interconnect agreements in Asia and the Middle East through Etisalat by e& and Omantel.[8]

Transworld Home

Transworld Enterprise Services (TES) Pvt Ltd was incorporated in February 2011 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Transworld Associates.[9] It was commercially launched in 2017 as Transworld Home, a residential triple play service provider offering Internet Services, Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) / digital TV (with the most number of HD Channels in Pakistan) and Telephone through its Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) services in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. [10] They offer plans ranging from 30 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s.[11]

From Quarter 4 of 2022 to Quarter 4 of 2023 Transworld Home maintained its position of being Pakistan’s Fastest Internet Provider in Ookla Speed Test Global Index. [12]

Services

TWA offers numerous services as a Tier-1 provider, including IP Transit, MPLS and DDoS protection.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Transworld in Brief - Transworld . 2023-10-16 . en-US.
  2. Web site: Members - SEA-ME-WE 5 Consortium . 2023-10-16 . SEA-ME-WE 5 . en-US.
  3. Web site: 1 September 2023 . Rating Report - Transworld Associates Pvt. Ltd . 16 October 2023 . The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Limited.
  4. Web site: SEA-ME-WE 6 - Submarine Networks . 2023-10-16 . www.submarinenetworks.com.
  5. Web site: 2022-04-09 . TWA Corporate Profile . 2024-06-19 . Transworld Associates.
  6. Web site: PeeringDB . 2023-10-16 . www.peeringdb.com . en.
  7. Web site: Connected networks at DE-CIX Frankfurt . 2023-10-16 . DE-CIX – we make interconnection easy. Anywhere. . en.
  8. Web site: TW International Reach - Transworld . 2023-10-16 . en-US.
  9. Web site: 27 June 2023 . Rating Report - Transworld Enterprise Services Pvt. Ltd . 16 October 2023 . The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Limited.
  10. Web site: About Us - Transworld Home - Best internet in Pakistan . 2023-10-16 . en.
  11. Web site: Fastest Internet Network in Pakistan Transworld Home . 2023-10-16 . en.
  12. Web site: Pakistan's Mobile and Broadband Internet Speeds . 2024-07-13 . Speedtest Global Index . en.
  13. Web site: Products & Services - Transworld . 2023-10-16 . en-US.

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