Supernet Wins Major Optical Fiber Supply and Deployment Project worth PKR 150 million

Islamabad:  Supernet Limited (“Supernet”) has secured a sizeable telecommunications infrastructure development project from a Pakistani mobile network operator.

The project valued at over PKR 150 million includes the supply of optical fiber and associated equipment and its deployment in different areas of Punjab. The total length of different segments constituting this project is approximately 140 kilometres.

With this project, Supernet has reached a significant milestone of 1,000 kilometres of optical fiber supply and deployment projects awarded by mobile network operators in Pakistan.

Head of Business Unit-Telecoms & Defense at Supernet, Ali Akhtar said: “We are excited to play our part in the expansion of telecommunications infrastructure in Pakistan and supporting the proliferation of communications and digital services by mobile network operators in the country. We are ever grateful to our customers for repeatedly trusting Supernet. The optical fiber business line is a relatively new endeavour for Supernet and the 1,000 kilometres mark is a testament to our capabilities and the springboard for further growth in this segment. This is a strong start to 2022 and we will strive to keep the momentum going.”

Supernet Limited, one of Pakistan’s leading telecommunications service provider and systems integrator, has been operating since 1995. Supernet offers a full portfolio of local-to-global integrated communications infrastructure solutions to Telecoms, Defense, Enterprise and Government entities.

Supernet’s “Connectivity” products and services include a broad spectrum of Wide Area Network (WAN) and Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) solutions based on satellite, fiber optics, microwave and radios. In recent years, Supernet has established its expertise in domains including cybersecurity, power, networking, and surveillance solutions as part of its “Beyond Connectivity” initiative thereby offering a richer portfolio of solutions and services to customers.

KATI expresses concern over low gas pressure

Karachi: Acting President of Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) Maheen Salman has expressed concern over the affected supply of gas to all industries including the export industry in the Korangi Industrial Area. She said that Sui Southern Gas Company had assured all the industrial associations including KATI that there would be an uninterrupted supply of gas 4 days a week, then there would be one day holiday, and then the supply of 4 more days.

All the associations also agreed on a staggering supply of gas to all the association in turn and the days of non-supply were also fixed. In addition, under the staggering agreement, the SSGC had assured that the industries whose gas connections had been cut off would be restored, which was also endorsed by the federal cabinet. Acting President KATI said that the Sui Southern Gas Administration should stop the pressure in the region in the days of the gas holiday, which could make the staggering agreement more effective. However, SSGC did not make the uninterrupted supply of gas possible from the very beginning of the agreement. Maheen Salman said that given the shortage of gas, the government also delayed the RLNG contracts, which has made the matter more serious.

Acting President KATI said that due to gas problems, local and export industry production was being severely affected and it was feared that it would be very difficult to achieve export targets and local production will harshly be reduced. She demanded the government and the Ministry of Petroleum and Gas restore the supply of gas. Maheen Salman hoped that the government was seriously considering providing facilities to the industrialists but a solution should be found soon.