Year: XIX ISSUE: 186 Volume: 236
Nepal Telecommunications Authority
Telecommunication Indicators
Ashadh, 2081 (June 15– July 15, 2024)
Published on
P.O. Box No. 9754 Ashadh, 2081
Jamal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone No.: +977-1-5355474
Fax No.: +977-1-5355250
E-mail: ntra@nta.gov.np, info@nta.gov.np
Website: www.nta.gov.np
Table of Contents
1. Voice Telephony ................................................................................................... 3
1.1 Subscription of Voice Telephony Service ................................................................... 3
1.2 Service wise Market Proportion of Voice Service (Based on Subscription) .............. 4
1.3 Operator-wise Market Proportion of Voice Service (Based on Sim Subscription) .... 5
1.4 Population Penetration (%) of Voice Service (Based on Subscription) ...................... 6
2. Internet Service ...................................................................................................... 7
2.1 Subscription of Broadband Internet Service ............................................................... 7
2.2 Market Proportion of Data Service (Technology-wise) .............................................. 8
2.3 Market Proportion of Mobile Broadband Service (Based on Sim Subscription) ........ 9
2.4 Population Penetration of Broadband Service (Based on Subscription) ................... 10
2.5 List of Top Twenty Internet Service Providers ( Based on Number of subscriber-
Fixed Broadband)................................................................................................................. 11
2.6 Market proportion of Fixed Broadband service (Operator-wise).............................. 12
2.7 Technology used in Broadband Service .................................................................... 13
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1. Voice Telephony
1.1 Subscription of Voice Telephony Service
Operator Service Technology Total
PSTN 230468
FTTH Voice 366010
Fixed 596,478
Nepal Doorsanchar VSAT 0
Company Ltd. WLL#
CDMA
GSM/IMT 22424029
Mobile 35627380
Ncell Axiata Ltd. GSM/IMT
13,203,351
Others GMPCS GMPCS 2986 2,986
Total 36,226,844
Population Projection (2011-2031): 2,91,64,578 (Source: cbs.gov.np)
# CDMA/ WLL service phased out by Nepal Telecom from Shrawan, 2080.
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1.2 Service wise Market Proportion of Voice Service (Based on
Subscription)
Voice Telephony Service Number of Subscriber Market Proportion (%)
Fixed 596478 1.65
Mobile 35627380 98.35
GMPCS 2986 0.01
Total 36226844 100.00
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1.3 Operator-wise Market Proportion of Voice Service (Based on Sim
Subscription)
Operator Number of Subscriber Market Proportion (%)
Nepal Doorsanchar Company
Ltd. 23020507 63.55
Ncell Axiata Ltd. 13203351 36.45
Others 2986 0.01
Total 36226844 100.00
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1.4 Population Penetration (%) of Voice Service (Based on Subscription)
Voice Telephony Service Number of Subscriber Population Penetration (%)
Fixed 596478 2.05
Mobile 35627380 122.16
GMPCS 2986 0.01
Total 36226844 124.22
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2. Internet Service
2.1 Subscription of Broadband Internet Service
Users Total
Services Nepal
Ncell Axiata
Doorsanchar ISPs
Ltd.
Company Ltd.
ADSL/
-
Fixed Broadband Cable 5,227 616 5,843
(Wired)
FTTH -
308,318 2,496,610 2,804,928
Fixed Broadband Radio
- -
(Wireless) (WIFI) 6,738 6,738
2G
1,458,986 1,458,986
3G 1,836,566 -
Mobile Broadband 5,683,106 7,519,672
4G 6,950,479 -
15,281,937 22,232,416
EVDO -
Total
22,737,574 8,787,045 2,503,964 34,028,583
Note: Data/Internet Service through GPRS Service is excluded in Broadband subscription.
# 1 Connection equal to 4.37 subscribers for fixed broadband (Source: cbs.gov.np)
# EVDO service phased out by Nepal Telecom from Shrawan, 2080.
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2.2 Market Proportion of Data Service (Technology-wise)
Broadband Services Number of Subscription Market Proportion (%)
Fixed Broadband (Wired) 2810771 8.26
Fixed Broadband (Wireless) 6738 0.02
Mobile Broadband 31211074 91.72
Total Broadband Service 34028583 100.00
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2.3 Market Proportion of Mobile Broadband Service (Based on Sim
Subscription)
Number of Market Proportion
Operator
Subscription (%)
Nepal Doorsanchar Company Ltd. 22424029 71.85
Ncell Axiata Ltd. 8,787,045 28.15
Total 31211074 100.00
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2.4 Population Penetration of Broadband Service (Based on Subscription)
Number of No.of Population
Broadband Services
Subscription Population Penetration(%)
Fixed Broadband (Wired) 2810771 12283069 42.12
Fixed Broadband (Wireless) 6738 29445 0.10
Mobile Broadband 31211074 31211074 107.02
34028583 43523588 149.23
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2.5 List of Top Twenty Internet Service Providers ( Based on Number of
subscriber-Fixed Broadband)
Market
ADSL/ Share (in
S.no. Operator Fiber Cable Wireless Total %)
1 WorldLink Communication Limited 918205 516 12 918733 32.61
2 Dish Media Network Limited 319696 0 0 319696 11.35
3 Nepal Doorsanchar company Ltd. 308318 5227 0 313545 11.13
4 Subisu CableNet Limited 250313 0 0 250313 8.88
5 Vianet Communication Limited. 207767 0 0 207767 7.37
6 Classic Tech Pvt. Ltd. 162457 0 703 163160 5.79
7 Websurfer Nepal Communication System Pvt. Ltd. 137245 0 1873 139118 4.94
8 Techminds Networks Pvt.Ltd. 80650 0 254 80904 2.87
9 C. G. Communications Limited. 77102 0 0 77102 2.74
10 Fiberworld Communication Pvt Ltd 46700 100 50 46850 1.66
11 Broadlink Network and Communication Limited 41079 0 133 41212 1.46
12 Wifi Nepal Pvt. Ltd. 36202 0 0 36202 1.28
13 Konnect Nepal Networks Pvt. Ltd. 18635 0 0 18635 0.66
14 Arrownet Pvt. Ltd. 16593 0 65 16658 0.59
15 Firstlink Communications Pvt. Ltd. 15997 0 0 15997 0.57
16 Chitrawan Unique Net Pvt. Ltd. 12389 0 0 12389 0.44
17 Sajilo Net Pvt. Ltd. 10213 0 0 10213 0.36
18 Pokhara Internet Pvt. Ltd. 9520 0 179 9699 0.34
19 Everest Wireless Network Pvt. Ltd. 5733 0 1503 7236 0.26
20 I-Zone Pvt.Ltd. 4970 0 0 4970 0.18
21 Other ISP's 125144 0 1966 127110 4.51
Total 2804928 5843 6738 2817509 100.00
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2.6 Market proportion of Fixed Broadband service (Operator-wise)
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2.7 Technology used in Broadband Service
Population Penetration
Technology Number of user
Proportion (%)
ADSL/ Cable 25534 0.09
FTTH 12257535 42.03
Wireless 29445 0.10
2G 1458986 5.00
3G 7519672 25.78
4G 22232416 76.23
Total 43523588 149.23
Contact:
Nepal Telecommunications Authority
Jamal, Kathmandu
Phone No.: +977-1-5355474
Fax No.: +977-1-5355250
E-mail: info@nta.gov.np, ntra@nta.gov.np
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