Cyber Internet Services
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| CYBERNET | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 20 cities |
Area served | Pakistan |
Key people | |
| Brands | StormFiber |
| Services | |
Number of employees | 2,600+ (2024) |
| Website | www |
Cyber Internet Services Private Limited, typically referred to as Cybernet is a B2B Internet service provider (ISP) based in Karachi, Pakistan. It is a subsidiary of the Lakson Group of Companies.
Cybernet became a Tier-1 provider in November 2022 by launching their own submarine communications cable project called 'PEACE',[1] connecting Pakistan to Europe, Southeast Asia, East Africa and the Middle East.
Network
[edit]Cybernet peers with Equinix in Singapore and Muscat as well as with DE-CIX in Frankfurt and Marseille. They also have peering and interconnect agreements with networks in the Middle East, through Etisalat by e& and Omantel.[2]
They own and operate the PEACE submarine cable that lands in Karachi, providing them with over 600 Gbit/s of bandwidth, which can be expanded to almost three times that amount based on its currently installed capacity of 1.6 Tbit/s.[3][4]
In July 2021, Cybernet rolled out IPv6 across its network making it one of the first ISPs in Pakistan to deploy IPv6.[5]
Services
[edit]Cybernet offers various connectivity solutions such as dedicated fiber internet, data center services, web hosting and cloud computing to SMEs and large companies across Pakistan.[6]
Outages
[edit]Cybernet suffered an outage on December 1, 2019, due to a fire at its headquarters.[7]
Controversy
[edit]- Cybernet, together with Nayatel took PESCO to court for abusing its dominant position by increasing Right of Way charges by 10 times. Cybernet won the case in December 2022.[8][9]
- StormFiber employees were attacked by local cable operators in Lahore[10]
StormFiber
[edit]StormFiber is Cybernet's consumer facing brand that offers Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) internet to residential users. They have coverage in over 20 cities across Pakistan.[11][12]
It has plans ranging from 20 Mbit/s to 120 Mbit/s, as well as additional services like landline telephone and high-definition IPTV.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Dawn.com (2019-04-17). "Pakistan's internet capacity to be increased by 96 Tb/s with new submarine cable system". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- ^ "AS9541 - PeeringDB". www.peeringdb.com. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "PTA Annual Report 2023" (PDF). Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ "Nokia and Cybernet deploy Pakistan's first 600G commercial network". Nokia. 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "StormFiber Deploys IPv6 Across Its Network". ProPakistani. 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "About Cybernet". www.cyber.net.pk. Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ Dawn.com (2019-12-01). "Fire breaks out at Cybernet-StormFiber Karachi head office, no casualties reported". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (2022-12-20). "Pesco ordered to reverse increase in Right of Way charges". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- ^ "PESCO to Pay Rs. 75 Million Fine or Right of Way to 2 Companies". ProPakistani. Dec 19, 2022. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ "Cable Operator Opens Fire on StormFiber's Lahore Team". ProPakistani. Sep 16, 2022. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ "StormFiber Launches its Ultra-Fast Broadband in Gujrat, Abbottabad and Okara". ProPakistani. 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "StormFiber - Check availability". www.stormfiber.com. Archived from the original on 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "StormFiber - Plans". www.stormfiber.com. Archived from the original on 2024-05-29. Retrieved 2024-08-20.