Annual Report 2010 - Comsats

For the benefit of its member countries, COMSATS undertakes special assignments from timeto-time,
such as conducting scientific studies, undertaking pilot projects or implementing
educational programmes. Two of the projects of COMSATS have been successfully transformed
into full-fledged institutions, i.e., COMSATS Institute of Information Technology and COMSATS
Internet Services.
REPORTS OF SPECIALASSIGNMENTS
COMSATS Internet Services
2010
Annual Report
COMSATS Internet Services (CIS) is the pioneer ISP (Internet Services Provider) of
Pakistan, which was established by COMSATS in 1996. As a result of 15 years of
dedication, hard work, and service to its clientele in
Pakistan, predominantly corporate customers, CIS is
respected and recognized as a quality ISP in the
country. At present, CIS is operating in Islamabad,
Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Lahore, Karachi, Faisalabad,
and Sialkot.
As of June 2010, CIS employed a staff of 159 people
countrywide. This team consists of systemadministrators;
network and communication
engineers; software experts; web developers;
accountants; and marketing, sales and customer
support executives. Its clients include both public and
private organizations ranging from governmental
departments and private companies to foreign
missions and educational institutions. CIS also has a large base of individual
customers availing its dialup and DSL connections, and domain and hosting services.
Services
In terms of bandwidth capacity, CIS bandwidth grew from 150 mbps in 2008-
2009 to 190 mbps at the end of 2009-10, a growth of 25%. CIS is one of the few
organizations in Pakistan to have a profit-sharing scheme for its employees.
7.5% of profit and 0.25% of loss is shared with the employees.
CIS also focused on launching new services, including wireless point-to-point
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