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The future lies in the ability to use wireless means to communicate with remote, inanimate objects that are part of our everyday life. The wireless phenomenon is reshaping the communication pathways around the world, and as is apparent, is here to stay. Enterprises and organizations can greatly improve their work processes by providing connectivity on an anywhere-anytime basis. Access to real-time, updated information can prove very critical in improving employee productivity as well as customer satisfaction. The first Satellite “Sputnik” launched by Russia in the 1950s started a race to lead the skies. Today state of the art Satellites spread across the sky performing an enormous variety of tasks ranging form Weather Forecasts, Intelligence Gathering, Star Wars and of course Communication. This new age of wireless connectivity eliminates the vast distances and enables effective communication to and from anywhere in the world. For a country like Pakistan such a connectivity is ideal as it eliminated the dependency on state run Telecommunication Networks and reduces the point of failures to a bare minimum.
INFORMATION
SYSTEMS ASSOCIATES LTD. (ISA Ltd.) In the beginning of 1995 a group of US based Pakistani Engineers felt the need to bring the benefits of the latest in Information Technology to Pakistan. The group had a cumulative working experience of 75 years in top organizations in the USA like Lucent Technologies, AT & T Bell Labs and Harris Corporation. The same spirit lead to the formation of ISA Inc. Information System Associates Ltd. ( ISA ) was incorporated as a public limited company on February 11, 1996. The main object of ISA is to establish, maintain and operate Data Communication Networks. The Company is registered by this name with the Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan in compliance with the Companies Ordinance 1984. All corporate and financial issues and legal contracts are executed under this name.
COMSTAR
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the same data ISA established a Data Network Operator by the name of
Comstar. The main sponsors of the firm are Comsat RSI/ParaGea/TSI
Communications, Shahnawaz Group, Ali Gohar Group, Information
Systems Associates Ltd. and NBP (originally NDFC). In the period of
eight years from its inception, Comstar is now branded a major
player in Data Communication in Pakistan and provides the widest
range of services to suit its customers’ needs. Comstar offers
Satellite and Radio Connectivity throughout Pakistan through its
offices located in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Multan. |
