History of Telecommunication in Nepal is century old.  In 1913 first telephone line was established in Kathmandu and that marked the beginning of telecommunication in beautiful country Nepal. And it was the year 1960, the first  telephone exchange was established in Kathmandu.

For the First 70 years, Nepal Telecom is also known as Nepal Doorsanchar Company Ltd. had a total monopoly in Nepalese telecom industry similar to the Telstra of Australia.

Here is the list of top 5 telecommunication company in Nepal and career opportunities in the beautiful Himalayan country which has the population less than 3o million.

1. Ncell

Despite NTC had a century-old monopoly in Nepalese telecom industry, Ncell is outnumbering NTC these days. Ncell — the first private sector GSM mobile operator — is still the number one company in the mobile segment. It has more than 14 million GSM subscribers.  It was initially known as MERO MOBILE, and later in the then year 2010 rebranded into the NCELL. On 12 April 2016, Ncell has officially become a part of Axiata Group Berhad, a Malaysian telecommunications group with its rebranding on 16 August 2016.

Ncell has long known for it’s quality of service albeit being a bit expensive than the rival NTC. There are a lot of telecommunication job opportunities in Ncell. To know more about job opportunities in Ncell, click here.

Products	Cellular network, broadband
Operating income	NPR 91.195 billion (2016)
Net income	NPR 99.932 billion (2016)
Total assets	NPR 500.324 billion (2016)
Total equity	NPR 300.586 billion (2016)
Number of employees	5299 (2016)

2. Nepal Telecom (NTC)

Nepal Doorsanchar Company Ltd.  usually know as Nepal Telecom (NTC) is government owned telecom industry in Nepal. The government of Nepal has more than 90% of share in NTC.

Nepal telecom provides the fixed-line, ISDN, ADSL internet, GSM mobile telephone and so many other services. Recently Nepal telecom launched 4G wireless technology. NTC became first telco company in Nepal to launch the 4G. Overe the more than 70 years NTC has total monopoly in Nepalese telecom market, similar to Telstra in Australia.

Services	Fixed line and mobile telephony, broadband and fixed-line internet services Internet SMS
Revenue	NPR 43.447 billion (2016)
Operating income	NPR 43.447 billion (2016)
Net income	NPR 17.122 billion (2016)
Total assets	NPR 115.289 billion (2016)
Total equity	NPR 85.460 billion (2016)
Number of employees	5,471 (2013)

Nepal Telecom has more than 15 million customers. Nepal Telecom Launched 4G LTE Service on 1st January 2017. It is the first operator to Provide 4G LTE Service in Nepal on technology neutral frequency band of 1800 MHz as the standard for 4G in Nepal.

Share structure of Nepal Telecom

Nepal Telecom has numbers of job openings. For Nepalese engineers, getting job in NTC is like a dream come true. It’s hugely competitive.  To see job opening and career in NTC click here 

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3.Smart Telecom

Smart Telecom Private Limited (STPL) is the third largest and fastest growing mobile operator of Nepal with a subscriber base of around 1.3 Million. The company was established on July 1, 2008, and has been providing telecom services over VSAT and other available technologies. It expanded its services to rural parts of Nepal by providing LSM services. Since July 2010, STPL has been providing GSM services.

Presently, Smart telecom has been providing its services in four out of five development regions in Nepal with coverage in 34 districts. After obtaining the first Unified Service License (USL) in April 2013, the network area is being served with affordable and reliable services. With the strong support of highly qualified team and valuable customers, STPL is highly motivated and is planning to extend its network services all over Nepal by beginning of 2017 with state-of-the-art technology

To see the job opening of Smart Telecom, click here 

4.Nepal Satellite Telecom Pvt. Ltd. (NSTPL)

Nepal Satellite Telecom operates as Hello Nepal.It has VSAT telephony services and limited mobile services with GSM technology. It operates the GSM on 900/1800 spectrum.

Hello Nepal has mainly coverage in Mid-western development region. Nepal Satellite telecom hope to increase it’s coverage all over the country slowly.

To know more about the vacancy of Nepal Satellite Telecom, click here

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5. CG Telecom

STM Telecom Company mainly operates in VSAT Technology.CG Telecom, following the unit’s acquisition of an 80% stake in rural telecom service provider STM Telecom‚ owned by US-based STM Communications Service Inc. STM, which operates under the brand name Gramintel, has been providing telecoms services to around 5,500 subscribers across 628 village development committees (VDCs) in 52 districts. It got License type Rural Telecommunication Service from NTA.





6. United Telecom Limited (UTL)

united Telecom Limited (UTL) is another Telecommunication Service Providers in Nepal. It is an association of four companies who came together in a joint venture to give various telecom services. Out of four companies, one company is national (Nepalese) company and remaining three are foreign (Indian) companies. UTL services are provided in 13 zones of the country, covering most of the district. The number of the subscriber is less and compared to any other Telecommunication Service Providers in Nepal.

Note: To check the balance of UTL in the Sim card- Dial 1223

Website: http://utlnepal.com

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