KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and Cisco have announced a strategic partnership to deliver services to businesses in the country through signing a Service Provider Partnership agreement.
The signing ceremony was held at PTCL HQ, said a news release on Monday.
Zarrar Hasham Khan, Chief Business Services Officer, PTCL and Kashif Ul Haque, Country General Manager, Cisco, signed an agreement, alongwith senior officials from both organizations.
Under the partnership, both companies aimed to work collectively and modernize IT infrastructure by offering cost-effective and innovative services. This would not only be limited to technology, but would also include providing strategic guidance and roadmap to successfully navigate the customer’s digital transformation journey.
On the occasion, Zarrar Hasham Khan, Chief Business Services Officer, PTCL, said: “This partnership with Cisco will allow PTCL to serve our customers across the geographic and demographic boundaries to exceed their expectations. It will also be instrumental in supporting Pakistan in the digital transformation journey, as it will be facilitating the creation of a holistic digital workspace and lifestyle. We will be able to provide our corporate customers with a technological foundation that is secure and integrates connectivity, automation and analytics for better collaboration across the entire business value-chain.”
Kashif Ul Haque, Country General Manager, Cisco, said, “Together Cisco and PTCL will be able to transform the way businesses are carried out in Pakistan. Our focus is on being the catalyst for change through SPaaCH (Service Provider as a Channel) that will be utilized in the most optimized and efficient manner. We truly appreciate this partnership that will enable us to transform our customers’ networks into a software-based and more agile platform.”
PTCL would remain at the forefront to take such initiatives that would pave the way for latest Cloud-based solutions and managed services, enabling our corporate customers across the country.