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Telenor continues its upward momentum in Pakistan and worldwide. This post is a brief overview of how Telenor did in Pakistan for second quarter of 2007 - it is based on the original version at State of Telecom in Pakistan . I’ve included an extract from the reports available at Telenor’s website, click on the image to see the full resolution view.

Most indicators of Telenor’s performance are good: Revenues have soared, subscriber share is steadily increasing. The EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) is positive for the first time, though the ebitda margin is only 7%. Another thing which needs to be noted that Telenor’s operating losses have reduced in 2007. Yes, they lose money. The losses are  due to leasing line costs and capital expenditure, among other factors.

The average revenue per user (ARPU) has stabilized around Rs 280 per month for Pakistan - its low but that’s the reality of the market. The bottom chart below shows the minutes of use and the average price per minute, which for Pakistan is around Rs 2/min.

It looks like Telenor is going to give its competitors a very tough time!