Pars Online
ParsOnline is an Iranian Internet Service Provider based in Tehran. Founded in 1999 by two Iranian entrepreneurs, and has over 750 employees. It is the largest private ISP in Iran, providing a full range of ISP services for both residential and business customers.
| Industry | Internet and Telecommunication |
|---|---|
| Genre | Internet Service Provider |
| Founded | Tehran, Iran (1999) |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 28 |
Area served | Iran |
Key people | Seyed Iman Miri |
| Services | Internet, Bandwidth, VSAT, VoIP, VPN |
| Owner | Hi Web (Public Company) |
Number of employees | 750 |
| Website | www.parsonline.com |
Products and services
- ADSL Internet services
- Dialup Internet
- VSAT
- Broadband Internet
- Bandwidth
- Telephone Cards for low cost outgoing international phone calls
- Data Center Services
- VPN
- WiMAX based on WiMAX 802.16e standard, the first provider of this version of WiMAX in Middle East
- NOC (Network Operation Center)
- Network consultation, design and implementation
Pars Online was the first company in Iran to be awarded a PAP license (allowing them to deploy ADSL), and also hold a VSAT license, allowing them to sell VSAT services.
Transfer of shares of the company
Following extensive negotiations, finally in March 2019, Hi Web (a publicly traded company on the Tehran Stock Exchange) purchased all the shares of Pars Online and became 100% owner of the company.
Offices, coverage and representation
The head office is in central Tehran, although Pars Online has many POP's around Tehran and Iran, in addition to agencies in other major cities.
Pars Online offer ADSL and/or other services in the following cities: Ahvaz, Arak, Asalouyeh, Babol, Bandar Abbas, Birjand, Bojnourd (also spelt Bojnoord or Bujnurd), Bushehr, Esfahan (also spelt Isfahan), Qom (also spelt Ghom), Hamedan, Karaj, Kerman, Kermanshah, Mashad, Pardis, Orumieh, Qazvin (also spelt Ghazvin), Rasht, Sanandaj, Sari, Shahriar, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran, Yazd, Zahedan and Zanjan.
Data center
Pars Online established the first private data center in Iran at Pardis Technology Park in Pardis, 20 km outside greater Tehran.
Competition
According to a United Nations report, Pars Online, along with Afranet and Neda, are in major competition in VOIP services.[1] Pars Online is in major competition with Afranet, Shatel, Sepanta, Neda Rayaneh,[2] and other local ISPs.
References
- Archived 2012-06-17 at the Wayback Machine Post Report for Iran
- Archived 2015-05-28 at the Wayback Machine a look at 6 Iranian ISPs