ADG-LDI

What ADG-LDI does

ADG LDI (Pvt.) Ltd. is a privately held wholesale telecommunications carrier incorporated in Lahore, Pakistan in 2017 and licensed by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to provide Long Distance International (LDI) services. The company's core business is wholesale international voice termination — it acquires voice traffic from international carriers and terminates it onto Pakistani mobile and fixed-line networks via interconnection agreements with all major domestic operators (PTCL, Jazz, Zong, Warid, Ufone, and Telenor). Its customer base consists of international telecom carriers requiring reliable, carrier-grade termination into Pakistan, served through direct B2B enterprise sales relationships.

The company's technical foundation is a Next Generation Network (NGN) architecture built on an integrated IP and TDM platform, supporting multi-protocol IP switching for both mobile and fixed-line traffic. The network includes Points of Presence (POPs) in Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi, and Faisalabad in Pakistan, plus international routing terminals in Paris, Miami, and London, enabling transcontinental voice corridors. Service delivery is automated through secure carrier-grade online portals for voice termination, and the company offers an OTT App for IT infrastructure management with flexibility in cost, quality of service, and risk controls.

ADG LDI generates revenue primarily through usage-based per-minute termination fees charged to international carriers for wholesale call completion into Pakistan, supplemented by transaction-based fees for IP-based voice transport and interconnection. Pricing is quote-based and negotiated directly with carrier customers based on volume, destination, and quality-of-service requirements. The company operates as part of a broader group of affiliated Pakistani businesses (Credence Group, MAGDTH, Dollar East, GIFT College, Darson, Biovet, Kan Energy, Eastern Caterers), though no explicit holding structure or institutional investment is disclosed. No revenue, headcount, or funding figures are publicly available.

Name

ADG-LDI

Legal name

ADG LDI (Pvt.) Ltd.

Website

https://adgldi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ADG LDI is a PTA-licensed Pakistani wholesale telecom carrier providing international voice termination services to global carriers seeking call completion onto Pakistan's mobile and fixed-line networks via its NGN infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Telecommunications / Voice Termination Services

NAICS

Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) (51711), Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (except Satellite) (5171), Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) (517112)

SIC

Services-Telephone Interconnect Systems (7385), Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) (4813)

akta.pro primary industry

International Voice Wholesale (carrier voice, termination, A2P routing) (HDAIAEAD)

Keywords

• Wholesale voice termination
• International telecom carrier
• LDI services
• IP interconnection
• Voice transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Lahore

HQ country

Pakistan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. International Voice Termination: Wholesale voice termination services to international carriers, providing call completion to Pakistani POPs (Points of Presence). Revenue is generated through per-minute termination fees based on call volume and destination.
2. Wholesale IP Interconnection: IP-based voice transport and interconnection services for international carriers requiring packet-based voice traffic delivery into Pakistan.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

ADG LDI is a PTA-licensed wholesale telecom carrier providing international voice termination services to international carriers in Pakistan. The company operates a Next Generation Network (NGN) with an integrated IP and TDM platform to transport, terminate, and complete packet-based voice traffic across Pakistani mobile and fixed-line networks via POPs (Points of Presence) in major cities. It also offers wholesale IP interconnection services and automated carrier portals for managing multi-culture carrier domains.

Product overview

ADG-LDI offers a unified telecommunications service platform built on Next Generation Network (NGN) technology, combining both IP and TDM platforms. The product portfolio consists of two core services: Voice Termination, which provides automated carrier-grade voice transport with secure online portals for multi-culture business domains; and the OTT App, which enables clients to manage IT infrastructure with flexibility in cost, quality of service and risk. The company also provides wholesale IP interconnection and call completion of packet-based voice traffic to international carriers, with routing terminals spanning major cities including Paris, Miami, London, Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi, and Faisalabad.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Voice Termination Automated wholesale voice transport service that handles international calls from initial to final terminal through secure online portals, streamlining business for multi-culture carrier domains. It enables international carriers to terminate voice traffic across Pakistani mobile and fixed-line networks via POPs (Points of Presence) in Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi, and Faisalabad.
• OTT App Service offering positioned to keep clients updated on IT infrastructure with flexibility in cost, quality of service, and risk management, supporting operational advancement for carrier customers.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PTCL (Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd)coreTechnology or IntegrationPTCL is a major Pakistani telecom operator and national carrier. ADG LDI partners with PTCL for network interconnection and voice termination services, enabling the company to terminate international calls across PTCL's fixed line network coverage in Pakistan.
• Jazz (Pakistan Mobile Communications Ltd)coreTechnology or IntegrationJazz is Pakistan's largest mobile operator. ADG LDI leverages Jazz's extensive mobile network for voice termination services, providing international carriers with access to millions of Jazz subscribers across Pakistan.
• Telenor PakistancoreTechnology or IntegrationTelenor Pakistan is a major mobile network operator in Pakistan. Partnership enables ADG LDI to offer voice termination to Telenor's mobile subscriber base, expanding coverage for international carrier customers.
• UfonecoreTechnology or IntegrationUfone is a Pakistani mobile operator owned by PTCL. ADG LDI's partnership with Ufone provides additional mobile network termination capabilities for international voice traffic entering Pakistan.
• Zong (China Mobile Pakistan)coreTechnology or IntegrationZong is a major mobile network operator in Pakistan. Partnership allows ADG LDI to terminate international calls on Zong's 4G LTE network, offering high-quality voice services to international carriers.
• Warid TelecomcoreTechnology or IntegrationWarid Telecom is a Pakistani mobile operator. ADG LDI's partnership with Warid provides additional termination capacity and coverage for international voice traffic routing to Pakistani mobile subscribers.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• BICS (Belgacom International Carrier Services): BICS is one of the largest global wholesale voice carriers, providing international voice termination, messaging, and IPX services to carriers and operators worldwide. It is a direct peer to ADG LDI on the international voice termination value chain and a relevant benchmark for global carrier-to-carrier termination scale and pricing.
• IDT Corporation: IDT is a US-based telecommunications carrier with a long-standing wholesale international voice termination business serving carriers globally. It is directly comparable to ADG LDI in the wholesale international voice termination category, with a broader global reach and a more diversified communications services portfolio.
• Telecard Limited: Telecard is a publicly listed Pakistani LDI operator providing wholesale international voice termination and related telecom services. It is one of the closest direct peers to ADG LDI, operating in the same PTA-licensed LDI category, serving the same international carrier customer base, and competing for the same Pakistani termination minutes.
• Arelion (formerly Telia Carrier): Arelion (formerly Telia Carrier) is one of the world's largest IP backbone and wholesale voice carriers, providing international voice termination and IP transit to carriers and operators globally. It is a direct peer to ADG LDI on the international voice termination service model.
• Tata Communications: Tata Communications is a major global wholesale carrier offering international voice termination, submarine cable capacity, and managed network services. It is directly comparable to ADG LDI as a wholesale carrier-to-carrier voice termination provider, with significantly greater scale and a global footprint.
• iBASIS: iBASIS is a global wholesale voice carrier offering international voice termination, IPX, and roaming services to carriers worldwide. It is directly comparable to ADG LDI on the international carrier-to-carrier voice termination business model, though it operates globally rather than with single-country focus.

Broad incumbents

• Sinch: Sinch is a global CPaaS and communications platform provider that includes international voice termination and carrier services in its portfolio (notably through its Voxbone / MessageBird / Linkmobility heritage). It overlaps with ADG LDI on wholesale voice termination but operates at significantly larger scale and across messaging, voice APIs, and identity verification.
• Veon (Jazz parent): Veon is the global telecom group that owns Jazz, Pakistan's largest mobile operator and one of ADG LDI's termination partners. Veon/Jazz is comparable as both a customer of wholesale termination and a potential operator with its own carrier-to-carrier voice capabilities, though its core business is mobile rather than wholesale LDI.
• Telenor Pakistan: Telenor Pakistan is one of Pakistan's major mobile operators and a listed termination partner of ADG LDI. It is comparable as both a customer of wholesale termination services and a large incumbent with its own international carrier voice arrangements, operating in a broader mobile category rather than as a pure-play LDI.
• PTCL (Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited): PTCL is Pakistan's incumbent fixed-line and integrated telecom operator with its own LDI license, mobile subsidiary (Ufone), and nationwide termination infrastructure. It is directly comparable as both a wholesale voice termination provider and as a termination partner used by ADG LDI; its scale across consumer, enterprise, and wholesale segments makes it a much broader incumbent rather than a pure-play peer.

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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