PTCL, as the largest integrated telecommunications services provider in Pakistan has signed an agreement to provide Data Center services to Meezan Bank.
According to this agreement, PTCL will provide Data Center services to Meezan Bank for its Disaster Recovery Data Center (DRDC). This strategic partnership shall enable Meezan Bank in disaster recovery and business continuity, reduce internal network operations cost, provide geographical redundancy and add greater reliance to its network.
The agreement was signed by Zaman Gulzar, PTCL Executive Vice President (EVP), National Sales and Aruf Ul Islam, Chief Operating Officer (COO) & Executive Director, Meezan Bank, at a ceremony Bank Head Office in Karachi. Other officials of PTCL and Meezan Bank were also president the occasion.
The state-of-the-art Data Centers of PTCL offers strategic ICT solutions through a highly secure and reliable network infrastructure providing optimum network security, storage facilities, resources utilization and scalability which reduce the cost of data ownership and management.
PTCL will host Meezan Bank’s data services at the company’s Data Center in Islamabad, providing convenient and secure network support to the bank’s 300 branches in 90 cities nationwide. PTCL has also recently signed n agreement with Meezan Bank, enabling the bank’s customers to enjoy PTCL EVO Wireless Broadband services along with the services of Meezan Bank.
Zaman Gulzar, PTCL Executive Vice President (EVP), National Sales, while speaking at the occasion said, “This partnership will enable Meezan Bank to increase its productivity and focus on its core business of financial solutions. PTCL’s dynamic end to aend ICT solutions provide reliable network services, continuous operation support and scalability for network expansion.”
Faiz Ur Rehman, Chief Information Officer, Meezan Bank while speaking on the occasion said “the synergy between PTCL and Meezan Bank will improve operational efficiency of Meezan Bank and augment our vision of delivering exceptional services to our customers.”
