PTA issues licenses to 8 VPN service providers

PTA issues licenses to 8 VPN service providers

November, 13 2025

(Web Desk): The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has officially granted licenses to eight Virtual Private Network (VPN) service providers for secure and authorized VPN usage across the country.

According to the PTA’s official statement, several companies have been granted Class Licenses to operate as authorized VPN providers.

These include Alpha 3 Cubic (Pvt.) Ltd. (Steer Lucid), Zettabyte (Pvt.) Ltd. (Crest VPN), Nexilium Tech (SMC-Pvt.) Ltd. (Kestrel VPN), UKI Conic Solutions (SMC-Pvt.) Ltd. (QuiXure VPN), and Vision Tech 360 (Pvt.) Ltd. (Kryptonyme VPN).

The authority further stated that the licensing initiative aims to ensure legal and safe VPN access while eliminating unauthorized services.

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The PTA stated that all licensed companies are now authorized to operate within Pakistan, offering users reliable and compliant VPN options. Individuals will no longer need to separately register their IP addresses or mobile numbers to use VPN services. This requirement had previously been a point of confusion and inconvenience for many users.

Now, customers can simply subscribe to and use services provided by any of the licensed companies. The PTA emphasized that users will be able to directly access these VPN services without any additional registration steps.