Pars Online
Encyclopedia
Pars Online is an Iran
ian Internet Service Provider
, based in Tehran
, Iran. Founded in 1999 by two Iranian entrepreneurs, Pars Online has grown into what is now the dominant ISP in Iran with over 550 employees.
Pars Online is the largest private ISP in Iran, providing a full range of ISP services for both residential and business customers.
Pars 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.
But like other ISPs in Iran it doesn't provide customers with good after sale support, probably because they have a lot of costumers but not enough staff to meet the customer's demands.
'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
.
in Iran, at Pardis Technology Park
in Pardis
, 20 km outside greater Tehran.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian Internet Service Provider
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
, based in Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, Iran. Founded in 1999 by two Iranian entrepreneurs, Pars Online has grown into what is now the dominant ISP in Iran with over 550 employees.
Pars Online is the largest private ISP in Iran, providing a full range of ISP services for both residential and business customers.
Products and services
- Dialup Internet
- Telephone cardTelephone cardA telephone card, calling card or phone card for short, is a small plastic card, sized and shaped like a credit card, used to pay for telephone services. It is not necessary to have the physical card except with a stored-value system; knowledge of the access telephone number to dial and the PIN is...
s for low cost outgoing International phone calls - Data CenterData centerA data center is a facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems...
services - BroadbandBroadbandThe term broadband refers to a telecommunications signal or device of greater bandwidth, in some sense, than another standard or usual signal or device . Different criteria for "broad" have been applied in different contexts and at different times...
Internet - ADSL Internet services
- VSAT
- NOC (Network Operation Center)
- Network consultation, design and implementation
Pars 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.
But like other ISPs in Iran it doesn't provide customers with good after sale support, probably because they have a lot of costumers but not enough staff to meet the customer's demands.
Offices, Coverage and Representation
Head office is in central Tehran, although Pars Online has many POPPoint of presence
A point of presence is an artificial demarcation point or interface point between communications entities. It may include a meet-me-room.In the US, this term became important during the court-ordered breakup of the Bell Telephone system...
'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
Ahvaz
-History:For a more comprehensive historical treatment of the area, see the history section of Khūzestān Province.-Ancient history:Ahvaz is the anagram of "Avaz" and "Avaja" which appear in Darius's epigraph...
, Arak
Arak, Iran
-Industries:thumb|right|250px|wagon parsArak is one of the main industrial cities of Iran, possessing many plants for heavy industries especially for the metal and machinery industries, including:...
, Asalouyeh
Asalouyeh
Asaluyeh is a city in and the capital of Asaluyeh District, in Kangan County, Bushehr Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,746, in 875 families....
, Babol
Babol
Babol is a city in and the capital of Babol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 198,636, in 55,943 families....
, Bandar Abbas
Bandar Abbas
Bandar-Abbas or Bandar-e ‘Abbās , also Romanized as Bandar ‘Abbās, Bandar ‘Abbāsī, and Bandar-e ‘Abbās; formerly known as Cambarão and Port Comorão to Portuguese traders, as Gombroon to English traders and as Gamrun or Gumrun to Dutch merchants) is a port city and capital of Hormozgān Province on...
, Birjand
Birjand
Birjand is the east Iranian provincial capital of South Khorasan and the centre of the county Birjand resp. Quhestan, known for its saffron, barberry, rug and handmade carpet exports....
, Bojnourd (also spelt Bojnoord or Bujnurd), Bushehr
Bushehr
Bushehr Bushehr lies in a vast plain running along the coastal region on the Persian Gulf coast of southwestern Iran. It is the chief seaport of the country and the administrative centre of its province. Its location is about south of Tehran. The local climate is hot and humid.The city...
, Esfahan (also spelt Isfahan), Qom
Qom
Qom is a city in Iran. It lies by road southwest of Tehran and is the capital of Qom Province. At the 2006 census, its population was 957,496, in 241,827 families. It is situated on the banks of the Qom River....
(also spelt Ghom), Hamedan, Karaj
Karaj
Karaj is a city in and the capital of Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,377,450, in 385,955 families, , making it the fifth-largest city in Iran after Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan and Tabriz.) It is situated west of Tehran, at the foothills of the Alborz...
, Kerman
Kerman
- Geological characteristics :For the Iranian paleontologists, Kerman has always been considered a fossil paradise. Finding new dinosaur footprints in 2005 has now revealed new hopes for paleontologists to better understand the history of this area.- Economy :...
, Kermanshah
Kermanshah
Kermanshah is a city in and the capital of Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 784,602, in 198,117 families.The overwhelming majority of Kermanshahi people are Shi'a Muslims...
, Mashad, Pardis
Pardis
Pardis , meaning "New City of Pardis") is a city in the Central District of Tehran County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 25,360, in 7,228 families.Pardis is a new planned city that has absorbed over 9,775 inhabitants in 2001...
, Orumieh, Qazvin
Qazvin
Qazvin is the largest city and capital of the Province of Qazvin in Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 349,821, in 96,420 families....
(also spelt Ghazvin), Rasht
Rasht
Rasht is a city in and the capital of Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 551,161, in 159,983 families.Rasht is the largest city on Iran's Caspian Sea coast. It is a major trade center between Caucasia, Russia and Iran using the port of Bandar-e Anzali...
, Sanandaj
Sanandaj
Sanandaj , also Romanized as Senneh and Sinneh) is a city in and the capital of Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 311,446, in 81,380 families....
, Sari
Sari
A sari or sareeThe name of the garment in various regional languages include: , , , , , , , , , , , , , is a strip of unstitched cloth, worn by females, ranging from four to nine metres in length that is draped over the body in various styles. It is popular in India, Bangladesh, Nepal,...
, Shahriar, Shiraz
Shiraz
Shiraz may refer to:* Shiraz, Iran, a city in Iran* Shiraz County, an administrative subdivision of Iran* Vosketap, Armenia, formerly called ShirazPeople:* Hovhannes Shiraz, Armenian poet* Ara Shiraz, Armenian sculptor...
, Tabriz
Tabriz
Tabriz is the fourth largest city and one of the historical capitals of Iran and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Situated at an altitude of 1,350 meters at the junction of the Quri River and Aji River, it was the second largest city in Iran until the late 1960s, one of its former...
, Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, Yazd
Yazd
Yazd is the capital of Yazd Province in Iran, and a centre of Zoroastrian culture. The city is located some 175 miles southeast of Isfahan. At the 2006 census, the population was 423,006, in 114,716 families....
, Zahedan
Zahedan
Zahedan is a city in and the capital of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 552,706, in 109,488 families.-Geography:...
and Zanjan
Zanjan
Zanjan may refer to:* Zanjan Province, Iran* Zanjan County, an area within Zanjan Province* Zanjan, Iran, the capital of Zanjan County and Zanjan Province* Zanjan University, located in the city of Zanjan* Senjan, a city in Markazi Province, Iran...
.
Data Center
Pars Online has established the first private Data centerData center
A data center is a facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems...
in Iran, at Pardis Technology Park
Pardis Technology Park
Pardis Technology Park is an technology park, based in Pardis, a satellite city outside of the Tehran metropolitan area, in the Islamic Republic of Iran....
in Pardis
Pardis
Pardis , meaning "New City of Pardis") is a city in the Central District of Tehran County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 25,360, in 7,228 families.Pardis is a new planned city that has absorbed over 9,775 inhabitants in 2001...
, 20 km outside greater Tehran.