Top Network Operators And Their Services In Nepal

Everyone is familiar to how the phone operates using the SIM card provided by Mobile Network Operators. They are responsible for handling all the incoming and outgoing calls through their network broadcast towers to your smartphones.

As of May 2016 there are three , two of them being the major mobile careers active in Nepal to date. Let's find out which one is best suited for your use.
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Nepal Telecom is a government based and most probably the oldest mobile network carrier in Nepal. the market of this company is very huge. They are one of the best service provider for a decade.  

In terms of services, they currently feature two plans of postpaid and prepaid. For postpaid users, you need to pay bills every month while the prepaid users has to recharge a balance before using the service. 

Their current technology supports, CDMA, EV-DO 900 MHz GSM, GPRS 900/2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ and WiMax 1800 MHz LTE.

The connectivity technology is simple. They provide a SIM card with an option of nano, micro and standard size on every new package that is installed in your mobile phones. 

In recent years NT has been improving their services giving users a significantly good user experience on their product.

They cover all the 75 districts of Nepal and roaming service is also made available.

With the technology of GPRS, 3G, 4G and WiMax. They provide a full data plan internet connection.

They have fairly good app developed for consumers to be able to pay the bills online and check the new offer or their policy update. The app is available in both iOS and Android.

The costumer service is available on phone from 10 am - 5 pm on business days. They are quick and responsive for immediate issues. 


NCELL is the most dominant private network provider in the market today. It competes head on with NT reaching almost the same amount of subscriber to date or more. 

In terms of service, NCELL has options of two plans for their users. You can choose either prepaid or the pro plan.. For prepaid users, as the name suggests, you will have to recharge your balance before using the service while pro users has to pay the bills every month.

Their current technology supports, GSM-900/1800, 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA.

The connectivity technology is simple. They also provide a SIM card with an option of nano, micro and standard size on every new purchase. 

Although the price seems little expensive, they are able to give a good user experience. However, they might activate new services without your consent which is the major drawback of their service. You won't know where your money is getting used. 

They are able to cover all the 75 districts of Nepal. The roaming service is available as well. 

With the technology of GPRS, 3G and 4G. They provide a full data plan internet connection

With the simple user interface design NCELL has launched an app that allows users to pay the bills online, check the balance and send the balance. You can also send 10 messages for free using their NCELL app.

The user friendly costumer service is available 24 hours. They are quick and responsive. They provide all the detailed information on query and fix the issue as quickly as possible.


Smarttel is another fastest growing private company in mobile service carrier business. They have been active since 2008. They seem to be focusing more into providing mobile internet.

In terms of service, they are more focused on 4G internet. Their product includes a prepaid plan, which means you will have to recharge before you use the service. They also have an impressive international call rates though.

Their current technology supports, 4G LTE. They provide a full data plan internet connection.

The connectivity technology is just as simple. They also provide a SIM card with an option of nano and micro sizes.

The user experience is quite good. Their service is still expanding and is fair at this point.

They cover Kathmandu valley and Pokhara as of 2018. However, they are planning on to expand all over Nepal in future.

The costumer service is available on working hours every business days. They are also quick and responsive. They provide all the detailed information on query and fix the issue as quickly as possible.

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