Telecom

Bandwidth price cut by 15pc

Wholesale internet bandwidth price has been slashed by up to 15 percent to discourage imports from India and increase its usage, said
BTRC to earn $100m in tech neutrality fees

The telecom regulator yesterday gave Robi the go-ahead for tech neutrality as the country's first mobile operator in 900 Mhz and
Bandwidth wholesale price reduced by 15%

Wholesale price of internet bandwidth has been reduced by 15 percent to discourage imports from India and dispose of its huge amount of unused bandwidth, Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd (BSCCL) officials say.
Operators witness jump in SIM, internet connections

Mobile operators passed a very successful 2017 adding a record number of customers to their networks and
BTRC to declare all operators eligible for 4G licences

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has decided to be liberal with the mobile phone operators and declare all of the five applicants eligible for the fourth generation licences.
Robi introduces service robots

Robi yesterday introduced humanoid robots with artificial intelligence as customer care attendants, as part of a plan
BTRC lifts minimum speed limit for 4G

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission will not enforce a precondition that instructed mobile phone operators to
Stop defaming GP's work environment

Grameenphone's women employees yesterday said a national Bangla daily is deliberately trying to tarnish the image of the mobile
Complaints against telcos pile up

Mobile users' complaints against operators, especially market leader Grameenphone, have piled up with the telecommunication
4G services by March

Mobile internet users, especially in city areas, can brace themselves for super-fast data service from March as all operators are set to roll out 4G service, said the top brass of the telecom regulator yesterday.
Mobile operators to apply for 4G licences today

Mobile phone operators, including state-run Teletalk and now out-of-service Citycell, will be applying for 4G licence
Telcos' investment shrinks but revenue rises

Investment by mobile operators hit a six-year low in fiscal 2016-17 after being on a descent for the past four years
80pc gadgets to be made locally by 2021

Around 80 percent of the Tk 1,500 crore worth of gadgets that are sold in the country every year will come from the local
Last-minute rush to make Teletalk eligible for 4G licence

The government is scrambling to find an opening to make Teletalk eligible for the 4G spectrum auction scheduled
Over Tk 1,200cr lying unused

The government has failed to use a single penny of Tk 1,257.32 crore or over $150 million furnished by the mobile phone operators to the telecom regulator's social obligation fund in the last six years.
SIM re-registration reins in illegal voice calls

Mobile operators in 2016-17 deactivated 15.57 lakh SIM cards allegedly being used for illicit businesses, such as
A stellar year for ICT

Bangladesh's ICT sector will bid farewell to 2017 on a high note as the year saw digital services thrive, exports hit a
Govt clears way for issuing more ISP licences

The telecom regulator has resumed processes to award 524 new licences for internet service providers after a lull of
Chinese firm to set up mobile assembly plant

Chinese mobile phone maker Transsion Holdings is set to establish a device assembling plant in Bangladesh over the next few months, making it the first foreign brand to do so.
Citycell eyes 4G licence to make a comeback

Citycell, which has been out of service since October last year, is trying to reenter the telecommunication business as the now defunct
Internet users soar

The ICT industry has added one crore active internet connections in the last seven months and crossed the eight
EC server crashes derange SIM sales

Mobile operators' SIM sales, deactivation and replacement services have been severely disrupted in the last two months due to failure
Data usage shoots up

The use of international internet bandwidth by Bangladesh soared 73.38 percent year-on-year to 456 gigabits per
BTRC floats tender for tower radiation measuring tools

The telecom regular yesterday called an international tender to purchase radiation measurement equipment to assess public health
BTRC to award 4G licences Feb 14, invites application

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) fixes February 14 to award fourth generation (4G) licences to the mobile operators and invites applications.
4cr internet users in Bangladesh: Google

Google yesterday said the number of active internet users in Bangladesh stands at 4 crore with 35 percent using it every day.
Satellite launch deferred to March

The launch of Bangladesh's first commercial satellite Bangabandhu-1 has been pushed to March, although its construction has been
Bangabandhu satellite launch deferred to March

The launch of Bangladesh’s first commercial satellite Bangabandhu-1 has been deferred and has been pushed down to an approximate schedule in March.
3G internet finally gets momentum

Internet usage by way of the faster third generation mobile telephony technology data has finally got the traction befitting of the
Robi counts Tk 46.9cr losses in Q3

Robi reported a net loss of Tk 46.9 crore in the July-September quarter mainly because of its continued investment aimed at