telecom

Consumers protest cancellation of 3-day internet packages

Bangladesh Mobile Consumers Association today demanded reinstatement of short-term and low-cost internet packages mostly used by low-income and marginal consumers.

Banglalink introduces tourist SIM

The third-biggest network carrier has introduced six packages with validity between seven days and 30 days for both physical SIM cards and e-SIM.

Mobile operators face trouble to provide service for EC's NID server problem

People are facing problem in purchasing SIMs and get other services as mobile phone operators can not verify the buyer’s information due to problem in NID database server at the Election Commission.

EID HOLIDAY / 29 lakh SIMs left Dhaka in two days

People with some 16.72 lakh mobile connections left Dhaka on April 19, as holidaymakers are travelling to their homes to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr.

ISPAB rolls out service to keep data within country

The Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB) yesterday launched its National Internet Exchange (NIX) service in a bid to keep data within the country.

5 telcos, ISPs to use railway’s optical fibre; faster internet likely

Bangladesh Railway has leased out its spare optical fibre cables to five telecom and internet service providers for five years, a move which is expected to ensure faster internet speed for end users.  

The real scenario of internet access

The present government has taken significant initiatives in setting the right vision and formulating policies and action plans for transforming the country into “Digital Bangladesh”. The focused government initiatives have resulted in an accelerated pace of growth of internet users, which in the last four years have more than doubled from 38 million (June 2014) to 88 million (June 2018). This is a tremendous achievement by any standard.

China's ZTE pleads guilty, settles US sanctions case for nearly $900 mln

Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp has agreed to plead guilty and pay nearly $900 million in a US sanctions case.

Public hearing on Robi, Airtel merger Feb 17

The telecom regulator will arrange a public hearing on February 17 to take opinion of people before finalising its recommendations on the merger of Robi and Airtel.

September 13, 2023
September 13, 2023

Consumers protest cancellation of 3-day internet packages

Bangladesh Mobile Consumers Association today demanded reinstatement of short-term and low-cost internet packages mostly used by low-income and marginal consumers.

July 5, 2023
July 5, 2023

Banglalink introduces tourist SIM

The third-biggest network carrier has introduced six packages with validity between seven days and 30 days for both physical SIM cards and e-SIM.

June 20, 2023
June 20, 2023

Mobile operators face trouble to provide service for EC's NID server problem

People are facing problem in purchasing SIMs and get other services as mobile phone operators can not verify the buyer’s information due to problem in NID database server at the Election Commission.

April 20, 2023
April 20, 2023

29 lakh SIMs left Dhaka in two days

People with some 16.72 lakh mobile connections left Dhaka on April 19, as holidaymakers are travelling to their homes to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr.

November 28, 2022
November 28, 2022

ISPAB rolls out service to keep data within country

The Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB) yesterday launched its National Internet Exchange (NIX) service in a bid to keep data within the country.

August 31, 2022
August 31, 2022

5 telcos, ISPs to use railway’s optical fibre; faster internet likely

Bangladesh Railway has leased out its spare optical fibre cables to five telecom and internet service providers for five years, a move which is expected to ensure faster internet speed for end users.  

July 27, 2018
July 27, 2018

The real scenario of internet access

The present government has taken significant initiatives in setting the right vision and formulating policies and action plans for transforming the country into “Digital Bangladesh”. The focused government initiatives have resulted in an accelerated pace of growth of internet users, which in the last four years have more than doubled from 38 million (June 2014) to 88 million (June 2018). This is a tremendous achievement by any standard.

March 8, 2017
March 8, 2017

China's ZTE pleads guilty, settles US sanctions case for nearly $900 mln

Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp has agreed to plead guilty and pay nearly $900 million in a US sanctions case.

January 31, 2016
January 31, 2016

Public hearing on Robi, Airtel merger Feb 17

The telecom regulator will arrange a public hearing on February 17 to take opinion of people before finalising its recommendations on the merger of Robi and Airtel.

January 7, 2016
January 7, 2016

Users must be compensated for call drops: Tarana

Mobile phone users will have to be compensated for every case of call drop and network failure, State Minister for Telecom Tarana Halim said yesterday.

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