Grameenphone starts Bangladesh 3G drive
Grameenphone, the biggest operator in Bangladesh, has kicked-off the nationwide rollout of 3G services, with the aim of covering all of the country’s 64 regional cities by the end of Q1 2014.The...
View ArticleRobi partners with Opera to offer users 5MB of free internet
Robi Axiata in Bangladesh is partnering with Opera Sofware and a local online marketplace to offer users 5MB of free internet when they use the Opera Mini browser.To take up the offer, Robi customers...
View ArticleBangladesh’s social media ban to hit Robi’s financials
Bangladesh’s ban on social media two weeks ago has reduced data consumption on Robi Axiata’s network by almost 30 per cent and will cut revenue by around 3 per cent, the operator said.Bangladesh...
View ArticleAsia Briefs: RCom pays $805M to ‘liberalise’ spectrum, Nepal Telecom seeks...
RCom pays $805M to ‘liberalise’ 800MHz spectrum India’s Reliance Communications (RCom) paid the Department of Telecom (DoT) INR53.84billion ($805 million) to ‘liberalise’ its spectrum in the 800MHz...
View ArticleAxiata, Airtel agree to merge Bangladesh units
Malaysia’s Axiata Group and India’s Bharti Airtel announced they will merge their operations in Bangladesh to create the country’s second largest player behind market leader Grameenphone.The merger of...
View ArticleRobi-Airtel merger approval awaits public hearing
Bangladesh’s Posts and Telecommunications Ministry is holding a public hearing and conducting a market impact survey to determine if the planned merger between Axiata’s Robi and Bharti Airtel’s local...
View ArticleBangladesh’s PM clears Robi-Airtel merger
Bangladesh’s prime minister’s office approved the planned merger of Robi Axiata and Airtel, which was first announced in January.“The proposal has been cleared by the PMO,” an official told the Dhaka...
View ArticleBangladesh demands voluntary retirement offer for Airtel staff
Bangladesh’s telecoms regulator, as a condition for final approval of the merger of Robi Axiata and Airtel by the country’s high court, is requiring the company to offer all Airtel employees voluntary...
View ArticleGrameenphone starts Bangladesh 3G drive
Grameenphone, the biggest operator in Bangladesh, has kicked-off the nationwide rollout of 3G services, with the aim of covering all of the country’s 64 regional cities by the end of Q1 2014.The...
View ArticleRobi partners with Opera to offer users 5MB of free internet
Robi Axiata in Bangladesh is partnering with Opera Sofware and a local online marketplace to offer users 5MB of free internet when they use the Opera Mini browser.To take up the offer, Robi customers...
View ArticleBangladesh’s social media ban to hit Robi’s financials
Bangladesh’s ban on social media two weeks ago has reduced data consumption on Robi Axiata’s network by almost 30 per cent and will cut revenue by around 3 per cent, the operator said.Bangladesh...
View ArticleAsia Briefs: RCom pays $805M to ‘liberalise’ spectrum, Nepal Telecom seeks...
RCom pays $805M to ‘liberalise’ 800MHz spectrum India's Reliance Communications (RCom) paid the Department of Telecom (DoT) INR53.84billion ($805 million) to ‘liberalise’ its spectrum in the 800MHz...
View ArticleAxiata, Airtel agree to merge Bangladesh units
Malaysia’s Axiata Group and India’s Bharti Airtel announced they will merge their operations in Bangladesh to create the country’s second largest player behind market leader Grameenphone.The merger of...
View ArticleRobi-Airtel merger approval awaits public hearing
Bangladesh’s Posts and Telecommunications Ministry is holding a public hearing and conducting a market impact survey to determine if the planned merger between Axiata’s Robi and Bharti Airtel’s local...
View ArticleBangladesh’s PM clears Robi-Airtel merger
Bangladesh’s prime minister’s office approved the planned merger of Robi Axiata and Airtel, which was first announced in January [1].“The proposal has been cleared by the PMO,” an official told the...
View ArticleBangladesh demands voluntary retirement offer for Airtel staff
Bangladesh’s telecoms regulator, as a condition for final approval of the merger of Robi Axiata and Airtel by the country’s high court, is requiring the company to offer all Airtel employees voluntary...
View ArticleDigital services need cross-border data sharing deals
LIVE FROM DIGITAL SOCIETIES POLICY FORUM, BANGKOK: Cross-border data sharing will require forward-looking regulations to develop trusted systems and drive uptake of digital services. Shahed Alam, EVP...
View ArticleOperators talk-up data analytics opportunity
LIVE FROM BROADBAND WORLD FORUM, BERLIN: Telecoms operators are not making the most of the significant opportunity offered by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to analyse data on their...
View ArticleBangladesh operators move fast on 4G launches
After years of waiting for the government to issue LTE licences, the three largest mobile operators in Bangladesh (Grameenphone, Robi Axiata and Banglalink) launched 4G service in parts of capital city...
View ArticleCourt orders Robi Axiata to pay up in tax battle
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court ordered mobile operator Robi Axiata to pay the nation's telecoms regulator 16 per cent of a disputed claim for unpaid taxes, Dhaka Tribune reported. Robi Axiata, the...
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