Robi introduces service robots

Robi yesterday introduced humanoid robots with artificial intelligence as customer care attendants, as part of a plan
21 January 2018, 18:00 PM

BTRC lifts minimum speed limit for 4G

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission will not enforce a precondition that instructed mobile phone operators to
20 January 2018, 18:00 PM

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
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Complaints against telcos pile up

Mobile users' complaints against operators, especially market leader Grameenphone, have piled up with the telecommunication
16 January 2018, 18:00 PM

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.
14 January 2018, 18:00 PM

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
13 January 2018, 18:00 PM

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
13 January 2018, 18:00 PM

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
11 January 2018, 18:00 PM

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
10 January 2018, 18:00 PM

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.
2 January 2018, 18:00 PM

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
1 January 2018, 18:00 PM

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
26 December 2017, 18:00 PM

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
24 December 2017, 18:00 PM

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.
23 December 2017, 18:00 PM

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
21 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Internet users soar

The ICT industry has added one crore active internet connections in the last seven months and crossed the eight
20 December 2017, 18:00 PM

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
19 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Data usage shoots up

The use of international internet bandwidth by Bangladesh soared 73.38 percent year-on-year to 456 gigabits per
18 December 2017, 18:00 PM

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
17 December 2017, 18:00 PM

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.
4 December 2017, 11:28 AM