GP launches cloud store for contacts backup

Leading mobile operator Grameenphone yesterday launched its own cloud storage to create a backup of users' contacts, a first-of-its-kind service in Bangladesh.
14 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Telecom Department starts journey

The much-awaited Department of Telecom (DoT) was officially launched last week, without any budgetary allocation.
14 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Govt to bear costs of audit into mobile operators

The government will bear the costs of audits into mobile phone operators, the telecom ministry said yesterday.
13 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Turkish firm keen to expand digital footprint in Bangladesh

Turkish telecom firm Netas expressed interest in taking part in building a Digital Bangladesh, to ensure transparency and delivery of
8 September 2015, 18:00 PM

2G, 3G packages must have different prices: BTRC

The telecom regulator yesterday directed mobile operators to set lower tariffs for 2G internet packages than the 3G ones to ensure fair pricing to users.
7 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Minister moves on idle telecom fund

State Minister for Telecom Tarana Halim has asked the officials of the telecom regulator and the Telecom Division to develop innovative ideas to utilise the social obligation fund collected from five mobile operators.
5 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Bring down internet service fees: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks mobile phone operators to bring down internet service fees at consumer level as the government has reduced its bandwidth fees.
5 September 2015, 12:54 PM

GP, Robi face audits

The telecom regulator is in the last stage of appointing financial and technical auditors to mobile operators Grameenphone and Robi as
2 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Airtel revives plan to sell Bangladesh unit: report

Bharti Airtel is now reviving its plan to sell its Bangladesh and Sri Lanka operations and has appointed two bankers to conduct the sale, Indian television channel CNBC-TV18 reported.
29 August 2015, 18:00 PM

BTRC gets new chairman

Iqbal Mahmud, a former telecom secretary, was appointed chairman of Bangladesh Telecommu-nication Regulatory Commission
25 August 2015, 18:00 PM

IGWs hike call termination rate without approval

A forum of gateway operators yesterday increased the international incoming call termination rate by 33.33 percent to 2 cents per
24 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Robi profits slump

Robi's net profits declined 17.41 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of the year on the back of a rise in capital expenditure.
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Mobile operators divided over inter-connection charges

Mobile phone operators stand divided over inter-connection charges, with two of them seeking absolute removal of the fees, and three others opposing it.
17 August 2015, 18:00 PM

GP launches new internet campaign

Mobile operator Grameenphone yesterday launched a new campaign -- Easy Net -- to raise awareness on the use of internet.
16 August 2015, 18:00 PM

BTRC to slash mobile call charges

The telecom regulator is set to reduce the inter-operator charges in a bid to lower the call rate for users.
15 August 2015, 18:00 PM

BTRC to monitor mobile internet speed in rural areas

The telecom regulator is set to start a field-level monitoring drive Saturday in three districts to gauge the quality of data service
13 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Tarana raids shops for unregistered SIMs

State Minister for Telecom Tarana Halim yesterday confiscated at least 15 SIM cards of four mobile operators in an impromptu raid on
13 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Mobile phone operators seek fair tax regime

Mobile operators yesterday demanded a fair tax regime and a level-playing field, saying they pay higher corporate tax than other sectors do.
9 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Bharti Airtel expands 4G footprint ahead of rival launch

India's top mobile operator Bharti Airtel Ltd said on Thursday it launched fourth-generation (4G) mobile technology in 296 towns,
6 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Taiwan's HTC posts biggest ever quarterly loss

Taiwan's struggling smartphone maker HTC suffered its biggest ever quarterly loss in the three months to June, as sales of its high-
6 August 2015, 18:00 PM