Courtesy: bdnews24.com
Three companies, Bangla Lion Communications, Brac Bdmail Network Ltd and Augere Wireless Broadband Bangladesh Ltd, have won licences to operate WiMAX or Broadband Wireless Access in Bangladesh, a BTRC official said Wednesday.
The three firms purchased the licences in auction for Tk 215 crore, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission media consultant Abbas Faruk told bdnews24.com.
The auction started around 11:30 am at the capital's Radisson Hotel and ended around 2:45 pm.
The nine vying for licences were Aguri Wireless Broadband Bangladesh Ltd, Bangla Lion Communications, Bangladesh Internet Exchange Ltd, Brac Bdmail Network Ltd, Clearstream Ranks (Bd) Ltd, Mango Teleservices Ltd, P-1 Consortium, Telestar Communications Ltd and Vtel Bangla.
Bangla Lion Communications began by offering 27.50 percent of the revenue to the government, before the contest heated up.
The three companies that won will run WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) technology that allows wireless data to travel over long distances by various means, from point-to-point links to full mobile cellular type access.
The chief adviser's special assistant MA Malek, in charge of post and telecommunications, told reporters earlier at the auction venue: "I have come here to observe whether the auction is being held transparently."
On ISPs cutting internet fees for subscribers, MA Malek said: "This is the responsibility of BTRC to regulate. The commission did not have full regulatory powers in the past, but it will get them soon."
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, who will issue the three licenses, has estimated that once WiMAX is functional the number of internet users across the country will cross 1 crore.
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Sept 11 was the deadline for submission of applications. BTRC, who invited applications in August, said a total 12 bid documents were sold, with nine companies eventually submitting their documents.
Internet service providers had originally asked the government to open up WiMAX licensing to Bangladeshi organisations qualifying on merit.
Mobile operators in Bangladesh and anyone having invested in them were barred from bidding for a BWA license.
The licence acquisition fee, fixed by the BTRC auction, will be supplemented by an annual license fee of Tk 3 crore [BDT 30 million].
According to the licence conditions, the winning companies will set up at least 90 base stations in the first year, and the whole country will have to be brought under WiMAX network within three years.
Foreign investment in the licenced companies should not be more than 60 percent and non resident Bangladeshis are allowed to invest at 70 percent ownership.
The licencees will have to file for initial public offering (IPO) within three years of the issuance of a license, and shall not be allowed to transfer any shares before issuance of the IPO without prior written permission from the commission.
Company Address:
BanglaLion Communications
House # 67, Road # 1, Block # I, Banani, Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh
Phone: (880 2) 8814059-60, Fax: (880 2) 9885647
BRAC BDMail Network Ltd.
HQ & Operations; Kaderia Tower, Floor-12, 13 & 14, ZA-28/8/B, Mohakhali C/A, Dhaka-1212
Phone: (880 2) 9884635, 9884637 Fax: (880 2) 9884587
Augere Wireless Broadband Bangladesh Limited
AQC Towers, 57 Dilkusha C/A, Dhaka-1000
Mobile: +44(0)7801712148 (Damian Reid)
Email: damian.reid@augere.eu
more for Augere at augere.eu
Fred Roeskestraat 123-1
1076 EE Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Second Floor, Berkeley Square House
Berkeley Square, London W1J 6BD
T: +44 (0) 207 887 4580 F: +44 (0) 207 887 4579
Spectrum Distribution (opted by companies):
BanglaLion Communications: 2585 - 2620 MHz
BRAC BDMail Network Limited: 2320 - 2365 MHz
Augere Wireless Broadband Bangladesh: 2365 - 2400 MHz
Can anyone help me with the contact address phone numbers or email of these three companies?
ReplyDeleteThnks a lot
ferdausalamin at yahoo.ca
Can anyone help me with the contact address phone numbers or email of these three companies?
ReplyDeleteThnks a lot
Ferdous bhai how are you. I will try what you wanted.
ReplyDeletei don't have information what ferdous has asked, i will try to get this and will then publish.
ReplyDeletedear aminul,
ReplyDeletepls publish here if you have the contact details of the companies.
When will it open for customer.
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government has set deadline to establish the base stations throughout the country by three years, but its obvious that for mega-city like dhaka, the service should be provided much earlier.
ReplyDeletesince 3G has already been rolled-out (Citycell EVDO is already available to end customers: http://broadbandinbangladesh.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/citycell-started-evdo-service-for-the-first-time-in-bangladesh/), to be competent in the market wimax should be available soon.
How much spectrum did each winner receive?
ReplyDeleteTo Ferdaus Al Amin:
ReplyDeletegot the contact details at http://btrc.gov.bd/licensing/operators/bwa/bwa_auction_winners.php as below,
BanglaLion Communications
House # 67, Road # 1, Block # I, Banani, Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh
Phone: (880 2) 8814059-60, Fax: (880 2) 9885647
BRAC BDMail Network Ltd.
HQ & Operations; Kaderia Tower, Floor-12, 13 & 14, ZA-28/8/B, Mohakhali C/A, Dhaka-1212
Phone: (880 2) 9884635, 9884637 Fax: (880 2) 9884587
Augere Wireless Broadband Bangladesh Limited
AQC Towers, 57 Dilkusha C/A, Dhaka-1000
Mobile: +44(0)7801712148 (Damian Reid)
Email: damian.reid@augere.eu
more for Augere at http://www.augere.eu/
ReplyDeleteFred Roeskestraat 123-1
1076 EE Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Second Floor, Berkeley Square House
Berkeley Square, London W1J 6BD
T: +44 (0) 207 887 4580 F: +44 (0) 207 887 4579
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ReplyDeletespectrum distribution among the companies,
BanglaLion Communications: 2585 - 2620 MHz
BRAC BDMail Network Limited: 2320 - 2365 MHz
Augere Wireless Broadband Bangladesh: 2365 - 2400 MHz
congratulations to the winners
ReplyDeleteit would be really helpful if you can answer to this:
ReplyDeletehow much it is going to take to these three company
to provide a national range? are foreing companies
allowed to invest ?
are any of those copanies selling shares in the stock
market?
telecom administrator of bd has set target roll-out throughout the country within three years to ensure broadband service is available to end users at rural areas.
ReplyDeletedirect foreign companies may not be allowed, however may be considered if has local share, visit btrc.gov.bd for specific information.
these companies are not selling shares as of now or not listed in stock market.
regards,
i am interested to have my graduation thesis work on wimax...so please can anyone tell me about any source or link regarding this matter.....to be precious it will be much better if some one can focus on networking using wimax....
ReplyDeleteThanks for this nice information.click for more info.
ReplyDeletecongratulations and a big hand to the winners. Best Wisses.
ReplyDeleteintroducing WiMax in Bangladesh will be affective if we able to connect high school, college students of rural areas with internet. But its a true story that wimax is not a profitable business like telecom in most of the developing countries as people are not familiar to use internet. Though we hope deploying wimax will create a good number of job oppurtunity for EEE,ECE,CSE graduates who are facing unemployment situation right now.
ReplyDeleteFaiyad
NEC Corporation
We hope it create some Job Opportunities in Bangladesh
ReplyDeletei think it give us good service
ReplyDeleteWhen Bangla Lion Communications take IT people as its employee??
ReplyDeleteI don't even see any reqruitment advertisement.....
I anyone knows pls give Mr. Mejor MANAN's cell phone number.
In which cities the Wimax line will be Provided?????
ReplyDeleteCan anyone give the list......?
I want to any suitable job in WIMAX in Bangladesh
ReplyDeleteCan anyone provide me informations about the speed banglalion will provide its users& about the procedures to get connected??
ReplyDeletei wanna know the price of the modem?can i use it in country side?
ReplyDeleteHow much time we need to get the wi-max connection at our home???
ReplyDeleteThanks.
how long it take to get wimax in ctg?
ReplyDeleteWhen u r com com come in ctg>>>>.
ReplyDeleteI and my Friends wait for WIMAX>
pl z can any one tell me if there need any registration to get this connection
ReplyDeleteI also wait to use.
ReplyDeleteSAIF MD. ZULKER NIEN CHOWDHURY- are you come from SUST
can anybody tell me how 2 register?
ReplyDelete@piash,
ReplyDeletego to my other post:
http://broadbandinbangladesh.wordpress.com/2009/03/06/banglalion-communications-is-starting-wimax-operation-soon-in-the-country/
Can i get wimax service right now in "CHITTAGONG UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY" . I think wimax provider must focus on student of engineering university.
ReplyDeleteIs there any terrif that give 5gb at 500tk
, 4gb at 400tk , 3gb at 300tk , 2gb at 200tk and customer may stop their connection for one or two month.
Thanks
Hi all!
ReplyDeleteI would like to use WiMAX. What should be the configuration of my computer to avail full power of WiMAX? Thanks in advance.
Ashraf
Still net speed is not very impressive, only 128 kbps means 16 KBps.
ReplyDelete:-(
i want to get wi max connection.what should i do?thanx for your approach to give us such an opportunity like using wi-max.
ReplyDeleteI know that it is not a comment....I Pray to the authotity of WiMax Bangladesh to get a Distributorship In My Town Bogra..or Naogaon ..if the scope is available
ReplyDeleteM.A. Al Mamun Chowdhury
MBA (Marketing),PGD In Database Management.
& PGD In e-commerce
cell: 01712-969980
Hi WiMAX,
ReplyDeleteAny one is there?
How can i get WiMAX connection in the home PC (MODEM,MOBILE DATA CABLE FROM MOBILE,BROAD BAND LINE, WIRELESS)
How much it will be the cost?
Have any package ???
thanks
speed ki ja bolchhen ta hobe? sondeho korchi. karon bangladesh bole ekta kotha achhe na?
ReplyDeleteWith the help of these companies Bangladesh is improving day by day.
ReplyDeletehow can i register in ur site?
ReplyDeleteis registration it necessary to get it?
when it will be published?
see post http://broadbandinbangladesh.wordpress.com/2009/05/06/discussion-about-wimax-in-bangladesh/ and read full story.
ReplyDeletespeed ki ja bolchhen ta hobe? sondeho korchi. karon bangladesh bole ekta kotha achhe na?Any one is there?
ReplyDeleteHow can i get WiMAX connection in the home PC (MODEM,MOBILE DATA CABLE FROM MOBILE,BROAD BAND LINE, WIRELESS)
How much it will be the cost?
Have any package ???
can anyone tell me how i can get wimax connection in chittagong
ReplyDeleteWHEN IS WIMAX LAUNCHING IN BANGLADESH?
ReplyDeleteYOU DIDN'T KEEP YOUR WORD.
Tanks for wise
ReplyDeleteVisit: Hi Zahid,
ReplyDelete...."But we check at BanglaLion official website (www.banglalion.com.bd), they offer only one speed connection 128 kbps (kilo bit per second) from 1st June,2009. It’s equal to 16 kBps (kilo byte per second).
Please send your contact number. i want discus wi-max
ReplyDeleteAlam
shah alam,
ReplyDeletedo you what to know about wimax? or you want to know about how you can have it fot you? r u in dhaka?
I want to get mobile number of these three companies?
ReplyDeleteI need WIMAX connection immediately for my IT Firm. Please call me. 01714277394.
ReplyDeletehow can i do reg.
ReplyDeleteplz any one inform me.
I want to know specificly when the wimax will publish to customer?and I want get WIMAX connection.................
ReplyDeletehey which day will this publish
ReplyDeleteBangla lion offers only 128kbps! :( its really dissapointing
ReplyDeleteI live in Dhaka at md.pur. When I'll get wimax connection??
ReplyDeletewhen brac started wi max?
ReplyDeletebrac still have lisences of wi max?
ReplyDeleteCan anybody say that when will we connected to the banglalion. Govement permited 3 companies. which one is better from his sevics side and economicaly cheap. Monthly rent ? I am from Motijheel beside Modhumita hall
ReplyDeleteThanks
Aapel
About wi max - If any IT experts Kindly tell me that GP wireless modem and Banglalion which one is better according to rate, configure and services. comtact me at 01816-423567
ReplyDeletewhen and how will we conected to wimax. dery r sohena.
I live in Dhaka at Farmgate. When I’ll get wimax connection??
ReplyDeletei need wimax internet. i live in dhaka at dhanmondi when i will get wimax? my m no 01670577881
ReplyDeleteexcillant.
ReplyDeletehi-speed internet provide WIMAX
SO WE wait for availability for connection.
excillant.
ReplyDeletehi-speed internet provide WIMAX
SO WE wait for availability of connection.
I live in Dhaka Demra.When i will get connection pls inform me.
ReplyDeleteI want to know about Wimax internet delership ? Which places or sites will get delership ? Have any places are available for Wimax Internet delership ? What is the requerment for delership get ?
ReplyDeleteSincerely
jahedul
http://www.qubee.com.bd/
ReplyDeleteWimax should be available here in all over Bangladesh and cost also should be reasonable.
ReplyDeleteকেউ কি জানেন যে, banglar lion কবে employee নিয়োগ দিবে??
ReplyDeleteআমাদের কে নিয়োগ না দিলে BANGLAR LION চলবে কিভাবে?