BanglaLion is starting WiMax services in Bangladesh from 1st of June, 2009. Now the tension grows,
How will be the service?
What will be the speed? Will it be dedicated?
How much affordable it would be?
Whether it will be available in our area?
What value add it will do in terms of speed, affordability & availability when comparing to existing services (GP/Citycell internet and other Internet services)?
Although the packages have been published, the speed and necessary cost failed to satisfy many of us who were eagerly waiting for its successful operations in the country. Just to reiterate below is the packages,
BanglaLion WiMax Service Package:
1. Home User/Individual for Tk 600/Month
2. Corporate (5-10 users) for Tk 550/Month
3. Corporate (10 users above) for Tk 500/Month
4. Day User (Max 3GB) for Tk 45/Day
5. Night Package (12 AM to 9 AM =9 hrs) for Tk 300/Month
If you want to register, pls click here: http://www.banglalion.com.bd/BDLION/index.php
BanglaLion contact information:
BanglaLion Communications
House # 67, Road # 1, Block # I, Banani
Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh
Phone : (880 2) 8814059-60
Fax : (880 2) 9885647
From their website,
Phone :036-99350033, 036-99350000
Email:
info@banglalion.com.bd
corporate@banglalion.com.bd
dealers@banglalion.com.bd
services@banglalion.com.bd
You can post your comments/feelings/thoughts about WiMax in Bangladesh and recent operations by BanglaLion Communications.
Updates:
31-May-2009:
BanglaLion is not going to start WiMAX from 1st June, it may take 2/3 months more to start officially, this is due to technical issues and setup. However they expect to go with test-run from 1st June.
On the other hand Augere is having frequency issues and then can only start trial after AUgust.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
3G in Bangladesh
We have been also hearing about 3G in Bangladesh for quite long time by some media sources and seminars on different times, still we are not very sure about its implementation.
3G:
International Telecommunications Union (ITU): IMT-2000 consists of six radio interfaces
W-CDMA also known as UMTS
CDMA2000
TD-CDMA / TD-SCDMA
UWC (often implemented with EDGE)
DECT
3G Considerations:
Speed
Minimum speed of 2 Mbit/s for stationary or walking users, and 348 kbit/s in a moving vehicle
Service
Converged fixed, mobile, voice, data, Internet and multimedia services. One of its key visions is to provide seamless global roaming, enabling users to move across borders while using the same number and handset
Flexibility
Providing a highly flexible system, capable of supporting a wide range of services and applications. The IMT-2000 standard accommodates five possible radio interfaces based on three different access technologies (FDMA, TDMA and CDMA)
Affordability
3G systems had to be affordable, in order to encourage their adoption by consumers and operators
Compatibility
3G has to be compatible with existing systems. 2G systems, such as the GSM standard
Design
3G must be easily expandable in order to allow for growth in users, coverage areas, and new services, with minimum initial investment
More info: http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/imt-2000/technology.html#Cellular Standards for the Third Generation
We already have CDMA2000 in the country, Citycell and other PSTN operators are providing mobile broadband services by CDMA2000 technology. For recent few years our mobile phones has also has got the technology of supporting 3G technology, however we are still stuck at the fact of creating guidelines/ policies etc.
When will we actually get this service?
3G:
International Telecommunications Union (ITU): IMT-2000 consists of six radio interfaces
W-CDMA also known as UMTS
CDMA2000
TD-CDMA / TD-SCDMA
UWC (often implemented with EDGE)
DECT
3G Considerations:
Speed
Minimum speed of 2 Mbit/s for stationary or walking users, and 348 kbit/s in a moving vehicle
Service
Converged fixed, mobile, voice, data, Internet and multimedia services. One of its key visions is to provide seamless global roaming, enabling users to move across borders while using the same number and handset
Flexibility
Providing a highly flexible system, capable of supporting a wide range of services and applications. The IMT-2000 standard accommodates five possible radio interfaces based on three different access technologies (FDMA, TDMA and CDMA)
Affordability
3G systems had to be affordable, in order to encourage their adoption by consumers and operators
Compatibility
3G has to be compatible with existing systems. 2G systems, such as the GSM standard
Design
3G must be easily expandable in order to allow for growth in users, coverage areas, and new services, with minimum initial investment
More info: http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/imt-2000/technology.html#Cellular Standards for the Third Generation
We already have CDMA2000 in the country, Citycell and other PSTN operators are providing mobile broadband services by CDMA2000 technology. For recent few years our mobile phones has also has got the technology of supporting 3G technology, however we are still stuck at the fact of creating guidelines/ policies etc.
When will we actually get this service?
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Fiber at Home (Fiber@Home) in Bangladesh
Fiber at Home (Fiber@Home), a new company in Bangladesh to install nationwide internet connection through Fiber to provide high-speed internet service to end-users.Website: http://www.fiberathome.net
Project doc: http://www.fiberathome.net/q1/fiber@home.pdf
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
bit/byte and kilo/mega/giga/tera/peta
Convention:
"b" (small B) denotes bit and "B" (capital B) denotes byte.
128 kb = 128 kilo bit
16 kB = 16 kilo byte
For some cases, "k" (small K) before "b" denotes bit and "K" (capital K) denotes byte.
128 kb = 128 kilo bit
16 Kb = 16 kilo byte
So,
1 Kilo Byte = 1 kB = 1 KB
1 Kilo Bit = 1 kb
Learning:
1 Byte = 8 Bit
1 kb (Kilo-Byte)
= 1000 bit
= 125 Byte
= 0.125 KB
1 mb (Mega-Bit)
= 1000 kb
= 1000 x 1000 bit
= 125,000 Byte
= 125.00 KB
= 0.125 MB
1 gb (Giga-Bit)
= 1000 mb
= 1000 x 1000 kb
= 1000 x1000 x1000 bit
= 125,000,000 Byte
= 125,000 KB
= 125 MB
= 0.125 GB
"b" (small B) denotes bit and "B" (capital B) denotes byte.
128 kb = 128 kilo bit
16 kB = 16 kilo byte
For some cases, "k" (small K) before "b" denotes bit and "K" (capital K) denotes byte.
128 kb = 128 kilo bit
16 Kb = 16 kilo byte
So,
1 Kilo Byte = 1 kB = 1 KB
1 Kilo Bit = 1 kb
Learning:
1 Byte = 8 Bit
1 kb (Kilo-Byte)
= 1000 bit
= 125 Byte
= 0.125 KB
1 mb (Mega-Bit)
= 1000 kb
= 1000 x 1000 bit
= 125,000 Byte
= 125.00 KB
= 0.125 MB
1 gb (Giga-Bit)
= 1000 mb
= 1000 x 1000 kb
= 1000 x1000 x1000 bit
= 125,000,000 Byte
= 125,000 KB
= 125 MB
= 0.125 GB
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Citycell ZOOM Modem/ CDMA Modem in MAC Operating System
well, you should obviously be able to use your Citycell ZOOM or any CDMA Modem in MAC operating system. All you need is that your modem's driver for MAC. For that you can get details from modem manufacturer website. If you can't find any information, either contact manufacturer support or search for the driver in Google, you can also find some generic driver from MAC forums or at least information.
Below links might be useful in this regard,
http://homepage.mac.com/jrc/contrib/mobile_office/
http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Hardware/Networking_Hardware/Modems/Q_22552246.html
http://forum.soft32.com/mac/CDMA-modem-Mac-ftopict108846.html
Below links might be useful in this regard,
http://homepage.mac.com/jrc/contrib/mobile_office/
http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Hardware/Networking_Hardware/Modems/Q_22552246.html
http://forum.soft32.com/mac/CDMA-modem-Mac-ftopict108846.html
Thursday, March 5, 2009
BanglaLion to start WiMax operation from 1st June in Bangladesh
Banglalion Communications has officially announced about launching WiMax operations in Bangladesh from 1st of June 2009.
It says on the advertisement on Daily Ittefaq that the minimum speed would be 128 kbps (16.0 KB) up to several Mbps including coporate business offer.
BanglaLion will offer several tariff plans at a minimum 128 kbps speed :
1. Home User/Individual for Tk 600/Month
2. Corporate (5-10 users) for Tk 550/Month
3. Corporate (10 users above) for Tk 500/Month
4. Day User (Max 3GB) for Tk 45/Day
5. Night Package (12 AM to 9 AM =9 hrs) for Tk 300/Month
If you want to register, pls click here: http://www.banglalion.com.bd/BDLION/index.php
Contact of BanglaLion:
I got below one from my previous post,
BanglaLion Communications
House # 67, Road # 1, Block # I, Banani
Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh
Phone : (880 2) 8814059-60
Fax : (880 2) 9885647
Recently from their site,
Phone :036-99350033, 036-99350000
Email:
info@banglalion.com.bd
corporate@banglalion.com.bd
dealers@banglalion.com.bd
services@banglalion.com.bd
I am eagerly waiting to see its services.
This post has been locked for posting comments. Pls follow my new thread to continue discussion on this topic.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
BTRC Chairman Major General Manzurul Alam quits
Feb 10, 2009
BTRC chairman Manzurul Alam has resigned, the telecoms minister said.
Minister Raziuddin Ahmed Razu told bdnews24.com Tuesday afternoon he had received the letter of resignation from the former major general.
Alam was given the crucial job by the military-controlled caretaker government in April, 2007.
The tough-talking former army Signals officer courted controversy through his handling of the licencing process, and many alleged he failed to follow his own guidelines in awarding lucrative licenses.
Alam, then a brigadier, also served as a director at the spy outfit DGFI in the mid-1990s.
As allegations surfaced of his "unfair dealings" about award of International Internet Gateway (IIG) and WiMAX licences, the BTRC chief was apparently asked to quit to avoid further controversy surrounding the key regulatory agency.
BTRC chairman Manzurul Alam has resigned, the telecoms minister said.
Minister Raziuddin Ahmed Razu told bdnews24.com Tuesday afternoon he had received the letter of resignation from the former major general.
Alam was given the crucial job by the military-controlled caretaker government in April, 2007.
The tough-talking former army Signals officer courted controversy through his handling of the licencing process, and many alleged he failed to follow his own guidelines in awarding lucrative licenses.
Alam, then a brigadier, also served as a director at the spy outfit DGFI in the mid-1990s.
As allegations surfaced of his "unfair dealings" about award of International Internet Gateway (IIG) and WiMAX licences, the BTRC chief was apparently asked to quit to avoid further controversy surrounding the key regulatory agency.
courtesy: bdnews24.com
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