When 4G first arrived in Bangladesh 1-2 years ago, everybody was skeptical of this phenomenon. Today, everyone is reaping its benefits.

“MyGP app” has completed its 5 year journey enabling digital inclusion. 

The telecom regulator yesterday fixed the tariffs for broadband internet all through the value chain to implement a uniform rate for internet use across the country.

The government is undertaking a project involving about Tk 200 crore to roll out fifth-generation or 5G mobile network on a limited scale in Dhaka by the end of this year.

The government is set to give a lifeline to Teletalk as the loss-making mobile phone operator looks to make a turnaround by winning customers through modernisation, network expansion and the launch of 5G technology.

Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, managing director and chief executive officer of Robi Axiata, has stepped down.

Qualcomm Inc on Wednesday predicted a rise in sales of chips for 5G phones, including Apple Inc’s iPhone, as the company said it had mitigated supply shortfalls that have contributed to a global chip shortage.

Microsoft on Tuesday reported a jump in profits in the recently ended quarter, keeping strong momentum from accelerated gains in cloud computing during the pandemic. Profits for the fiscal fourth quarter rose 47 per cent to $16.5 billion and revenue grew 21 per cent to $46.2 billion.

Mobile phone operator Robi Axiata has experienced a 20 per cent year-on-year fall in profits in April-June quarter of this year despite posting higher revenue and lower net finance costs during the period.

Mobile phone operator Robi Axiata has experienced a 20 per cent year-on-year fall in profits in April-June quarter of this year despite posting higher revenue and lower net finance costs during the period.

Grameenphone’s profit declined 3 per cent year-on-year to Tk 1,741 crore in January-June as it paid higher tax and amortisation resulting from spectrum purchase, the company said yesterday.

Some 200 employees of Grameenphone have shown interest to accept the voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) offered by the country's biggest mobile phone operator as of today.

Around 100 former Grameenphone staff who were recently laid off organised a press conference at Dhaka Reporters Unity and formed a human chain in front of National Press Club yesterday demanding reinstatement.

Telecom operators yesterday placed a slew of demands before the government, including slashing corporate tax from 40 per cent and 45 per cent to 25 per cent and 32.5 per cent for listed and non-listed entities respectively.

Some 1.06 crore of mobile phone users left Dhaka until May 15 after the exodus began on May 4 despite strict restriction on movement to curb the spread of Covid-19 infections, according to data of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).

Mobile financial service providers are taking an additional Tk 1.5 from the clients by charging Tk 20 instead of Tk 18.50 as cash-out fee for every Tk 1,000, telecom experts said today.

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has launched a drive to crack down on the telecom value-added service providers that stealthily activate service on the phones of customers without their consent.

Mobile phone users can stop receiving promotional messages on their handsets by dialling codes, said the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) in a notice yesterday.

Customers will be able to stop the flow of promotional texts on mobile phones through the "Do Not Disturb (DND)" service.

Grameenphone, the country’s biggest mobile phone operator, saw its net profit drop 16 per cent year-on-year to Tk 890 crore in the January-March quarter of 2021, impacted by a reduction in inter-connection revenue and economic uncertainties from Covid-19.