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Bandwidth prices nearly halved
Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd has decided to slash the wholesale prices of internet bandwidth by up to 43 percent to
12 July 2015, 18:00 PM
30 ISP licences cancelled
The telecom regulator yesterday cancelled licences of 30 internet service providers after they failed to pay fees for renewal in time.
12 July 2015, 18:00 PM
WiMAX operators losing customers as tech shifts
Operators of WiMAX, a wireless broadband system, lost 63.14 percent of their customers over the last two years as users opted for
11 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Microsoft's mobile future hinges on success of Windows 10
Microsoft Inc's future in mobile devices likely hinges on the software maker's ability to convince developers to create apps for the
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM
India wants bandwidth by Aug 15
India has requested Bangladesh to start exporting bandwidth -- 10 gigabits per second -- to its northeastern state of Tripura by August
6 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Robi, Samsung launch bundle offers for two Galaxy models
Robi and Samsung have jointly rolled out bundle offers for two Galaxy smartphone models.
6 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Teletalk comes under fire
Top three private mobile operators have jointly filed a complaint with the telecom regulator, alleging that state-run Teletalk tampered
2 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Mobile talk a bit cheaper
The use of mobile phones became 2 percentage points cheaper from today after the government slashed the supplementary duty down to 3 percent.
1 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Supplementary duty reduced on mobile usage
National Board of Revenue has issued a Statutory Regulatory Order (SRO) reducing 2 percent supplementary duty on mobile usage.
1 July 2015, 11:03 AM
EU roaming charges to be abolished in 2017
The European Union said Tuesday it had struck a deal to abolish mobile phone roaming charges in 2017, ending fees that are loathed
30 June 2015, 18:00 PM
17.5 lakh new mobile internet users in May
Some 17.5 lakh people took up internet connections on their handsets in May to take the total number of active mobile internet
29 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Hi-tech park nears reality
The long-delayed hi-tech park at Kaliakoir has finally taken one small step towards realisation, as the government looks to tie down an
25 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Digitisation gets a boost
The government has moved a step closer to its Digital Bangladesh vision by connecting public offices in Dhaka with district and
23 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Regulator okays IGW cartel
The telecom regulator yesterday endorsed a cartel of international gateway operators.
22 June 2015, 18:00 PM
France warns off telecoms merger
The French government on Sunday warned Franco-Israeli media magnate Patrick Drahi against a 10-billion-euro takeover of rival mobile
21 June 2015, 18:00 PM
BTRC scraps two more IGW licences for non-payment
The telecom regulator has cancelled the licences of two international gateways that were blocked more than a year ago for failure to pay their stipulated share of revenue and licence fees to the government.
3 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Bandwidth export to Italy awaits final nod
A final proposal has been sent to the prime minister for the approval to export 10 gigabits per second of internet bandwidth of Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd (BSCCL) to an Italian company.
31 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Huawei targets selling 100m handsets in 2015
Huawei aims to sell 100 million handsets globally this year, marking a year-on-year rise of 30 percent.
30 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Myanmar scraps proposed 5 pct tax on phone cards as telecoms boom
Myanmar scraps proposed 5 percent tax on mobile phone top-up cards after lawmakers voted against the levy, the state-owned Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper said on Thursday.
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Smartphone sales grow on low-cost handsets
The smartphone market in Bangladesh grew 17 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of the year as local vendors continue to churn
24 May 2015, 18:00 PM