ICT fair on WTISD ends
A three-day exhibition in observance of World Telecommunications and Information Society Day (WTISD) dropped its curtain at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre on Wednesday.
Jointly organised by Bangladesh Telephone Regulatory Commission and Post and Telecommunication Ministry, the exhibition began on May 17 on the occasion of the day.
The fair did manage to draw visitors' attention quite significantly as enthusiasts of all ages thronged there to get familiar with the state of the art information and communication technology.
The high-tech electronics amateur radio operators' stall at the fair attracted a huge crowd from all age groups.
The Hams, as the amateur radio operators are called, displayed emergency radio communication technology, opportunity of sending messages and photographs through radio signals when internet, mobile and regular phones fail.
Amateur Radio or Ham Radio is a community of people that use radio transmitters and receivers to communicate with other amateur radio operators across the globe.
In times of disaster, when regular communications channels fail, hams can be very useful assisting emergency efforts and working with public service agencies.
Apart from the private organisations and enterprises who deliver IT and telecommunication products and services, some government and semi-government organisatons also took part in the fair.
Visitors took most interests in internet service packages offered by Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited (BTCL).
In-charge of the BTCL stall, Mamlukar Rahman, deputy director of the state-run telephone and intenet service provider, said the BTCL provides very cost-consuming internet packages, in which subscribers can get high speed-internet using 'ADSL' modem.
The most interesting product introduced in the fair was 'Vehicle Tracking System' device through which the owners or the drivers of stolen vehicles can easily track down their vehicles. Moreover, owners could start or shut down the engine from outside by using mobile phones with the help of the device. NITS Services Pvt Ltd launched the device in the fair.
Another participating organisation was Bangladesh Association of Call Centre and Outsourcing (Baco). The representative of Baco stall said more than 40 call centres are working presently in Bangladesh and around 2,000 people are working in these centres. The goal of this association is to supersede the annual revenue of the ready-made garments industry in the next two years.
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