Grameenphone Ltd. is the largest mobile telecommunications operator in
Bangladesh in terms of revenue,
coverage and subscriber base. The company was incorporated on 10 October 1996 as a private limited company. Grameenphone
converted to a public limited company on 25 June 2007. The company became stock listed and started its trading at Dhaka
and Chittagong Stock Exchanges from 16 November 2009. The shareholding structure comprises of mainly two sponsor Shareholders
namely Telenor Mobile Communications AS (55.80%) and Grameen Telecom (34.20%). The rest 10.00% shareholding includes General
public & other Institutions.
Grameenphone started its journey with the Village Phone program: a pioneering initiative to empower rural women of Bangladesh.
The name Grameenphone translates to “Rural phone”.
Starting its operations on March 26, 1997, the Independence Day of Bangladesh, Grameenphone was the first operator to introduce
GSM Technology in this country. Grameenphone pioneered the then breakthrough initiative of mobile to mobile telephony and became
the first operator to cover 99% of the country’s people with network.
Since its inception Grameenphone has built the largest cellular network in the country with over 9700 base stations. Presently,
nearly 99 percent of the country's population is within the coverage area of the Grameenphone network. Grameenphone has always
been a pioneer in introducing new products and services in the local telecom market.
Grameenphone was also the first telecommunication operator in Bangladesh to introduce the pre-paid service in September 1999.
It established the first 24-hour Call Center, introduced value-added services such as VMS, SMS, fax and data transmission services,
international roaming service, WAP, SMS-based push-pull services, EDGE, personal ring back tone and many other products and services.
In October 2013 the company launched 3G services commercially. The entire Grameenphone network is 3G/EDGE/GPRS enabled, allowing access
to high-speed Internet and data services from anywhere within the coverage area. There are currently over 15 million Internet users
in the Grameenphone network.
Today, Grameenphone is the leading and largest telecommunications service provider in Bangladesh with more than 55 million
subscribers as of October, 2015
The company operates a digital mobile
telecommunications network based on the GSM standard in the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2100 Mhz frequency bands, under license
granted by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
Robi, the most dynamic and rapidly-growing telecommunications operator in Bangladesh, is developing its
services to meet increasing customer needs - ranging from voice and high speed Internet services to tailor-made telecommunications
solutions. Robi is a joint venture company between Axiata Group Berhad of Malaysia and NTT DoCoMo Inc. of Japan. It commenced
operation in 1997 as Telekom Malaysia International (Bangladesh) with the brand name ‘Aktel’. In 2010 the company was rebranded
to ‘Robi’ and the company changed its name to Robi Axiata Limited.
Robi draws from the international expertise of Axiata and NTT DoCoMo Inc. Services support 2G and 3.5G voice, CAMEL Phase II &
III and 3.5G Data/GPRS/EDGE service with high speed internet connectivity. Its GSM service is based on a robust network
architecture and cutting edge technology. The company has the widest International Roaming coverage in Bangladesh connecting
600 operators across more than 200 countries. Robi’s customer centric solution includes value added services (VAS), quality
customer care, digital network security and flexible tariffs.
Banglalink digital communications limited
(previously orascom telecom Bangladesh limited) is fully
owned by telecom ventures ltd. (previously orascom telecom ventures limited) of malta, which is a 100% owned subsidiary of
global telecom holding (www.gtelecom.com). following business combination, in April 2011, between vimpelcom ltd. and wind
telecom s.p.a, vimpelcom owns 51.92% shares of global telecom holding. vimpelcom (www.vimpelcom.com) is one of the world’s
largest integrated ltd. telecommunications services operators providing voice and data services through a range of traditional
and broadband mobile and fixed technologies in russia, italy, ukraine, kazakhstan, uzbekistan, tajikistan, armenia, georgia,
kyrgyzstan, laos, algeria, pakistan, burundi, zimbabwe, central african republic, canada and bangladesh.
Vimpelcom is headquartered
in amsterdam, the netherlands and listed as an ads on the nasdaq global select market under the symbol “vip”.
Since banglalink’s launch in February 2005, its impact was felt immediately: overnight mobile telephony became an affordable
option for customers across a wide range of market segments.
banglalink’s initial success was based on a simple mission: “bringing mobile telephony to the masses” which was the
cornerstone of its strategy. Banglalink changed the mobile phone status from luxury to a necessity, brought mobile
telephone to the general people of Bangladesh and made a place in their hearts.
The mobile phone has become the symbol
positive change in Bangladesh. The brand slogan of “start something new” is in essence derived from banglalink’s promise
of empowering people with affordable communication solutions so that they can take new initiatives in life. The company
believes that, it is through such new initiatives that positive change will occur for the overall betterment of the nation.
Airtel Bangladesh Limited is one of the fastest growing mobile
services providers in Bangladesh
and is a concern of Bharti Airtel Limited, a leading global telecommunications services provider. The company offers a wide
array of innovative mobile services, including voice, value added services, data and m-commerce products and is focused on
expanding its state-of-the-art mobile network both for coverage and capacity.
With a customer base of more than 10 million, Airtel Bangladesh is the most preferred youth brand of the country that
thrives on excellent data service. To make customer's lives easier Airtel Bangladesh has Doorstep Service by which
customers can enjoy all kinds of service at their preferred place. M-Commerce opened a new horizon in money transfer
that gives Airtel customers the freedom to send money to their dear ones instantly from their mobile. Through M-health,
customers can now reach professional doctors over phone 24/7 and get basic treatment.
Teletalk Bangladesh Limited is a public limited company,
registered under the Registrar of the Joint stock companies of Bangladesh. Total shares owned by the Government of the
Peoples Republic of Bangladesh.Teletalk Bangladesh continue to grow and engage our customers through our clear
commitment to offering high quality products and services as well as leading customer retention and loyalty
programmers. Teletalk continues to be a part of the revolution that’s connecting millions of Bangladeshi
people and around the world.
Teletalk Bangladesh limited was established keeping a specific role in mind. Teletalk has forged ahead and
strengthened its path over the years and achieved some feats truly to be proud of, as the only Bangladeshi
mobile operator and the only operator with 100% native technical and engineering human resource base,
Teletalk thrives to become the true people’s phone – “Amader Phone”.
Citycell (Pacific Bangladesh Telecom Limited) is operating
in Bangladesh as one of the leading telecommunication companies from 1989. As the only CDMA mobile operator in the country,
Citycell provide innovative, reliable and excellent telecommunication and mobile internet services/solutions.
Citycell understands the consumer needs and delivers the latest in advanced telecommunication services to Bangladesh.
Citycell offers a full array of mobile services
for consumers and businesses that are focused on the unique needs of Bangladesh. Our goal is to integrate superior
customer service and highest standards of technology to offer the best service at affordable rates. The introduction
of revolutionary EV-DO technology, only shows our drive to provide our customers with the best.
