Mobile Subscribers in Bangladesh grow 4% in June 2008. Total reaches 43.7 million. 1.66 Million New subscribers added in June alone.Mobile Subscribers in Bangladesh touch 43.7 million, as reported by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission. Bangaldesh’s six mobile operators signed up a total of 1.66 million new users until end June, 2008.
The Market leader, GrameenPhone, controlled by Norway’s Telenor, increased its subscriber base by 730,000 in June to 19.58 million. Banglalink, part of the Egyptian Orascom Telecom group, signed up 470,000 with its new total at 9.46 million. Telekom Malaysia subsidiary TM International (Bangladesh) Limited (AKTEL), added 140,000 users to reach a subscriber base of 7.85 million. UAE-backed Warid Telecom(Bangladesh), added 180,000 users to reach 3.31 million subscribers.
The sole CDMA cellular operator in a GSM-dominated field, Pacific Bangladesh Telecom Limited (CityCell), part-owned by SingTel, saw its customer base grow to 1.7 million, up from 1.64 million in May, whilst the total users of state-owned Teletalk stood at 1.07 million at the end of June.
In Brief:
| Operator Name | Total until June 2008 | Additions in June |
| GrameenPhone (Telenor) | 19.58 Million | 730,000 |
| BanglaLink (Orascom) | 9.46 Million | 470,000 |
| AKTEL ( Telekom Malaysia) | 7.85 Million | 140,000 |
| Warid ( UAE Backed) | 3.31 Million | 180,000 |
| City Cell CDMA (Singtel) | 1.7 Million | 60,000 |
| TeleTalk CDMA ( State Owned) | 1.07 Million | 80,000 |
| MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS (BANGLADESH) | 43.7 Million | 1.66 Million |
Technorati : AKTEL, BTRC, BanglaLink, Bangladesh, CityCell, Grameenphone, Mobile, Mobile Statistics, Mobile Subscribers, Singtel, TeleTalk, Warid
