Warid & Citycell ink infrastructure sharing deal (Bangladesh)

On 04.12.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: An infrastructure sharing agreement has been signed between Bangladeshi mobile operators Warid and Citycell. Base stations, towers, poles, transmitter equipment, bandwidth and power will be shared between Pacific Bangladesh Telecom, or Citycell and Warid under the terms of the agreements.

A similar infrastructure sharing deal was inked between Grameenphone, Banglalink and Robi (formerly Aktel) earlier this year.

An infrastructure sharing guideline issued by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) in September 2008 are taken into consideration by the operator while signing the deal.

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Bharti might go for another acquisition in Bangladesh

On 02.19.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: According to the latest rumor in the telecom world, Indian telco Bharti Airtel, in its bid to become an international group in the telecom sector might be looking at another acquisition in Bangladesh.

Last month, Bharti announced a deal to acquire 70% in Warid Telecom and earlier this week, Bharti group confirmed that it had entered exclusive talks with Kuwait’s telco, Zain, for its South African assets.

It has been revealed that Bharti could acquire a big player in Bangladesh this time. Grameenphone, Banglalink, Aktel, Warid, CityCell and Teletalk are the six telecom operators in Bangladesh.

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Axiata Bangladesh & Vietnam’s MobiFone plan IPO

On 02.11.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: With the return of confidence in the share market, Axiata Bangladesh and Vietnam’s MobiFone- two leading mobile operators in developing Asia- have started preparing for IPO. Aktel which is the third largest operator, with 9.3 million customers at end-December is owned by Axiata and its listing, comes amid huge demand for stock in the no. 1 cellco GrameenPhone.

According to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman, Ziaul Haque Khondker, as price volatility in Grameenphone shares has appeared during the last few days’ trading; the commission has stopped the financial adjustment facilities to bring back stability in prices of the company.

Meanwhile, Vietnam’s dominant cellco MobiFone has taken its long-delayed IPO plans off the backburner, reportedly hiring Credit Suisse to manage its local listing.

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GrameenPhone & AKTEL sign infrastructure sharing deal (Bangladesh)

On 02.10.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Bangladeshi mobile market leader GrameenPhone (GP) has signed a deal with country’s third largest cellco by users, AKTEL on the lines of the latest infrastructure sharing agreement with its nearest rival Banglalink. AKTEL is a subsidiary of Malaysia’s Axiata group.

This bilateral tie up aims at improving both GSM networks’ coverage in rural areas and the GP’s operational costs can also be cut by the deal while AKTEL users will get better coverage via GP’s nationwide infrastructure.

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Bangladeshi mobile market grows despite slow ’09

On 01.15.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: With an annual rise of 17 percent, 7.79 million subscribers were added by six mobile phone companies in Bangladesh. However, this has been the lowest growth rate since 2005. The lower growth rate has been attributed to the operators’ reluctance to offer attractive packages to woo new customers because of a higher SIM.

It has been expected that by offering lucrative packages and by putting pressure on profit margins and revenues, an increase from 52.4 million users at the end of 2009 to 70 million by 2011 can be achieved.

The subscriber base of Grameenphone, majority owned by Norway’s Telenor is raised by 11 percent, or 2.27 million, to 23.26 million. Egyptian Orascom Telecom’s Banglalink added 3.54 million and third-ranked Aktel added 1.09 million. Warid Telecom, Bangladesh’s fourth-biggest telecom also attracted 66,000 customers to reach 2.99 million in 2009.

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Bangladesh operator to be bought by Indian telco Bharti Airtel

On 12.16.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Bangladesh’s fourth largest mobile phone operator Warid  is set to sell 70% stake in its company from its Abu Dhabi-based owners and regulators to one of the India’s leading telco Bharti Airtel. An approval
from the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission for the sale has been sought by the Dhabi Group, which fully owns Warid.

With the latest move, Airtel becomes the largest foreign operator to make inroads into Bangladesh mobile phone market. According to BTRC chairman Zia Ahmed, Bharti initially intended to invest 300 million dollars.

Warid was launched in 2007 and had three million subscribers at the end of October. The subscription is predicted to cross 100 million marks by 2015 by the industry experts.

Last year Japan’s NTT DoCoMo Inc bought 30 percent stake in operator AKTEL. Earlier, in the year 2004, Egyptian Orascom took over Sheba and in 2005 Singapore based Singtel bought 45 percent stake in Bangladesh Telecom.

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TM associate awards Ericsson Bangladeshi contract

On 09.23.06, In Mobile, By Editor

Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) associate company TM International Bangladesh Ltd (TMIB) has awarded Ericsson a contract to expand its GSM/GPRS network in the Dhaka and Chittagong areas of Bangladesh, which would involve the deployment of new sites and allow TMIB to expand its network coverage and capacity.

TM holds a 49% stake in TMIB, which is a JV between the telecommunication company and AK Khan & Co Ltd and operates under the Aktel brand name.

Under the terms of the agreement, Ericsson would provide TIMB with core and radio network equipment with enhanced software features and the provision of a comprehensive range of telecommunication services, which includes installation, commissioning and optimisation.

In a statement yesterday, Ericsson said the deployment of the project has already begun and was expected to be completed by year-end. It said the exercise would provide TMIB greater coverage and increase its network capacity significantly.

It said the increased capacity would enable TMIB to accommodate new subscriber growth on its network while ensuring high level of network performance.

With over 14 million people, the two cities have the highest percentage of mobile users in the country. The two cities also account for more than half of Bangladesh’s population and were considered prime drivers of mobile usage growth.

Ericsson Southeast Asia president and Malaysia country manager Jan Signell said: “Ericsson is proud to play yet another key role in taking TMIB’s network to reach more Bangladeshi’s and we are fully committed towards supporting TMIB in strengthening its leadership in Bangladesh, as well as retaining its competitiveness in the future.”

“We are confident that with our strong local presence and in-country technical and rollout expertise, we will be able to meet TMIB’s aggressive timelines as well as making sure that this project exceeds TMIB’s high expectations,” he added.

Source- http://www.theedgedaily.com

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