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VoIP licence issue caught in a spat

May 11th, 2012 voipforbangladesh.com 0 Comments

VoIP licence issue caught in a spatThe long-standing tussle between the ministry of post and telecommunication (MoPT) and the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has given a new dimension to issuance of much-talked-about voice over internet protocol...

Tough law for telecom operators on cards

May 11th, 2012 voipforbangladesh.com 0 Comments

Tough law for telecom operators on cardsBangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is going to fix the ceiling of maximum number of calls that can be terminated by a single gateway license operator at a time, sources with the BTRC said. The BTRC will also bring...

GP wants 2G licence first before 3G

May 11th, 2012 voipforbangladesh.com 0 Comments

GP wants 2G licence first before 3GGrameenphone is eager only to take 2G licence from government before 3G licence."It is not that we are not interested in 3G but 2G is our first priority," Grameenphone CEO Tore Johnsen told a media conference at the Sonargaon Hotel in...

Regulator designs Wi-Fi guideline

May 1st, 2012 voipforbangladesh.com 0 Comments

Regulator designs Wi-Fi guideline Any individual or organisation will be able to provide Wi-Fi services without any licence and within a range of 200 metres, according to a guideline published by the telecom regulator last week. Wi-Fi is a local area network that uses...

Submarine cable upgraded, but of no use yet

April 23rd, 2012 voipforbangladesh.com 0 Comments

Submarine cable upgraded, but of no use yetThe increased capacity of Bangladesh's lone submarine cable is yet to come to any use as the Dhaka-Cox's Bazar backhaul link of the cable was not upgraded accordingly.The undersea cable has recently been upgraded to 85 gigabits per second...

Guidelines for small telecom operators set

April 15th, 2012 voipforbangladesh.com 0 Comments

Guidelines for small telecom operators setThe telecom regulator has finally formulated a draft of ‘Telecom VAS Operator Licensing Guidelines’ to regulate small and medium telecom businesses providing different telecom Value Added Service (VAS) to the subscribers. A total of 30...

78 companies get telecom licences

April 15th, 2012 voipforbangladesh.com 0 Comments

78 companies get telecom licencesTelecom regulator BTRC has awarded three different types of licences to 78 companies to operate in Bangladesh.Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission chairman Zia Ahmed handed over the licences to the representatives of the...

Red tape chokes VoIP

April 15th, 2012 voipforbangladesh.com 0 Comments

Red tape chokes VoIPThe process of legalising voiceover service protocol (VoIP), by issuing VoIP service provider license (VSP) this month, has again been hit by red tape, said a source in the ministry of post and telecommunication (MoPT). In the last two...

BTRC recommends Five Licences for 3G service

March 30th, 2012 voipforbangladesh.com 0 Comments

BTRC recommends Five Licences for 3G serviceThe Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on Wednesday sent to the telecommunication ministry the draft guideline for awarding five licences for 3G mobile service. Of the five licences, the state-run Teletalk would get one...

BTRC signs satellite deal with US firm today

March 29th, 2012 voipforbangladesh.com 0 Comments

BTRC signs satellite deal with US firm todayThe government will sign an agreement with a US firm, Space Partner International (SPI), today to launch the country's own satellite, Bangabandhu-1. The deal will be signed at the office of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory...

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