Tk 1,059cr project in the offing to build 5G network

The government is undertaking a Tk 1,059 crore project to develop an optical fibre transmission network with a view to building 5G infrastructure all over Bangladesh.
21 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Now mobile users to get promotional SMS in Bangla

From now on, telecom operators will send all promotional and system-generated text messages and notifications in Bangla.
20 February 2022, 08:19 AM

Realme 9i launched in Bangladesh

Realme has launched snapdragon 680-powered phone “realme 9i” in Bangladesh.
17 February 2022, 13:01 PM

Grameenphone appoints new chief business officer

Grameenphone has appointed Dr Asif Naimur Rashid as the company's new chief business officer (CBO) with effect from Apr 16 this year.
16 February 2022, 16:34 PM

Mobile payments at shops surge

Purchases through mobile financial services (MFS) increased significantly in December as people are getting more prone to using digital means for availing necessities.
14 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Tap offers cashback on mobile recharge

Mobile financial service provider Trust Axiata Pay (tap) has brought cashback offers on mobile recharges.
10 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Banglalink clinches Ookla Speedtest Award four times straight

Banglalink has won Ookla’s recognition as the fastest mobile network in the country for the fourth consecutive time.
10 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Mobile, internet users grow in 2021

The number of mobile subscribers in December rose about 6 per cent year-on-year to 18.10 crore, data from Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission showed yesterday.
8 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Internet users dropped by 28 lakh in December

The number of internet users dropped by about 28 lakh in December last year compared to a month earlier, according to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
8 February 2022, 14:51 PM

Telenor to divest more Myanmar businesses

Norwegian cell phone operator Telenor said Monday it is also selling its stake in a digital payment service in Myanmar following the military coup in the Asian country.
18 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Teletalk, Summit sign tower-sharing deal

Summit Towers Limited (STL) has signed an agreement with Teletalk Bangladesh for sharing cell sites under government guidelines.
15 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Teletalk, Summit Towers sign tower-sharing deal

Summit Towers Limited (STL) has signed an agreement with Teletalk Bangladesh for sharing towers under the guideline of the government.
15 January 2022, 10:12 AM

Samsung may regain top spot in global chip market

Samsung Electronics is expected to regain the top spot in the global semiconductor market by revenue this year, outpacing its archrival Intel for the first time in three years.
2 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh launches 5G

Bangladesh entered into a new era of digital connectivity as the state-run mobile phone operator Teletalk launched fifth-generation (5G) of mobile internet connectivity today.
12 December 2021, 14:45 PM

Samsung to merge mobile, consumer electronics units

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd will merge its mobile and consumer electronics divisions, the firm said on Tuesday, naming new co-chief executives in the biggest reshuffle since 2017 to simplify its structure and focus on the logic chip business.
7 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Mobile users count losses as call drops pile up

Mobile phone users in Bangladesh incurred a loss of nearly Tk 18.50 crore in the fiscal year of 2020-21 because of the telecom operators’ reluctance to compensate them for the disruptions they faced during calls.
6 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Parag Agrawal: New CEO sheds low profile to take Twitter helm

Parag Agrawal, who took over Monday as the new head of Twitter, shot from relative obscurity as the platform’s technology expert to becoming the latest India-born talent to lead a US tech giant.
30 November 2021, 18:00 PM

HMD Global launches Nokia smartphones made in Bangladesh

HMD Global Bangladesh today announced the launch of 'Made in Bangladesh' Nokia smartphones.
25 November 2021, 07:15 AM

Sweden’s Ericsson to buy US cloud operator Vonage

Ericsson said Monday it was acquiring US cloud-based communications provider Vonage, in the Swedish company’s biggest acquisition in recent memory as it widens its operations beyond its traditional telecommunications equipment business.
22 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Telenor, Google Cloud partner to digitalise telecom operations

Telenor and Alphabet Inc’s Google Cloud have formed a partnership to digitalise the Norwegian telecom company’s global operations and are exploring ways to jointly offer services to customers, the two companies said on Monday.
15 November 2021, 18:00 PM