Warid and Citycell have teamed up to share infrastructure for mutual benefits.
An agreement between the two private mobile phone operators was signed in Dhaka yesterday which would allow Warid Telecom International Limited to share infrastructural equipment of Pacific Bangladesh Telecom Limited or Citycell.
Besides base transceiver stations (BTS), the two companies will share towers, poles, transmitter equipment, transmission bandwidth and power.
Chris Tobit, Warid's chief executive officer (CEO), and Mehboob Chowdhury, Citycell's CEO, formally signed the agreement at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) issued an infrastructure sharing guideline on September 8, 2008, making such sharing mandatory for all operators.
Earlier, top three operators Grameenphone, Banglalink and Robi signed infrastructure sharing deals separately to minimise the costs of their network expansion in rural areas.
"To my view, infrastructure sharing is a must for all operators if they are to reach every corner of the country. By collaborating with Citycell, we have moved one step forward in serving our customers cost-effectively with wider coverage and greater capacity. It is a win-win deal for both the parties," said Tobit.
The Warid CEO also expects that other mobile operators would soon follow the path, as it would open up a scope for the industry to bring down costs and hasten network deployment and thereby increase the country's tele-density.
Speaking on the occasion, Chowdhury said," The infrastructure sharing agreement with Warid is a milestone for the Bangladesh telecom industry, allowing us to provide better coverage for our customers in an environment-friendly manner".
Warid Telecom is currently the fourth largest operator in Bangladesh. Indian Telecom giant Bharti Airtel has recently acquired 70 per cent stake from the UAE-based Abu Dhabi Group.
In the six-operator mobile market, Warid has 3 million customers and Citycell 1.94 million. Mobile operators added 54.15 million customers to their networks at the end of February 2010.
An agreement between the two private mobile phone operators was signed in Dhaka yesterday which would allow Warid Telecom International Limited to share infrastructural equipment of Pacific Bangladesh Telecom Limited or Citycell.
Besides base transceiver stations (BTS), the two companies will share towers, poles, transmitter equipment, transmission bandwidth and power.
Chris Tobit, Warid's chief executive officer (CEO), and Mehboob Chowdhury, Citycell's CEO, formally signed the agreement at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) issued an infrastructure sharing guideline on September 8, 2008, making such sharing mandatory for all operators.
Earlier, top three operators Grameenphone, Banglalink and Robi signed infrastructure sharing deals separately to minimise the costs of their network expansion in rural areas.
"To my view, infrastructure sharing is a must for all operators if they are to reach every corner of the country. By collaborating with Citycell, we have moved one step forward in serving our customers cost-effectively with wider coverage and greater capacity. It is a win-win deal for both the parties," said Tobit.
The Warid CEO also expects that other mobile operators would soon follow the path, as it would open up a scope for the industry to bring down costs and hasten network deployment and thereby increase the country's tele-density.
Speaking on the occasion, Chowdhury said," The infrastructure sharing agreement with Warid is a milestone for the Bangladesh telecom industry, allowing us to provide better coverage for our customers in an environment-friendly manner".
Warid Telecom is currently the fourth largest operator in Bangladesh. Indian Telecom giant Bharti Airtel has recently acquired 70 per cent stake from the UAE-based Abu Dhabi Group.
In the six-operator mobile market, Warid has 3 million customers and Citycell 1.94 million. Mobile operators added 54.15 million customers to their networks at the end of February 2010.
ওয়ারিদ টেলিকমের প্রধান নির্বাহী কর্মকর্তা ও এমডি ক্রিস টবিট এবং সিটিসেলের প্রধান নির্বাহী কর্মকর্তা মেহবুব চৌধুরী গতকাল উভয় প্রতিষ্ঠানের মধ্যকার একটি চুক্তিপত্র বিনিময় করেন
ওয়ারিদ টেলিকমের প্রধান নির্বাহী কর্মকর্তা ও ব্যবস্থাপনা পরিচালক ক্রিস টবিট এবং সিটিসেলের প্রধান নির্বাহী কর্মকর্তা মেহবুব চৌধুরী নিজ নিজ প্রতিষ্ঠানের পক্ষে চুক্তিতে সই করেন।
চুক্তি স্বাক্ষর অনুষ্ঠানে ওয়ারিদ টেলিকমের চিফ টেকনিক্যাল অফিসার সা’দ আহমেদ ও হেড অব সাপ্লাই চেইন রাঘবেন্দ্রা গুপ্তা এবং সিটিসেলের টেকনিক্যাল ও করপোরেট অ্যাফেয়ার্স পরিচালক মাহফুজুর রহমান ও হোলসেল বিভাগের উপমহাব্যবস্থাপক নাইমুল হকসহ উভয় প্রতিষ্ঠানের ঊর্ধ্বতন কর্মকর্তারা উপস্থিত ছিলেন।
এই চুক্তি অনুযায়ী ওয়ারিদ টেলিকম সিটিসেলের অবকাঠামোসংক্রান্ত যন্ত্রপাতি ও কক্ষ ব্যবহার করতে পারবে। ভবিষ্যতে এ দুটি কোম্পানি বেস ট্রান্সিভিয়ার স্টেশন (বিটিএস) বিনিময় করতে পারবে। বিজ্ঞপ্তি।
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