Phone Networks in Bangladesh |
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Latest Telecoms News from Bangladesh |
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Grameenphone IPO Expected Shortly Bangladeshi mobile network operator, Grameenphone expects to be able to proceed with its long planned stock market floatation in the very near future....Merger Talks Emerge in Bangladesh Mobile Market Two of Bangladesh's mobile operators may merge to try and stem ongoing losses in the market. Banglalink, owned by Egypt's Orascom Teleco, and Telekom Malaysia/DoCoMo joint venture, AKTEL are the two firms rumoured to be in talks,...SingTel Earnings Hit by Currency Changes - Seeking Aquisitions in 2009 Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) has reported that its fourth fiscal (1st calendar) quarter's underlying net profit fell 0.9 percent to US$657 million from a year ago impacted by the weak Australian dollar and major regional currencies....Award the 3G Licenses Urges Ericsson to Bangladesh Ericsson has urged the Bangladeshi government to speed up the process to offer 3G licenses so that the mobile operators can tap the existing 3G phone user base in the country. ...Telenor Moves Grameenphone CEO Over to Hungarian Subsidiary Telenor has shuffled its management, and is moving Mr. Anders Jensen from running its part-owned Bangladeshi subsidiary, Grameenphone to take over at Hungary's Pannon from the beginning of April...Fraud Detected STOP Staff Sacked STOP Millions Lost STOP The Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is investigating reports of a significant fraud at the state-owned Bangladesh Telecommunications Company (BTC) - over the provision of old-fashioned telegraph services....Ericsson launches spare parts management service with TMIB in Bangladesh Ericsson has launched spare parts management services (SPMS) to support TM International Bangladesh's (TMIB) mobile network. The deal marks Ericsson's first SPMS contract in Bangladesh, and will help boost operational efficiencies, revenue and network performance....Grameenphone to Raise $65 Million in Stock Market Floatation Bangladeshi mobile operator Grameenphone has filed its final application for an initial public offering (IPO) of US$65 million. The company expects the subscription period for the IPO to be late January or early February next year....Orascom Shuffles Management Around Orascom Telecom Holding (OTH) has shuffled its management - moving the current CEO of Bangladesh's banglalink, Rashid Khan to head up Pakistan's Mobilink, while appointing Ahmed Abou Doma to take over the vacant spot at banglalink....Orascom Telecom Debt Ratings Lowered on Weaker Growth in Pakistan, Bangladesh Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has lowered its long-term corporate credit ratings on Orascom Telecom Holdings and Orascom Telecom Finance to 'B' from 'B+' following weaker growth expectations from its Pakistan- and Bangladesh-based operations.... |