Grameenphone Launches Own-Brand Mobile Phone

­Bangladeshi mobile network, Grameenphone has launched the first GP-branded mobile phone. This is first time ever that a mobile phone operator in Bangladesh is bringing its own handset to the market.

The handset, priced at BDT 3199 (US$48), comes with a camera, FM radio and internet browsing facilities. The phone also has an inbuilt 'GP menu' which lists all the VAS services of GP in a single menu. The handset has a color display and has the language option for both Bengali and English.

The phone is manufactured by Huawei.

In addition, if any existing GP subscriber uses his or her GP connection with this GP-branded hand set, he or she will get BDT 250 talk-time free, 10 Megabyte of free internet browsing, 120 Voice SMS, and 60 MMS free (conditions apply).

Posted to the site on 31st August 2009