Implementation Of 4G network in Bangladesh

Implementation Of 4G network


4G network is global leading communication network across the globe. All most all leading giants in Telecom industry already launched their 4G service through (LTE, Wimax, HSPA etc). In Bangladesh there are more than 105 million active subscriber up to Feb,2012. Five global cellular mobile company establishes their network here including a local government owned company.

List of companies and market shares are given bellow:

• Grameen Phone Ltd (GP) - 41%
  
• Axiata (Bangladesh) Limited (Robi)-17%
  
• Orascom Telecom Bangladesh Limited (Banglalink)-25%
• PBTL (Citycell)-3%
• Teletalk Bangladesh Pvt Ltd.-2.8%
• Airtel Bangladesh Pvt Ltd. 11.2%

Also there's some wireless broadband service providers are playing here with Mobile and Fixed wimax (802.16e and 802.16d). All the cellular mobile subscribers are providing their voice service through GSM-2.5G and CDMA-2X. But subscribers are demanding more service from provider. Hence cellular operators are thinking about network up gradation. First their demand was 3G, but government delays to give them license and frequency allocation. Now it's too late, 4G network deploying across the globe. Subscribers demanding more, standard of living has been developed in recent few years, hence operators are in dilemma 3G or 4G ?


Now comes to the point, according to our feasibility study 4G network is not viable here from the bussiness aspect and although the demand of 4G is too high, Here Wimax operators are straggling, changes their strategy of business. Truly their customer and network growing very slow and selling their services in lower prices to survive. Hence 4G will be out of general customer's purchasing power. Because 4G needs at least two and a half times more access network equipment and huge bandwidth for each network. On the other hand government is planning a high licensing and bandwidth charge. They have already announced for 3G licensing fee, which is 15000 thousands crore in local currency. Operators are treating is too high. In December,2012 government of Bangladesh, ministry of Telecommunication is planning for bid of 4G licensing, BTRC is mapping their schedule according to plan.

So in this circumstances operators are planning to go slow, but in right way.
Thanks By
Hassan Imam
Manager, Network Service.
Huawei-TDC project in Malaysia.

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