BTCL, Teletalk to share infrastructure with Warid
Thursday, 25 March 2010
FE Report
Warid Wednesday signed two separate memorandums of understanding (MoU) with the country's largest land phone operator- Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) and mobile phone operator Teletalk Bangladesh Limited.
The MoU will create scopes for infrastructures sharing among Warid and the two operators for their mutual benefits. This MoU is the first of its kind among a private telecom operator and the two state-owned companies.
Under the MoU, operators can share infrastructures like BTS, transmission equipment, transmission bandwidth, space, towers, poles, power, generator and optical fiber lines. The agreement will pave the way for the operators to provide better coverage to their respective customers while minimizing costs and reducing environmental impacts.
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Warid Mr. Chris Tobit, Managing Director of BTCL Mr. S.M. Khabiruzzaman & Managing Director of Teletalk Mr. Md. Mujibur Rahman signed the MoU on behalf of their respective organizations at a ceremony held at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel.
Secretary to the Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications Mr. Sunil Kanti Bose was present during the signing ceremony.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Bose said the initiatives are very encouraging for all and this should also ultimately benefit the customers. "Infrastructure sharing should be an obligation for all the telecom operators," he added.
Warid Wednesday signed two separate memorandums of understanding (MoU) with the country's largest land phone operator- Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) and mobile phone operator Teletalk Bangladesh Limited.
The MoU will create scopes for infrastructures sharing among Warid and the two operators for their mutual benefits. This MoU is the first of its kind among a private telecom operator and the two state-owned companies.
Under the MoU, operators can share infrastructures like BTS, transmission equipment, transmission bandwidth, space, towers, poles, power, generator and optical fiber lines. The agreement will pave the way for the operators to provide better coverage to their respective customers while minimizing costs and reducing environmental impacts.
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Warid Mr. Chris Tobit, Managing Director of BTCL Mr. S.M. Khabiruzzaman & Managing Director of Teletalk Mr. Md. Mujibur Rahman signed the MoU on behalf of their respective organizations at a ceremony held at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel.
Secretary to the Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications Mr. Sunil Kanti Bose was present during the signing ceremony.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Bose said the initiatives are very encouraging for all and this should also ultimately benefit the customers. "Infrastructure sharing should be an obligation for all the telecom operators," he added.