GP, Warid celebrate infrastructure sharing deal
Sunday, 7 November 2010
Grameenphone and Warid Telecom International Limited signed a landmark agreement on telecom infrastructure sharing recently and a celebration program was arranged on November 04, 2010 at GPHOUSE. The ceremony was attended by top officials of both companies.
Oddvar Hesjedal, CEO of Grameenphone, said, "We will see more sharing and more cooperation among the operators in the coming years because all of us have to cut the costs as far as possible. We are in a country with the lowest tariff but we have the same price when it comes to buying equipments in an international market. I think we are on this journey here together and I look forward to many years of good cooperation."
On the occasion, Chris Tobit, CEO of Warid, said,"By signing the infrastructure sharing deal with GP, we have moved one step forward in exploring areas of cooperation between the two global giants. This deal will help serve our customers cost-effectively with wider coverage and greater capacity. It is a win-win deal for both the parties." He also added, "This historic deal will help increase the country's tele-density, which is very crucial for establishing a 'Digital Bangladesh' in line with the government vision."
Warid Telecom is a now joint venture between Bharti Airtel Limited, a leading integrated telecom services provider with operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa, and UAE-based Abu Dhabi Group. Bharti Airtel Limited, a group company of Bharti Enterprises, acquired 70 percent stake in Warid in January 2010.
Sharing infrastructure in compliance with Guidelines issued by BTRC will enable both Grameenphone and Warid to optimize their resource utilization and minimize cost of network deployment as well as of operations and maintenance. It will help design sustainable and diversified business models for better and more efficient services to the subscribers.
Oddvar Hesjedal, CEO of Grameenphone, said, "We will see more sharing and more cooperation among the operators in the coming years because all of us have to cut the costs as far as possible. We are in a country with the lowest tariff but we have the same price when it comes to buying equipments in an international market. I think we are on this journey here together and I look forward to many years of good cooperation."
On the occasion, Chris Tobit, CEO of Warid, said,"By signing the infrastructure sharing deal with GP, we have moved one step forward in exploring areas of cooperation between the two global giants. This deal will help serve our customers cost-effectively with wider coverage and greater capacity. It is a win-win deal for both the parties." He also added, "This historic deal will help increase the country's tele-density, which is very crucial for establishing a 'Digital Bangladesh' in line with the government vision."
Warid Telecom is a now joint venture between Bharti Airtel Limited, a leading integrated telecom services provider with operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa, and UAE-based Abu Dhabi Group. Bharti Airtel Limited, a group company of Bharti Enterprises, acquired 70 percent stake in Warid in January 2010.
Sharing infrastructure in compliance with Guidelines issued by BTRC will enable both Grameenphone and Warid to optimize their resource utilization and minimize cost of network deployment as well as of operations and maintenance. It will help design sustainable and diversified business models for better and more efficient services to the subscribers.