Warid signs cost-cutting deal with Citycell
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
Warid Telecom and Citycell, two major mobile phone company operators in Bangladesh, will share each others infrastructure, reducing the two companies' costs, reports bdnews24.com.
The agreement was signed on Sunday by the chief executive officers (CEOs) of the companies.
Under the deal, Warid will be able to share the infra-structural equipment rooms of Citycell.
"This kind of infrastructure sharing is the first of its kind among two operators in Bangladesh," Chris Tobit, CEO and managing director of Warid Telecom said at the signing ceremony.
Tobit added that the deal would allow them to share Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) including towers, poles, transmitter equipment, transmission bandwidth and power.
According to a top Warid official, infrastructure sharing between all the operators in Bangladesh will be necessary to ensure wider coverage.
The agreement was signed on Sunday by the chief executive officers (CEOs) of the companies.
Under the deal, Warid will be able to share the infra-structural equipment rooms of Citycell.
"This kind of infrastructure sharing is the first of its kind among two operators in Bangladesh," Chris Tobit, CEO and managing director of Warid Telecom said at the signing ceremony.
Tobit added that the deal would allow them to share Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) including towers, poles, transmitter equipment, transmission bandwidth and power.
According to a top Warid official, infrastructure sharing between all the operators in Bangladesh will be necessary to ensure wider coverage.