Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson aims to introduce its advanced solution to improve indoor mobile network coverage in Bangladesh, officials said.
They said the system enables mobile-phone operators to deliver consistently improved voice and data coverage and capacity in the broadest range of high-rise buildings and public venues, including the underserved, high growth, medium to large building and venue category.
"Our solution is designed to bring mobile phone signal to hard-to-reach places, especially inside big buildings," managing director Mr Raj said, adding that it would be cost-effective and viable solution for the country's cellular-phone operators.
He told the FE that discussion with mobile phone operators on how the radio can be integrated into their networks to gain the benefits is underway.
Mr Raj said the solution is a "unique" product of the company to support the country's telecom operators' traffic growth. "Initially, this solution will set the system within the capital with the support from a cellular-phone operator by next quarter (June)," he said.
The company's senior official said this device was showcased at the Mobile World Congress recently, where many operators from across the world showed their interest for the latest network solution.
Ericsson said it provides networks support for more than 2.5 billion subscribers in 180 countries, having approximately 40 per cent of the world's mobile traffic through its worldwide.
Mr Raj said his company has already discussed the issue with local telecom operators and all of them have expressed their willingness to use the Swedish telecom equipment maker's solution. "All mobile-phone operators have appreciated the initiative and some of which also expressed their immediate interest to take the opportunity for their customers," he noted.
Terming the technology the first of its kind in Bangladesh, the Ericsson official said it is the ground-breaking initiative in the field globally.  Â
Mr Raj said that presently, users of the 3G network are not getting equal quality services across the networking areas, because network disruption in high-rises is a common thing.
"If the device is put in, the consumers will get equally faster 3G telecom services, even inside the buildings," he noted.
He added that around 70 per cent of data are being consumed from inside the building.
"We really need to develop an in-house networking solution to provide next generation telecom services in the country," Mr Raj noted.
The senior official said it is completely new approach on how to build radio network toward the arrival of 5G, with the router 6,000 series integrating IP backhaul into the radio.
Meanwhile, Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei, which provides 3G network support to many local firms including Grameenphone, said existing infrastructure is enough for delivering faster and quicker services, if the operators really want.
"You've the optimal infrastructure and technology. But you don't get right services because operators are reluctant to improve quality," a senior official of the Chinese multinational said.    Â
The number of mobile-phone users reached 123.7 million while internet users 44.6 million at the end of March, according to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
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Ericsson scents network solution opportunity for high-rises
Khairul Islam | Published: April 24, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2024 06:01:00
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