3 IP telephony licenses for local firms by October

The country's telecom regulator yesterday said it decided to issue IP (internet protocol) telephony licences to three local internet service providers by October. In a meeting with Internet Service Provider Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB), the telecom watchdog also said it already formulated a draft policy to introduce the internet-based telephony that uses the internet protocol's packet-switched connections to exchange voice.

SingTel launches mobile TV on phone

Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) , Southeast Asia’s giant operator of telecommunications, launched its mobile TV service on Tuesday.

The new service provides live TV channels with electronic programme guide information and video-on-demand, said SingTel in a statement.

Half of population to come under cell phone connectivity by 2011’

Number is increasing by 10 lakh ( 1 million ) a month.

Half of the country’s population is expected to come under cell phone connectivity by 2011, helping the booming telecom sector to have a turnover of around Tk 50,000 crore.( The New Age BD)

২০১১ সালের মধ্যে মোবাইল ফোনের গ্রাহক ৭ কোটিতে উন্নীত হবে

সাংবাদিকদের বিটিআরসির চেয়ারম্যান
গত ১০ মাসে সরকারের কোষাগারে এক হাজার ৩৪৩ কোটি টাকা জমা

দেশে ২০১১ সালের মধ্যে মোবাইল ফোনের গ্রাহক সাত কোটিতে উন্নীত হবে এবং ২০০৯ সালের মধ্যে দেশে মোবাইল ফোনের গ্রাহকের সংখ্যা পাঁচ কোটি ছাড়িয়ে যাবে। বাংলাদেশ টেলিযোগাযোগ নিয়ন্ত্রণ কমিশন−বিটিআরসির চেয়ারম্যান মেজর জেনারেল (অব.) মনজুরুল আলম গতকাল শনিবার সাংবাদিকদের এ কথা বলেন।

Erratic outages costing industries dear

Volumes of production in garment units declined by around 30 per cent due to unpredictable electricity failures that also doubled the cost of production in steel units

Frequent outages without prior notice are hitting hard manufacturing industries across the country with small and medium units suffering the most, industry people said.( The New Age BD

Govt plans tariff cut to make BTTB competitive

The government has planned to cut call tariff and installation charges and to offer free talk time and internet connection for telephone board subscribers to stay competitive with private landline operators.

Farmers firm on more output if inputs ensured

Bangladesh could turn into a food surplus country provided the government ensures supply of quality seeds, fertiliser, diesel and electricity to farmers in time.

And for this, the government has to disseminate validated agricultural information to farmers and make sure that those are updated with latest technologies to get the best harvest and protect crops from any diseases.

New frequencies to give lift to mobile phone services

The telecom regulator is expected to allocate additional frequencies for mobile phone operators next week in a step that will remove one of the major barriers to improving phone services in the country.

During the past year mobile operators claimed that the lack of frequencies, or spectrum, was one of the main reasons for the deterioration in services, with increased numbers of dropped calls and network busy signals.

Govt guns for major ICT goal

As part of the government's move to create a better business environment in the country, different authorities are taking up a number of major steps ranging from installation of a private sector submarine cable to launching of a national communications satellite.

HP unveils small laptop for schoolkids

One more of the world's biggest technology companies is clamoring to enter the growing market for pint-sized computers targeted mainly for pint-sized customers.