BANGLADESH NEWS
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated the long-awaited 3G mobile service via the state-run Teletalk to provide users with high-speed internet access.
The PM unfolded the new service on commercial testing basis through a video talk with President Mohammad Zillur Rahman.
The inaugural ceremony was held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital.
Hasina said with the introduction of the 3G service, people will get high speed internet service which will speed up and ease information and data transfer system.
The mobile subscribers will also get the opportunity to enjoy video call and develop digital services, she said.
Zillur Rahman, who was on the other side, said the country put a step forward on implementing the vision of Digital Bangladesh with the introduction of the 3G service.
The new initiative would play key role in developing education, health and economic sectors in the country, he added.
The service would be available in Dhaka for the time being, through the 200-odd 3G-enabled base transceiver stations the state-run operator has installed in the capital city.
Other divisional headquarters would get the service in phases, according to Teletalk officials.
The service will be rolled on to the private mobile networks once the licences are secured via the auction due in early next year.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) allocated 5 megahertz (MHz) spectrum from the 2100 MHz band, for now, to Teletalk for the trial purposes.
The telecommunications ministry is now finalising the draft of the 3G guideline.
3G, short for 3rd generation of mobile telecommunications technology, enables video telephony and high-speed internet access from the mobile network.
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