Banglalion

Banglalion Communications Ltd is a privately held Bangladeshi 4G wireless broadband operator. It uses WiMAX technology. It has a nationwide licence from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BRTC) to provide broadband wireless access services for data, voice and video. Banglalion covers 7 divisional headquarters and 30 major districts of Bangladesh.

Banglalion Communications Ltd.
TypePrivate
IndustryTelecommunication
Headquarters
Dhaka
,
Bangladesh
Key people
Major (Retd.) Abdul Mannan (Chairman)
ServicesWireless broadband
Websitebanglalion4g.com

History

Banglalion, chaired by Major (Retd.) Abdul Mannan, won a WiMAX licence in an auction held by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) in September 2008. It was the highest bidder, at Tk 2.15 billion ($31.4M as of September 2008), and chose spectrum in the 2585-2620 MHz bandwidth.[1][2] In November 2009, it became the second operator, after Augere, to launch a WiMAX network in Bangladesh.[3]

Services

Banglalion offers both postpaid and prepaid packages for its users. These packages come in different bandwidth and speed limits. Banglalion's competitors are Qubee and Ollo.

Coverage

Banglalion currently covers 7 divisional cities Dhaka, Gazipur, Chittagong, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Khulna, Rangpur and Barisal.[4] Network has been rolled out in other major cities such as Munshiganj, Naraynganj, Rajbari, Mymensingh, Comilla, Noakhali, Laxmipur, Satkhira, Bogra, and Cox's Bazar.

References
  1. "Three firms clinch licences to operate WiMax". The Daily Star. 25 September 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  2. "BTRC hands over BWA services licence to BCL". The New Nation. 28 November 2008. BCL Chairman Major (Retd) Abdul Mannan ... received the licence on behalf of the Banglalion ... Banglalion being the highest bidder at Tk 2.15 billion
  3. "Bangla Lion launches WiMAX too". bdnews24.com. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2011-12-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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