RanksTel

RanksTel (Bengali: র‌্যাংকসটেল) is a Bangladeshi telecom company. It is a private public switched telephone network (PSTN) operator in Bangladesh and nation's second largest PSTN operator.

RanksTel
TypePrivate (Non-Government)
IndustryTelecom
FoundedDhaka, Bangladesh
FounderA. Rouf Chowdhury
Headquarters117/A Old Airport Road, Bijoy Sharani, Tejgaon, Dhaka - 1215, Bangladesh
Area served
All over Bangladesh
ProductsPSTN Telecom
Websiterankstelecom.com

Ranks Telecom Limited, a member of Rangs Group, launched its fixed line operation under the brand name of RANKSTEL on 14 April 2005. RANKSTEL is registered with Registrar of Joint Stock Companies under Companies Act 1995 (Revised). RANKSTEL holds PSTN and ISP licenses to operate nationwide. RANKSTEL has also been awarded an International Gateway (IGW) license and currently originates and terminates international voice traffic.

RANKSTEL's physical infrastructure includes about 10 major hubs (switching and transmission) and more than 200 access nodes across the country.

History

On 7 June 2004 Ranks Telecom Limited, a sister concern of RANGS group first got PSTN license to operate in Chittagong, Sylhet and Dhaka periphery zone.[1]

On 13 January 2005 RANKSTEL received operational license from BTRC for Khulna and Bogra zone.[1]

The firm launched its wireless phone service under the brand name of RanksTel on 14 April 2005.[1]

On 9 September 2007, after more than two years of service, RANKSTEL received Nationwide PSTN license from Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commission.[2]

On 19 March 2010 the telecom regulator (BTRC) shut down private land phone operator RanksTel for allegedly running unlicensed VoIP operations.[3] On 17 July 2011 won approval to resume operations after a 16-month shutdown.[4]

On 1 July 2012 RanksTel commercially relaunched their PSTN service.[5]

On 8 January 2017 RanksTel launched Gbps connectivity and rebrands itself with a new logo.[6]

Number plan

RanksTel uses the following numbering scheme:

+880 44 R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8

+880 is the International subscriber dialling Code for Bangladesh

44 is the BTRC allocated code for RANKSTEL. Considering local dialling, 044 will be the general prefix

R1 is the Division wise local code for RANKSTEL

R2 is the Package identification number for the subscriber of RanksTel

R3 to R8 is Subscriber identification number for RanksTel

+880447: Dhaka Central

+880443: Chittagong

+880449: Sylhet

+880445: Bogra

+880444: Khulna

+880449: Dhaka

Data connectivity

RanksTel's WAN facilitates the sharing of data across different regions by using a high-end MPLS (Multi-Protocol Level Switching) backbone.

Voice

RanksTel provides voice service and upgraded PSTN or PBX connection with data plans through a secured internet connection. It facilitates real-time reports on voice, data activities and manage them through the web.

References
  1. "rankstel.com". rankstel.com.
  2. PSTN Operator List Archived 1 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "RanksTel office shut down by BTRC". bdnews24.com. 19 March 2011.
  4. "RanksTel set to resume service". The Daily Star.
  5. "RanksTel stages a comeback". The Daily Star.
  6. "RanksTel rebrands itself with new logo". The Daily Star.
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