there has been some changes in the service type and tariff of the Edge / GPRS / 1xRTT (Citycell Zoom) services by the operators. Also some new competitors have emerged in the market. But those are not Mobile phone Operators, They are Fixed phone Operators, although it doesn’t require any cable connection and these phone service is almost like mobile phones.
eg, Dhaka Phone, National Phone, Ranks Telecom etc.
They work using same technology as mobile phones ( 1xRTT in most of the cases) but the difference is that they can’t support network mobility. I know the term is not clear enough. Let me clarify what I wanted to mean by network mobility. Like mobile phones You can talk using a wireless set (rather bigger set like old bttb land phones) with these operators, but you can not move from one BTS (nearest base station) to another BTS while talking. In cases of mobile phone, when you move from one place to another, you connection automatically connects to the nearest BTS without interrupting your call. But this is not possible in the cases of Dhaka phone , National Phone or other operators like these.
One of the benefit of these operators is that the handset they provide to the customers have a built in modem in most of the cases using which the customers can also connect to the internet as well as talking. And these operators are using sophisticated technology like CDMA-1xRTT in most of the cases. This is the technology used by Citycell. Therefore they can also provide high speed internet in Bangladeshi context (153 Kbps). There offers are also interesting and competitive enough.
Official website of Dhaka Phone: http://www.dhakaphone.com
Official website of Ranks Telecom: http://www.rankstel.com
Official website of National Phone: http://www.nationalphone.net
However the mobile phone operators are not sitting and watching others crossing them!! Grameen phone was the pioneer in introducing Edge service. Now they have increased there edge network vastly throughout the country and still holding the number 1 position in providing such services. I still use the unlimited package and the speed is very good (26-27 Kilo Bytes per second in most of the time). GP unlimited internet costs 1000 taka per month (1150 including VAT). Grameen phone introduced a new package titled “P3″ for its users. According to this package the subscriber of this package will be able to use unlimited internet from 12 am (night) to 7 Am spending 300 Taka (+VAT) only. The package was available for both prepaid and postpaid, eventually which is only available for the post paid users at the moment. GP has also offered the famous “P2” unlimited usage per month for the prepaid users with the same tariff as the postpaid. http://www.grameenphone.com/index.php?id=134
Citycell was not far behind and Citycell’s zoom really attracted people because of its vast publicity and better service as well. But the Data transfer limit is still the disadvantage for anyone who is using citycell zoom although they provide a good data rate. A recent introduction of the Zoom service through prepaid and postpaid has got the attention of the people although I couldn’t be that impressed with the offer. It is some thing like how we used dial up internet. The cost is something like 80 paisa/minute during the peak, 60 p/min during the off peak and 25p/min during the super off peak. To me, the per minute price is very high compared to other facilities of the internet. http://www.citycell.com
Warid is claiming that they have introduced EDGE service throughout the Dhaka city along with some other cities. But the speed is very poor ( I have checked it). Besides there claim is not true as I found EDGE network of WARID only covers only Gulshan, Banani and parts of Uttara although the speed is nothing better than normal GPRS speed ( never more than 5-6 KB). However, Warid has introduced unlimited internet for a monthly payment of 1000 taka (1150 including VAT) for its postpaid customers. Prepaid customer still don’t have anyother option rather than 2p/1KB that is 20 taka per mega byte data transfer. http://www.waridtel.com.bd/portal/page?_pageid=133,249890&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
Aktel is also testing its Edge network and many people saw Edge network through their mobile phone (Some mobile set can differentiate between EDGE (E) and GPRS (G) netrwork). And some of them said they got good speed using Aktel’s internet service. If Aktel can provide EDGE it will be a very good tariff for mobile phone unlimited internet users because Aktel only charges 750 taka (without VAT) per month for unlimited usage. http://www.aktel.com/?module=32
Banglalink is still far behind in this race offering unlimited internet for the enterprise solution users (for 600 Taka) and 2p/KB for prepaid users. What positioned them behind is that they haven’t started EDGE network yet not even in a single area. http://www.banglalinkgsm.com/html1/gprs.php
I almost forgot about Teletalk, the only nation owned mobile phone operator. For quite a long time teletalk is not in the frame. I don’t know how is it doing but I don’t think they are at any sort of good condition. They are still carrying the tarrif for their Customers. Ofcourse Teletalk is the first operator to introduce unlimited internet facility for any prepaid users. Their tariff is still same as before which they started with (800 taka + VAT). http://www.teletalk.com.bd/services/gprs.html
Dhaka Phone has a flat rate offer of 30 paisa per minute. I have used the internet and the speed was pretty good (around 12-16 kilobytes per second).
National Phone provides unlimited internet usage for 1200 taka per month. They provide quite good data transfer rate (12-16 kilo bytes per second). They have some other time band packages too as well as 25 paisa per minute flat rate.
Ranks Telecom offers various packages for both its post paid and prepaid users.Package 1 (Prepaid Only)
Search 10am - 5pm Tk. 0.75/ min
5pm -10pm Tk. 0.50/ min
10pm - 10am Tk. 0.25/ min
Window No Use No Pay Tk. 1/ MB
Package 2 (Post Paid Only)
Pointer(Super) 3 GB Unlimited Tk 1/ MB 1000 /-
Pointer 1 GB Unlimited Tk. 1/ MB 800/-
Messenger 500 MB Unlimited Tk. 1/ MB 350/-
Download Unlimited 10 pm-8 am Tk. 1/ MB 400/-
Window Unlimited N/A N/A Tk. 1/ MB
3G and WiMaX technology will soon emerge in Bangladesh, and therefore we can predict a boost in the data service by the telecom operators. Let’s wait for the golden days………..
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Walkers should aim for 100 steps per minute
People who walk for exercise should aim for a pace of 100 steps per minute to ensure their workout is intense enough, according to researchers.
Many people who want to keep fit use a pedometer to keep track of how many steps they take. However, the device gives no information on how intensely they're exercising -- that is, whether their heart rate is being raised enough to improve physical fitness.
In the new study, researchers found that the average walker should aim for 100 steps per minute at a minimum in order to get a moderate-intensity workout.
Experts recommend that adults get at least 30 minutes of moderate activity, five times per week. If those 30 minutes are achieved in one session, that means taking a minimum of 3,000 steps per session. However, the researchers point out in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, walkers can also break those steps down into several shorter exercise sessions throughout the day.
"Because health benefits can be achieved with bouts of exercise lasting at least 10 minutes, a useful starting point is to try and accumulate 1,000 steps in 10 minutes, before building up to 3,000 steps in 30 minutes," lead researcher Dr. Simon J. Marshall, of San Diego State University, said in a news release from the journal.
A simple pedometer and a wristwatch, he added, offer walkers a way to ensure they are working out intensely enough.
The findings are based on exercise tests given to 97 healthy adults with an average age of 32. In general, men needed to walk at a pace of 92 to 102 steps per minute to achieve a moderately intense workout for their hearts. The range for women was between 91 and 115 steps per minute.
"We believe that these data support a general recommendation of walking at more than 100 steps per minute on level terrain to meet the minimum of the moderate-intensity guideline," Marshall said.
Many people who want to keep fit use a pedometer to keep track of how many steps they take. However, the device gives no information on how intensely they're exercising -- that is, whether their heart rate is being raised enough to improve physical fitness.
In the new study, researchers found that the average walker should aim for 100 steps per minute at a minimum in order to get a moderate-intensity workout.
Experts recommend that adults get at least 30 minutes of moderate activity, five times per week. If those 30 minutes are achieved in one session, that means taking a minimum of 3,000 steps per session. However, the researchers point out in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, walkers can also break those steps down into several shorter exercise sessions throughout the day.
"Because health benefits can be achieved with bouts of exercise lasting at least 10 minutes, a useful starting point is to try and accumulate 1,000 steps in 10 minutes, before building up to 3,000 steps in 30 minutes," lead researcher Dr. Simon J. Marshall, of San Diego State University, said in a news release from the journal.
A simple pedometer and a wristwatch, he added, offer walkers a way to ensure they are working out intensely enough.
The findings are based on exercise tests given to 97 healthy adults with an average age of 32. In general, men needed to walk at a pace of 92 to 102 steps per minute to achieve a moderately intense workout for their hearts. The range for women was between 91 and 115 steps per minute.
"We believe that these data support a general recommendation of walking at more than 100 steps per minute on level terrain to meet the minimum of the moderate-intensity guideline," Marshall said.
Dell unveils world's thinnest laptop
Dell Inc unveiled its "luxury" Adamo laptop on Tuesday, calling it the world's thinnest notebook as it seeks to compete in the high-end ultraportable market defined by Apple Inc's MacBook Air.
The sleek, aluminum-encased notebook is 0.65-inches thick and comes with a 13.4-inch screen and a 128-gigabyte solid-state drive. Shipping begins on Tuesday.
Starting at $1,999, the Adamo is positioned as Dell's new high-end brand. Another configuration will sell for $2,699.
The device comes packed in a clear case along with an optional branded sleeve or tote bag from designer luggage and handbag label Tumi.
The Adamo is meant "to make a design statement, to surprise people that this is a Dell," said marketing executive John New. "This is for the customer that has that discerning taste, and is willing to pay a little more for that."
Dell has been working to generate buzz for Adamo, Latin for "to fall in love with." Word of the PC began to leak late last year, and the company hosted an event in January in Las Vegas where it provided a fleeting glimpse of the laptop as it was held aloft by a model.
Apple helped launch the so-called ultraportable category last year with MacBook Air which, at 0.76 inches, previously laid claim to the title of world's thinnest.
The Adamo at 4 pounds is heavier than the Air, which weighs 3 pounds and is priced from $1,799.
Most PC makers, including Lenovo Group, Hewlett Packard Co and Sony Corp also sell ultraportables.
Dell has been trying to reinvigorate its consumer brand amid efforts to diversify its revenue base. Business customers make up around 80 percent of Dell's revenue, while PCs account for roughly 60 percent.
Last week, Dell launched the $799 Studio One 19, a touchscreen all-in-one PC meant for family use in the kitchen or the living room. The Studio One 19 will be available first in Japan and then in other countries later in the spring.
Dell shares have slid 13 percent since the start of 2009, while Apple's have jumped 12 percent. Dell, however, has outperformed Hewlett-Packard, whose stock has dropped 20 percent since the year began.
The sleek, aluminum-encased notebook is 0.65-inches thick and comes with a 13.4-inch screen and a 128-gigabyte solid-state drive. Shipping begins on Tuesday.
Starting at $1,999, the Adamo is positioned as Dell's new high-end brand. Another configuration will sell for $2,699.
The device comes packed in a clear case along with an optional branded sleeve or tote bag from designer luggage and handbag label Tumi.
The Adamo is meant "to make a design statement, to surprise people that this is a Dell," said marketing executive John New. "This is for the customer that has that discerning taste, and is willing to pay a little more for that."
Dell has been working to generate buzz for Adamo, Latin for "to fall in love with." Word of the PC began to leak late last year, and the company hosted an event in January in Las Vegas where it provided a fleeting glimpse of the laptop as it was held aloft by a model.
Apple helped launch the so-called ultraportable category last year with MacBook Air which, at 0.76 inches, previously laid claim to the title of world's thinnest.
The Adamo at 4 pounds is heavier than the Air, which weighs 3 pounds and is priced from $1,799.
Most PC makers, including Lenovo Group, Hewlett Packard Co and Sony Corp also sell ultraportables.
Dell has been trying to reinvigorate its consumer brand amid efforts to diversify its revenue base. Business customers make up around 80 percent of Dell's revenue, while PCs account for roughly 60 percent.
Last week, Dell launched the $799 Studio One 19, a touchscreen all-in-one PC meant for family use in the kitchen or the living room. The Studio One 19 will be available first in Japan and then in other countries later in the spring.
Dell shares have slid 13 percent since the start of 2009, while Apple's have jumped 12 percent. Dell, however, has outperformed Hewlett-Packard, whose stock has dropped 20 percent since the year began.
Google turns voicemail into email
Google Inc is seeking to blur the line between the telephone and the computer even further with the introduction of Google Voice on Thursday.
The new service weaves traditional phone features with Google's Gmail email product, allowing a person to store transcripts of voicemail phone messages in their email inbox and to find a specific nugget of information within a phone message as if trawling through a sea of emails.
The move comes as Google increasingly branches out from its stronghold in Internet search, as it seeks to carve out a role in everything from cell phones to personal productivity software.
And it demonstrates the company's ability to fuse various technologies -- home-grown and acquired -- into new products, even as the economic recession puts the future of certain Google projects in question.
Google Voice is based on the technology of Grand Central Communications, a company that Google acquired in July 2007. After Grand Central remained silent for nearly two years under the Google flag, some observers wondered whether it had met the same fate as Dodgeball, a Google acquisition that was formally shut down this year.
Google Voice represents the first major update to Grand Central since the acquisition. Like the original Grand Central product, Google Voice offers consumers a single phone number that can route incoming calls to home, office and cell phones.
The new version uses speech-recognition technology that Google developed for its Goog-411 telephone directory service, automatically transcribing voicemails into text. The transcribed messages can be forwarded as an email or SMS text message to a person's email inbox.
It is unclear how Google Voice will fit into Google's business model, which relies on advertisers to provide 97 percent of the company's revenue. The company has also ventured into the mobile software market, launching last year the Android mobile operating system.
Other than a feature that bills Google Voice users when they make long-distance phone calls, the product has no immediate means of generating revenue, said Craig Walker, group product manager for Real Time Communications at Google.
He said that Google Voice, which will be available to existing Grand Central users on Thursday and to the general public in the following weeks, provides another reason for people to spend more time on Google's various online properties, which benefits the company.
Google also makes money from selling enterprise versions of its applications to corporations. But Walker said the current priority is to make Google Voice a success as a free consumer product.
"There's all sorts of things we can do down the road," Walker said. "But right now we're just totally focused on getting the consumer product out."
The new service weaves traditional phone features with Google's Gmail email product, allowing a person to store transcripts of voicemail phone messages in their email inbox and to find a specific nugget of information within a phone message as if trawling through a sea of emails.
The move comes as Google increasingly branches out from its stronghold in Internet search, as it seeks to carve out a role in everything from cell phones to personal productivity software.
And it demonstrates the company's ability to fuse various technologies -- home-grown and acquired -- into new products, even as the economic recession puts the future of certain Google projects in question.
Google Voice is based on the technology of Grand Central Communications, a company that Google acquired in July 2007. After Grand Central remained silent for nearly two years under the Google flag, some observers wondered whether it had met the same fate as Dodgeball, a Google acquisition that was formally shut down this year.
Google Voice represents the first major update to Grand Central since the acquisition. Like the original Grand Central product, Google Voice offers consumers a single phone number that can route incoming calls to home, office and cell phones.
The new version uses speech-recognition technology that Google developed for its Goog-411 telephone directory service, automatically transcribing voicemails into text. The transcribed messages can be forwarded as an email or SMS text message to a person's email inbox.
It is unclear how Google Voice will fit into Google's business model, which relies on advertisers to provide 97 percent of the company's revenue. The company has also ventured into the mobile software market, launching last year the Android mobile operating system.
Other than a feature that bills Google Voice users when they make long-distance phone calls, the product has no immediate means of generating revenue, said Craig Walker, group product manager for Real Time Communications at Google.
He said that Google Voice, which will be available to existing Grand Central users on Thursday and to the general public in the following weeks, provides another reason for people to spend more time on Google's various online properties, which benefits the company.
Google also makes money from selling enterprise versions of its applications to corporations. But Walker said the current priority is to make Google Voice a success as a free consumer product.
"There's all sorts of things we can do down the road," Walker said. "But right now we're just totally focused on getting the consumer product out."
Apple to preview new iPhone software next week
Apple will hold an event next Tuesday to preview new software for the iPhone, the company said.
Apple said in an email invitation on Thursday that it will provide a "sneak peek" at the iPhone 3.0 software, along with information about the new software kit that third-party vendors use to create applications for the device.
The company will host the event at its corporate campus in Cupertino, California, on March 17.
Apple released its 3G iPhone last summer and the device proved to be an immediate hit with consumers. Apple sold 6.9 million devices in the September quarter and 4.3 million in the December quarter.
The iPhone is one of Apple's main engines for growth. Over the course of 2008, the company sold over 13.7 million iPhones, ahead of its 10 million target.
Key to the iPhone's success has been the applications offered through the company's App store, which launched last July. The store features a wide array of programs, some for free and some for a fee.
In January, Apple said more than 500 million applications had been downloaded and that more than 15,000 apps were available.
Shares of Apple rose $3.07, or 3.3 percent, to $95.75 in early afternoon trading on the Nasdaq.
Apple said in an email invitation on Thursday that it will provide a "sneak peek" at the iPhone 3.0 software, along with information about the new software kit that third-party vendors use to create applications for the device.
The company will host the event at its corporate campus in Cupertino, California, on March 17.
Apple released its 3G iPhone last summer and the device proved to be an immediate hit with consumers. Apple sold 6.9 million devices in the September quarter and 4.3 million in the December quarter.
The iPhone is one of Apple's main engines for growth. Over the course of 2008, the company sold over 13.7 million iPhones, ahead of its 10 million target.
Key to the iPhone's success has been the applications offered through the company's App store, which launched last July. The store features a wide array of programs, some for free and some for a fee.
In January, Apple said more than 500 million applications had been downloaded and that more than 15,000 apps were available.
Shares of Apple rose $3.07, or 3.3 percent, to $95.75 in early afternoon trading on the Nasdaq.
Metallica welcomes new `Guitar Hero' fans
Signing on for a "Guitar Hero" game was a "no brainer," according to Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich.
"When 'Guitar Hero' came to us in April of last year, we said yes very quickly," Ulrich told Billboard.com on Friday during the quartet's drop-in appearance at the South By Southwest music conference to promote "Guitar Hero: Metallica," which comes out March 29.
"It seemed like the next step -- a whole other platform for musicians to reach an audience. If we talk about this in five years, I think it will turn into an expected way to release an album," Ulrich said.
Metallica released its latest album, "Death Magnetic," through "Guitar Hero" as well as through traditional retail and download sites, and Ulrich acknowledged that it might have helped to bring a younger audience to the band. "What blows me away is six months into the (album) experience how young the audience continues to be," he said. "We see whole armies of 10-year-olds who weren't listening to music when 'St. Anger' was released. In a world where music has so much competition, this is a great gateway for them into the music."
Guitarist Kirk Hammett -- who revealed that he beat Ulrich the one time he played "Guitar Hero: Metallica" ("He stormed off") -- added that he hopes the game inspires those young fans to learn how to play instruments for real.
"Kids get a feel of what it's like to play a song on guitar without having to learn to play guitar -- how cool is that?" he noted. "And to be exposed to classic rock and metal songs they might not otherwise listen to ... It's a wonderful thing."
In addition to Metallica songs -- as well as character images of the band from throughout its career -- "Guitar Hero: Metallica" features songs by Judas Priest, Mercyful Fate, Thin Lizzy, Motorhead and other Metallica friends and heroes.
Metallica resumes the European leg of its "Death Magnetic" tour on March 25 in Birmingham, England. Hammett said the group plans to be on the road until late 2010 and "has talked a little bit" about possibly documenting the tour with an album or DVD release, but has reached no conclusions. The group will come home for its April 4 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, where it was recently announced the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea will make the induction speech.
"It's cool that he's not in a heavy metal band but is a well-respected musician you might not expect," Hammett said. Former bassist Jason Newstead will join the band that night, and Ulrich said that the evening "will be like a family reunion ... a whole big pile of people, lots of friends."
"When 'Guitar Hero' came to us in April of last year, we said yes very quickly," Ulrich told Billboard.com on Friday during the quartet's drop-in appearance at the South By Southwest music conference to promote "Guitar Hero: Metallica," which comes out March 29.
"It seemed like the next step -- a whole other platform for musicians to reach an audience. If we talk about this in five years, I think it will turn into an expected way to release an album," Ulrich said.
Metallica released its latest album, "Death Magnetic," through "Guitar Hero" as well as through traditional retail and download sites, and Ulrich acknowledged that it might have helped to bring a younger audience to the band. "What blows me away is six months into the (album) experience how young the audience continues to be," he said. "We see whole armies of 10-year-olds who weren't listening to music when 'St. Anger' was released. In a world where music has so much competition, this is a great gateway for them into the music."
Guitarist Kirk Hammett -- who revealed that he beat Ulrich the one time he played "Guitar Hero: Metallica" ("He stormed off") -- added that he hopes the game inspires those young fans to learn how to play instruments for real.
"Kids get a feel of what it's like to play a song on guitar without having to learn to play guitar -- how cool is that?" he noted. "And to be exposed to classic rock and metal songs they might not otherwise listen to ... It's a wonderful thing."
In addition to Metallica songs -- as well as character images of the band from throughout its career -- "Guitar Hero: Metallica" features songs by Judas Priest, Mercyful Fate, Thin Lizzy, Motorhead and other Metallica friends and heroes.
Metallica resumes the European leg of its "Death Magnetic" tour on March 25 in Birmingham, England. Hammett said the group plans to be on the road until late 2010 and "has talked a little bit" about possibly documenting the tour with an album or DVD release, but has reached no conclusions. The group will come home for its April 4 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, where it was recently announced the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea will make the induction speech.
"It's cool that he's not in a heavy metal band but is a well-respected musician you might not expect," Hammett said. Former bassist Jason Newstead will join the band that night, and Ulrich said that the evening "will be like a family reunion ... a whole big pile of people, lots of friends."
UK team build robot fish to detect pollution
Robot fish developed by British scientists are to be released into the sea off north Spain to detect pollution.
If next year's trial of the first five robotic fish in the northern Spanish port of Gijon is successful, the team hopes they will be used in rivers, lakes and seas across the world.
The carp-shaped robots, costing 20,000 pounds ($29,000) apiece, mimic the movement of real fish and are equipped with chemical sensors to sniff out potentially hazardous pollutants, such as leaks from vessels or underwater pipelines.
They will transmit the information back to shore using Wi-Fi technology.
Unlike earlier robotic fish, which needed remote controls, they will be able to navigate independently without any human interaction.
Rory Doyle, senior research scientist at engineering company BMT Group, which developed the robot fish with researchers at Essex University, said there were good reasons for making a fish-shaped robot, rather than a conventional mini-submarine.
"In using robotic fish we are building on a design created by hundreds of millions of years' worth of evolution which is incredibly energy efficient," he said.
"This efficiency is something we need to ensure that our pollution detection sensors can navigate in the underwater environment for hours on end.
Hard start for Bangladesh's char babies
Some 92 percent babies in the north-western region's island chars, or semi-permanent shoals, are born at the hands of traditional untrained birth attendants and without any modern medical help, new research reveals.
"And some 70 percent women do not receive any healthcare during pregnancy, while 40 percent of them are deprived of crucial tetanus vaccines," said researcher Taifur Rahman, of Unnayan Samannay, Saturday.
Speaking at the CIRDAP auditorium in the city, he was disclosing the findings of a study conducted at nearly 51 chars in Pabna, Nilfamari and Lalmanirhat districts, with the cooperation of international NGO Concern Worldwide.
Nearly 97 percent of babies were delivered at home, while just one percent of women are taken to hospitals or clinics to give birth.
"Besides, 92 percent babies are delivered by traditional untrained birth attendants, called dhai," said Taifur, also the research organisation's programme chief.
"Government healthcare services rarely reach these remote chars."
"Only 15 percent of residents of these chars receive treatment from trained doctors; nearly 71 percent of them are highly dependent on quack doctors," he said.
Presenting the recommendations of the research, Taifur said healthcare systems needed a big boost by, among other things, providing extra incentives to health workers to visit these remote areas
"And some 70 percent women do not receive any healthcare during pregnancy, while 40 percent of them are deprived of crucial tetanus vaccines," said researcher Taifur Rahman, of Unnayan Samannay, Saturday.
Speaking at the CIRDAP auditorium in the city, he was disclosing the findings of a study conducted at nearly 51 chars in Pabna, Nilfamari and Lalmanirhat districts, with the cooperation of international NGO Concern Worldwide.
Nearly 97 percent of babies were delivered at home, while just one percent of women are taken to hospitals or clinics to give birth.
"Besides, 92 percent babies are delivered by traditional untrained birth attendants, called dhai," said Taifur, also the research organisation's programme chief.
"Government healthcare services rarely reach these remote chars."
"Only 15 percent of residents of these chars receive treatment from trained doctors; nearly 71 percent of them are highly dependent on quack doctors," he said.
Presenting the recommendations of the research, Taifur said healthcare systems needed a big boost by, among other things, providing extra incentives to health workers to visit these remote areas
Dhaka for regional water plan
Bangladesh faces a severe water crisis by 2025 and will press for a regional policy to solve management issues, a minister said Sunday.
"We are facing a water crisis because of poor water management, as there is plenty of water during the rainy season," local government state minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak told a seminar on 'Water from cross-border rivers into Bangladesh'.
"The government will take steps in formulating a regional water policy and management together with India, Nepal and Bhutan," he said.
"In terms of underground water Bangladesh will face severe crisis by 2025 as we are rapidly depleting underground sources," Nanak said at the seminar, organised by the NGO Forum to mark World Water Day.
"Forty to fifty percent of tube wells run dry during the summer."
He said steps were being taken to construct the Ganges Barrage.
Nanak said the previous BNP-led government made no move to implement the Ganges water sharing agreement that the past Awami League government signed in 1996 with India, resulting in reduced water flow into the country's rivers.
He said the present government would take all necessary steps to ensure equitable water flow from all common rivers between the two countries, including the Ganges, through dialogue with India.
The seminar, which also heard from NGO Forum's executive director SMA Rashid, was chaired by BUET professor Mujibur Rahman.
A message from UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon on World Water Day urged all to maintain equal rights to water through mutual accord.
According to the UN, 40 percent of the world's populations live in estuary areas of 263 rivers around the globe.
There are 300 international agreements regarding common rivers throughout the world
"We are facing a water crisis because of poor water management, as there is plenty of water during the rainy season," local government state minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak told a seminar on 'Water from cross-border rivers into Bangladesh'.
"The government will take steps in formulating a regional water policy and management together with India, Nepal and Bhutan," he said.
"In terms of underground water Bangladesh will face severe crisis by 2025 as we are rapidly depleting underground sources," Nanak said at the seminar, organised by the NGO Forum to mark World Water Day.
"Forty to fifty percent of tube wells run dry during the summer."
He said steps were being taken to construct the Ganges Barrage.
Nanak said the previous BNP-led government made no move to implement the Ganges water sharing agreement that the past Awami League government signed in 1996 with India, resulting in reduced water flow into the country's rivers.
He said the present government would take all necessary steps to ensure equitable water flow from all common rivers between the two countries, including the Ganges, through dialogue with India.
The seminar, which also heard from NGO Forum's executive director SMA Rashid, was chaired by BUET professor Mujibur Rahman.
A message from UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon on World Water Day urged all to maintain equal rights to water through mutual accord.
According to the UN, 40 percent of the world's populations live in estuary areas of 263 rivers around the globe.
There are 300 international agreements regarding common rivers throughout the world
Are you satisfied with the Internet you are using? What are u getting for the amount you are paying?
The number of Internet users is increasing in an exponential rate in Bangladesh. Submarine cable has really ignited the boom in this sector. But it is the infrastructure hasn’t really helped the end users to get the full benefit of it. Specially broadband internet has a very limited coverage and can really meet a very little number of people. The broadband that many local ISPs or bandwidth distributors provide can hardly be said as broadband since most of them provide less than 10 KiloByte (80 kbps) to the end users. The government is lowering the bandwidth cost, but the benefit of this is going to these ISPs and distributors. Their bandwidth cost is going down but they hardly lower their price for their offerings to the end users.
It is also true that some of the ISPs are providing fair enough bandwidth (per second) at a reasonable price. But they can’t increase their coverage due to some local providers. These local providers don’t allow other bigger ISPs to operate in their areas specially through cable service. They often snatch the cables of the bigger ISPs in their areas restricting them in their areas and thus depriving the people of that certain area.
Some of the ISPs have started offering radio link (wireless) services at a very reasonable price for the home internet users. X-net (http://www.xpressbd.net) is one of them. The connection fee is only 3000 taka which includes all setup fee. The monthly packages are also fair enough (128 kb- 1000 tk, 188 kb- 1350 tk, 288 kb- 1650 tk) . Eastern Link Bangladesh (http://www.smile.com.bd) is another ISP providing internet through Optical Fiber Cable (upto user end) and for that they only charge 1000 taka. They have a big coverage area in Dhaka city and their packages are very dynamic to meet the demands of various categories of people.
There are many other ISPs who are providing very good services, therefore don’t stick to the one if you aren’t happy with its service and if you got option to get the other ones.
The biggest prospectus method of internet connection will be through telecom sector. I have discussed in my earlier posts how those can influence in increasing internet users in Bangladesh. Internet through mobile phones or fixed wireless phones are really widening the scope since their coverage is country wide and it will not require any further infrastructure to provide internet service to the people. GrameenPhone has covered most of the part of the country with EDGE services. Other GSM operators have already started deploying EDGE network (GPRS exists already) in different part of the country. Citycell being the only CDMA mobile provider has also done a good job by deploying CDMA-1x network and also offering high speed internet.
Let’s get back to three-four years time - A mobile phone call cost was 7 Taka per minute and dialup internet charge was 40-50 paisa per minute. A broadband connection at that time was 1000 - 1500 taka for 4-15 kilobyte per second. Now, a mobile phone call costs not more than 1 Taka (even as low as 25 paisa) and what about the Internet scenario? How much has the internet cost reduced? If telecom service providers can reduce their cost that much why couldn’t the inhabitants feel the change in Internet sector?? - where as we got the revolutionary Submarine cable connection. Many a people say that the introduction of new competitors in the mobile phone sectors was the key to the reduction of mobile phone service cost. But there are even more competitors in the Internet service but still the price is not going down. Moreover, the government has reduced the bandwidth charge in several occasions. Maybe the number of internet users are growing in more pace than the service providers and therefore the demand hasn’t gone down. Since there is a gap between demand and supply the service providers are taking chance. Another reason may be because of the inexperienced local internet providers. Unlike cable TV, the government should restrict the local Internet providers most of whom buy a chunk of bandwidth and redistribute it to a certain area. Internet Service should come through ISPs upto a certain standard who can maintain service level and ensure a minimum speed.
So we’ve got even more ways of getting internet connection coming to us. But it is the lack of a certain code of conduct by the government which will allow people to get a minimum service level for the amount they are paying. Someone is paying 700 taka to get 30 Kilobyte speed and on the other hand there are some people who are paying 1500 taka or more to get 4-5 Kilobyte per second. This really isn’t fair. What government should do is to fix a price tag for different bandwidth for the home users. And example of a speed - price structure can be as follows:
64 kbps - 300 taka per month
128 kbps - 500 taka per month
256 kbps - 800 taka per month
512 kbps - 1200 taka per month
1 mbps - 2000 taka per month
Shared or Dedicated?
Since the ISPs have a large number of clients therefore even if their Bandwidth User ratio is higher the clients will get better speed. Many of us are not aware of how the bandwidth is distributed among the users. But I believe most of you have heard the terms “Shared” and “Dedicated”. Shared bandwidth means a number of clients are given a certain bandwidth which will be shared among themselves. For example 10 home users are given a 256 ( 32 Kilobytes) per second. If all of the 10 users uses the connection at its full pace they are supposed to get 25.6 kbps (3.2 Kilobyte/ps). But it is a fact that not all the users use the connection simultaneously. Therefore if 4 users are active, they will get the 256 kbps that is 8 kilobyte per second(64 kbps). Now think that if the ISP has more users and fixes 2 mbps for 100 users the ratio remains same. Now if we again consider 40 % active users therefore there will be 40 out of 100 clients active. Again not all of them will be using the internet at its full pace. Some will be casually browsing, some will be just chatting and some will be connected yet not transfering any data. So users who will be downloading will get the most of the speeds. This is the benefit of being a client of the bigger ISP.
On the other hand Dedicated speed doesn’t really mean that a client will get exactly the committed speed. Infact dedicated speed does mean the minimum speed a client will get. Same Bandwidth- User ratio exists there in Dedicated connection. But here the gap is low. I mean, there are less users for more bandwidth.
Most of the ISPs pay to their bandwidth supplier in bandwidth per second format. Therefore It is useless if a chunk of bandwidth is reserved for a certain client and the client doesn’t use that. The distribution format described in the earlier two paras ensure that the bandwidth is not wasted. A good ISP maintains a little gap in the Bandwidth-User ratio and maintains better bandwidth management mechanism to maximize the profit yet maintaining good service level. Local Internet providers buy a small bandwidth and tries to maximize their outcome by distributing the bandwidth to as many users as possible and do possess no bandwidth management mechanisms, which is the ultimate reason of poor quality service and less bandwidth.
Therefore if your local internet provider do say that we’ve got 320 kbps or 512 kbps connection, don’t be flattered. Ask them how many users they have and also ask them what will be their committed speed. I can remember there were many seminars, processions, meetings and protests to reduce mobile phone cost. But I can hardly remember such initiatives by the internet users. It is the time to be aware of what we are supposed to get and if we (Bangladesh) really want to flourish in the ICT sector in Bangladesh.
It is also true that some of the ISPs are providing fair enough bandwidth (per second) at a reasonable price. But they can’t increase their coverage due to some local providers. These local providers don’t allow other bigger ISPs to operate in their areas specially through cable service. They often snatch the cables of the bigger ISPs in their areas restricting them in their areas and thus depriving the people of that certain area.
Some of the ISPs have started offering radio link (wireless) services at a very reasonable price for the home internet users. X-net (http://www.xpressbd.net) is one of them. The connection fee is only 3000 taka which includes all setup fee. The monthly packages are also fair enough (128 kb- 1000 tk, 188 kb- 1350 tk, 288 kb- 1650 tk) . Eastern Link Bangladesh (http://www.smile.com.bd) is another ISP providing internet through Optical Fiber Cable (upto user end) and for that they only charge 1000 taka. They have a big coverage area in Dhaka city and their packages are very dynamic to meet the demands of various categories of people.
There are many other ISPs who are providing very good services, therefore don’t stick to the one if you aren’t happy with its service and if you got option to get the other ones.
The biggest prospectus method of internet connection will be through telecom sector. I have discussed in my earlier posts how those can influence in increasing internet users in Bangladesh. Internet through mobile phones or fixed wireless phones are really widening the scope since their coverage is country wide and it will not require any further infrastructure to provide internet service to the people. GrameenPhone has covered most of the part of the country with EDGE services. Other GSM operators have already started deploying EDGE network (GPRS exists already) in different part of the country. Citycell being the only CDMA mobile provider has also done a good job by deploying CDMA-1x network and also offering high speed internet.
Let’s get back to three-four years time - A mobile phone call cost was 7 Taka per minute and dialup internet charge was 40-50 paisa per minute. A broadband connection at that time was 1000 - 1500 taka for 4-15 kilobyte per second. Now, a mobile phone call costs not more than 1 Taka (even as low as 25 paisa) and what about the Internet scenario? How much has the internet cost reduced? If telecom service providers can reduce their cost that much why couldn’t the inhabitants feel the change in Internet sector?? - where as we got the revolutionary Submarine cable connection. Many a people say that the introduction of new competitors in the mobile phone sectors was the key to the reduction of mobile phone service cost. But there are even more competitors in the Internet service but still the price is not going down. Moreover, the government has reduced the bandwidth charge in several occasions. Maybe the number of internet users are growing in more pace than the service providers and therefore the demand hasn’t gone down. Since there is a gap between demand and supply the service providers are taking chance. Another reason may be because of the inexperienced local internet providers. Unlike cable TV, the government should restrict the local Internet providers most of whom buy a chunk of bandwidth and redistribute it to a certain area. Internet Service should come through ISPs upto a certain standard who can maintain service level and ensure a minimum speed.
So we’ve got even more ways of getting internet connection coming to us. But it is the lack of a certain code of conduct by the government which will allow people to get a minimum service level for the amount they are paying. Someone is paying 700 taka to get 30 Kilobyte speed and on the other hand there are some people who are paying 1500 taka or more to get 4-5 Kilobyte per second. This really isn’t fair. What government should do is to fix a price tag for different bandwidth for the home users. And example of a speed - price structure can be as follows:
64 kbps - 300 taka per month
128 kbps - 500 taka per month
256 kbps - 800 taka per month
512 kbps - 1200 taka per month
1 mbps - 2000 taka per month
Shared or Dedicated?
Since the ISPs have a large number of clients therefore even if their Bandwidth User ratio is higher the clients will get better speed. Many of us are not aware of how the bandwidth is distributed among the users. But I believe most of you have heard the terms “Shared” and “Dedicated”. Shared bandwidth means a number of clients are given a certain bandwidth which will be shared among themselves. For example 10 home users are given a 256 ( 32 Kilobytes) per second. If all of the 10 users uses the connection at its full pace they are supposed to get 25.6 kbps (3.2 Kilobyte/ps). But it is a fact that not all the users use the connection simultaneously. Therefore if 4 users are active, they will get the 256 kbps that is 8 kilobyte per second(64 kbps). Now think that if the ISP has more users and fixes 2 mbps for 100 users the ratio remains same. Now if we again consider 40 % active users therefore there will be 40 out of 100 clients active. Again not all of them will be using the internet at its full pace. Some will be casually browsing, some will be just chatting and some will be connected yet not transfering any data. So users who will be downloading will get the most of the speeds. This is the benefit of being a client of the bigger ISP.
On the other hand Dedicated speed doesn’t really mean that a client will get exactly the committed speed. Infact dedicated speed does mean the minimum speed a client will get. Same Bandwidth- User ratio exists there in Dedicated connection. But here the gap is low. I mean, there are less users for more bandwidth.
Most of the ISPs pay to their bandwidth supplier in bandwidth per second format. Therefore It is useless if a chunk of bandwidth is reserved for a certain client and the client doesn’t use that. The distribution format described in the earlier two paras ensure that the bandwidth is not wasted. A good ISP maintains a little gap in the Bandwidth-User ratio and maintains better bandwidth management mechanism to maximize the profit yet maintaining good service level. Local Internet providers buy a small bandwidth and tries to maximize their outcome by distributing the bandwidth to as many users as possible and do possess no bandwidth management mechanisms, which is the ultimate reason of poor quality service and less bandwidth.
Therefore if your local internet provider do say that we’ve got 320 kbps or 512 kbps connection, don’t be flattered. Ask them how many users they have and also ask them what will be their committed speed. I can remember there were many seminars, processions, meetings and protests to reduce mobile phone cost. But I can hardly remember such initiatives by the internet users. It is the time to be aware of what we are supposed to get and if we (Bangladesh) really want to flourish in the ICT sector in Bangladesh.
Smile (Eastern Link BD) a renowned ISP has been shut off for illegal VOIP operations.
Smile.com.bd a popular isp with thousands of clients were forced to shut their operation off by BTRC as they were found to be engaged with illegal VOIP operation (call termination). I heard that BTRC in cooperation with RAB raided their office on last thursday and siezed VOIP devices.
Few months back another ISP named Maisha Technologies Bangladesh (mtlbd.net) were forced to shut off for same reason.
I usually use Xnet (xpressbd.net) at my home, but in my office smile’s corporate solution were used. 1 of my friend called me on last thursday and told me that he has been DC from internet & he was using smile. I found myself netless when I came to office on saturday. Rakesh, 1 of my friend who works for a renowned ISP informed me that smile was raided and all their operations were shut off completely. Later I found the manager of my office complaining that none of the many smile supports were available. However 1 of the top official of smile called him later and informed that they were doing alternate arrangements. Today, when i came to the office I found the Internet is back and heard that smile provided some new IPs (static fixed IPs for corporate connection).
When I checked it using traceroute I found that they were using a new ISP named ispros (ispros.com.bd). Smile is now using ISPROS’ bandwidth through their backbone or might have handed over the backbone to ISPROS.
I checked the bandwidth by downloading a big file using IDA and found that the speed now ranges between 25 to 30 Kilobytes per second which earlier was 50 to 60 kilobytes through smile. It is understandable that 25-30 KB is not bad enough in this scarcity, but the incident is an example of pure lack of professionalism in providing services since the VOIP devices were seized right from SMILE’s office. Moreover BTRC should not instantly shutoff an ISP like smile which has thousands of clients including many corporate clients. Many of the organizations that depend heavily on Internet for their operations were in complete outage.
On the other hand smile’s unprofessional attitude (Website down as it was hosted in local server using their own bandwidth and all the support being off as well) has proved that how volatile the Internet facility in Bangladesh is. BTRC should not only take these types of actions only but also monitor and ensure that Internet users are not disturbed by any action of BTRC and ISPs. BTRC should take an alternative arrangement and then go for actions.
I also heard from a reliable source that smile is transfering the ownership (and backbone as well) to another ISP (if not ISPROS).
DIGITAL BANGLADESH !!! (not sure what it means)… if we really dream anything like that, BTRC & and all the ISPs should show more proffesionalism in future and ensure flawless connectivity.
Total Number of Phone Subscribers in Bangladesh (March-2009)
The total number of Mobile Phone Subscribers has reached 38.93 million at the end of March 2009.
The Mobile Phone subscribers according to operators are shown below:
Operators
Subscribers
Grameen Phone Ltd. (GP)
17.81
TMIB (Aktel)
7.45
Orascom Telecom Bangladesh Limited (Banglalink)
8.31
PBTL (Citycell)
1.56
Teletalk Bangladesh Ltd. (Teletalk)
1.01
Warid Telecom International L.L.C (Warid)
2.79
Total
38.93
*Subscribers in Millions
**The above subscribers’ numbers are declared by the mobile operators.
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The total number of PSTN Phone Subscribers has reached 1,168.627 thousand at the end of March 2008.
The PSTN Phone subscribers are shown below:
Operators
Subscribers
BTTB
872.409
Ranks Telecom Ltd.
129.232
Onetel Communication Ltd.
37.409
National Telecom Ltd.
24.087
Peoples Telecom Ltd.
37.190
Westec Ltd.
17.000
Dhaka Telephone Co. Ltd.
44.045
Sheba Phone Ltd. (ISL)
7.255
Total
1,168.627
*Subscribers in Thousands
**The above subscribers’ numbers are declared by the PSTN operators
The Mobile Phone subscribers according to operators are shown below:
Operators
Subscribers
Grameen Phone Ltd. (GP)
17.81
TMIB (Aktel)
7.45
Orascom Telecom Bangladesh Limited (Banglalink)
8.31
PBTL (Citycell)
1.56
Teletalk Bangladesh Ltd. (Teletalk)
1.01
Warid Telecom International L.L.C (Warid)
2.79
Total
38.93
*Subscribers in Millions
**The above subscribers’ numbers are declared by the mobile operators.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
The total number of PSTN Phone Subscribers has reached 1,168.627 thousand at the end of March 2008.
The PSTN Phone subscribers are shown below:
Operators
Subscribers
BTTB
872.409
Ranks Telecom Ltd.
129.232
Onetel Communication Ltd.
37.409
National Telecom Ltd.
24.087
Peoples Telecom Ltd.
37.190
Westec Ltd.
17.000
Dhaka Telephone Co. Ltd.
44.045
Sheba Phone Ltd. (ISL)
7.255
Total
1,168.627
*Subscribers in Thousands
**The above subscribers’ numbers are declared by the PSTN operators
Increase Browsing Speed - Tips and Tricks (1)
Trick to Increase Browsing Speed in Firefox
1. Open firefox and in the address bar write about:config and press enter
2. Double click network.http.pipelining and set it to True
3. Double click network.http.pipelining.maxrequests and set value to 10 from 4
4. Right click and create a new string nglayout.initialpaint.delay and set its value to 0
Trick to Increase Internet Explorer Speed
1. Go to Start –> Run and type regedit
2. Select HKEY_CURRENT_USER –> Software –> Microsoft –> Windows –> Current Version –> Internet Settings
3. Increase the values (DECIMAL) from default to a higher value e.g. 10
You should enjoy a better performance now…
1. Open firefox and in the address bar write about:config and press enter
2. Double click network.http.pipelining and set it to True
3. Double click network.http.pipelining.maxrequests and set value to 10 from 4
4. Right click and create a new string nglayout.initialpaint.delay and set its value to 0
Trick to Increase Internet Explorer Speed
1. Go to Start –> Run and type regedit
2. Select HKEY_CURRENT_USER –> Software –> Microsoft –> Windows –> Current Version –> Internet Settings
3. Increase the values (DECIMAL) from default to a higher value e.g. 10
You should enjoy a better performance now…
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A Little about WiMAX (Part-2)
What actually WiMAX can do?
As discussed in earlier post, WiMAX works with the same principal as WiFi works. Data receiving and sending takes place through radio signal. Like WiFi there can be encryption system or other enhanced security system which prevents unauthorized access. The maximum data transfer rate through WiFi can be up to 54 Mbps under optimal conditions. WiMAX will be able to provide 70Mbps and will support more users at a time. You may find the speed is not anything that much from what WiFi can support. It’s not the speed, its the distance that is the key point. A WiFi access point can allow a radio transmission within 100-1000 meters under optimal condition. On the other hand a WiMAX base station can cover an area having a radius of upto 50 Km. This range can vary depending upon terrain, weather and large buildings and other obstacles.
Cost Analysis for WiMAX
WiMAX is not going to be something cheap. It will require a good amount to deploy the system. Do you know you can do a networking among two or more pcs within a room using a bluetooth. This range of networking is Personal Area Network (PAN) and the range is too limited as well as the deployment cost. Then comes wifi. WiFi can cover the range of a Local Area Network. WiFi is infact the wireless version of LAN. Therefore it has a better coverage and the deployment is better too compared to PAN. A WiFi access point can cover a moderate sized neighborhood at most. Therefore you should be able to imagine a cost it would require to get a coverage of a Metropolitan City.
ISPs or other operators who ever wants to build their WiMAX network will have to bear the initial costing. Setting up base stations will be the major issue, from the users point of view, they will be requiring an adapter like WiFi (Wireless Lan). These adapters may initially cost more than $100 (around 7000 BDT). Laptop manufacturers have already started embedding WiMAX adapter into the upcoming Laptops. But the real hurdle will be to bring areas under WiMAX coverage.
Mobile phone operators in Bangladesh has done a great job so far ensuring greater coverage with their networks. Establishing such strong networks were also very expensive. They can be the potential deployer. But other companies like ISPs should get involved in this process since they have expertise and has a good future through WiMAX backbone. It will also ensure that WiMAX will not remain under a few companies thus restricting monopoly in this sector.
Although WiMAX license will be issued within this year, it will take a reasonable enough time to reach the fruit to the end users. In the meantime 3G can be a very good option for the mobile phone operators and other wireless fixed phone operators since they can really afford to integrate 3G to their existing network and since 3G license will also be issued within this year.
If you have any other information on the deployment cost of WiMAX and 3G, you are requested to please share it with us.
As discussed in earlier post, WiMAX works with the same principal as WiFi works. Data receiving and sending takes place through radio signal. Like WiFi there can be encryption system or other enhanced security system which prevents unauthorized access. The maximum data transfer rate through WiFi can be up to 54 Mbps under optimal conditions. WiMAX will be able to provide 70Mbps and will support more users at a time. You may find the speed is not anything that much from what WiFi can support. It’s not the speed, its the distance that is the key point. A WiFi access point can allow a radio transmission within 100-1000 meters under optimal condition. On the other hand a WiMAX base station can cover an area having a radius of upto 50 Km. This range can vary depending upon terrain, weather and large buildings and other obstacles.
Cost Analysis for WiMAX
WiMAX is not going to be something cheap. It will require a good amount to deploy the system. Do you know you can do a networking among two or more pcs within a room using a bluetooth. This range of networking is Personal Area Network (PAN) and the range is too limited as well as the deployment cost. Then comes wifi. WiFi can cover the range of a Local Area Network. WiFi is infact the wireless version of LAN. Therefore it has a better coverage and the deployment is better too compared to PAN. A WiFi access point can cover a moderate sized neighborhood at most. Therefore you should be able to imagine a cost it would require to get a coverage of a Metropolitan City.
ISPs or other operators who ever wants to build their WiMAX network will have to bear the initial costing. Setting up base stations will be the major issue, from the users point of view, they will be requiring an adapter like WiFi (Wireless Lan). These adapters may initially cost more than $100 (around 7000 BDT). Laptop manufacturers have already started embedding WiMAX adapter into the upcoming Laptops. But the real hurdle will be to bring areas under WiMAX coverage.
Mobile phone operators in Bangladesh has done a great job so far ensuring greater coverage with their networks. Establishing such strong networks were also very expensive. They can be the potential deployer. But other companies like ISPs should get involved in this process since they have expertise and has a good future through WiMAX backbone. It will also ensure that WiMAX will not remain under a few companies thus restricting monopoly in this sector.
Although WiMAX license will be issued within this year, it will take a reasonable enough time to reach the fruit to the end users. In the meantime 3G can be a very good option for the mobile phone operators and other wireless fixed phone operators since they can really afford to integrate 3G to their existing network and since 3G license will also be issued within this year.
If you have any other information on the deployment cost of WiMAX and 3G, you are requested to please share it with us.
A Little about WIMAX (Part-1)
What are the possible ways of getting Internet connectivity? - The probable answer might be something like the following:
Dial up Connection
BroadBand Connection (LAN, DSL, CABLE MODEM, T-1, T-2, E-1)
Wireless Connections (WiFi, GPRS, EDGE, 1xRTT, EVDO, HSDPA etc)
Probably a few more mediums are there, but all of these do have some types of limitations. Limitations like - Bandwidth, Deployment Cost, Limited Network size, Area Coverage, protocol differences of different appliances, Security etc etc… Now let’s think of a newer way of getting connected and avoiding almost all (if not completely) the problems mentioned in the previous sentence. Think of a new technology that would provide us-
High Speed Broadband service
Wireless long range network which is less expensive to deploy yet creating a huge coverage area
Bigger Network size - More user with a single node
Secured and supports all types of Networking appliances.
Yes, I’m talking about WIMAX- Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access ( IEEE - 802.16)
Currently we are under some of great country wide network through which we can get connected - GPRS/EDGE/1xRTT, the data services by the wireless mobile phone and fixed phone operators. they are doing good but has a certain speed limitation. Through current GSM and CDMA technology (which are ultimately 2/2.5 G technology) we can get the network mobility through which we can move around with a live connection where ever we are under the network coverage. On the other hand, WiFi can deliver a good speed but limited to only few hot spots and we get disconnected even when we get into a new WiFi hot spot. There are some other medium like Line Of Sight (LOS), Non-Line of Sight (NLOS), Optical Fiber network and some other WAN technologies through which we can get Internet Connectivity. But WIMAX is the one which will integrate all the positive sides of all the mediums for us to get connected to the Information super Highway. WIMAX will be a painless connectivity like WiFi (Computer on - connected), will support network mobility as wireless phones’ data service, will support higher speed like Optical fiber, LOS and NLOS technologies. So it will be like all in one thing.
HOW WIMAX WORKS?
Practically, WiMAX would operate similar to WiFi but at higher speeds, over greater distances and for a greater number of users. WiMAX could potentially erase the suburban and rural blackout areas that currently have no broadband Internet access because phone and cable companies have not yet run the necessary wires or wireless network to those remote locations.
Generally a WiMAX system consists of two parts:
A WiMAX tower, similar in concept to a cell-phone tower - A single WiMAX tower can provide coverage to a very large area — as big as 3,000 square miles (~8,000 square km).
A WiMAX receiver - The receiver and antenna could be a small box or PCMCIA card, or they could be built into a laptop the way WiFi access is today.
A WiMAX base station can connect directly to the Internet using a high-bandwidth, wired connection (for example, a T3 line). It can also connect to another WiMAX tower using a line-of-sight, microwave link like the current GSM and CDMA system. This connection to a second tower, along with the ability of a single tower to cover up to 3,000 square miles, is what allows WiMAX to provide coverage to remote rural and even most remote areas.
WiMAX actually can provide two forms of wireless service:
There is the non-line-of-sight (NLOS), service like WiFi, where a small antenna on your computer connects to the tower. Here, WiMAX uses a lower frequency range — 2 GHz to 11 GHz (similar to WiFi). Lower-wavelength transmissions are not as easily disrupted by physical obstructions — they are better able to diffract, or bend, around obstacles.
There is line-of-sight (LOS) service, where a fixed dish antenna points straight at the WiMAX tower from a rooftop or pole. The line-of-sight connection is stronger and more stable, so it’s able to send a lot of data with fewer errors. Line-of-sight transmissions use higher frequencies, with ranges reaching a possible 66 GHz. At higher frequencies, there is less interference and higher bandwidth.
WiFi-style access will be limited to a 4-to-6 mile radius (perhaps 25 square miles or 65 square km of coverage, which is similar in range to a cell-phone zone). Through the stronger line-of-sight antennas, the WiMAX transmitting station would send data to WiMAX-enabled computers or routers set up within the transmitter’s 30-mile radius (2,800 square miles or 9,300 square km of coverage). This is what allows WiMAX to achieve its maximum range.
Information source: howstuffworks
Dial up Connection
BroadBand Connection (LAN, DSL, CABLE MODEM, T-1, T-2, E-1)
Wireless Connections (WiFi, GPRS, EDGE, 1xRTT, EVDO, HSDPA etc)
Probably a few more mediums are there, but all of these do have some types of limitations. Limitations like - Bandwidth, Deployment Cost, Limited Network size, Area Coverage, protocol differences of different appliances, Security etc etc… Now let’s think of a newer way of getting connected and avoiding almost all (if not completely) the problems mentioned in the previous sentence. Think of a new technology that would provide us-
High Speed Broadband service
Wireless long range network which is less expensive to deploy yet creating a huge coverage area
Bigger Network size - More user with a single node
Secured and supports all types of Networking appliances.
Yes, I’m talking about WIMAX- Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access ( IEEE - 802.16)
Currently we are under some of great country wide network through which we can get connected - GPRS/EDGE/1xRTT, the data services by the wireless mobile phone and fixed phone operators. they are doing good but has a certain speed limitation. Through current GSM and CDMA technology (which are ultimately 2/2.5 G technology) we can get the network mobility through which we can move around with a live connection where ever we are under the network coverage. On the other hand, WiFi can deliver a good speed but limited to only few hot spots and we get disconnected even when we get into a new WiFi hot spot. There are some other medium like Line Of Sight (LOS), Non-Line of Sight (NLOS), Optical Fiber network and some other WAN technologies through which we can get Internet Connectivity. But WIMAX is the one which will integrate all the positive sides of all the mediums for us to get connected to the Information super Highway. WIMAX will be a painless connectivity like WiFi (Computer on - connected), will support network mobility as wireless phones’ data service, will support higher speed like Optical fiber, LOS and NLOS technologies. So it will be like all in one thing.
HOW WIMAX WORKS?
Practically, WiMAX would operate similar to WiFi but at higher speeds, over greater distances and for a greater number of users. WiMAX could potentially erase the suburban and rural blackout areas that currently have no broadband Internet access because phone and cable companies have not yet run the necessary wires or wireless network to those remote locations.
Generally a WiMAX system consists of two parts:
A WiMAX tower, similar in concept to a cell-phone tower - A single WiMAX tower can provide coverage to a very large area — as big as 3,000 square miles (~8,000 square km).
A WiMAX receiver - The receiver and antenna could be a small box or PCMCIA card, or they could be built into a laptop the way WiFi access is today.
A WiMAX base station can connect directly to the Internet using a high-bandwidth, wired connection (for example, a T3 line). It can also connect to another WiMAX tower using a line-of-sight, microwave link like the current GSM and CDMA system. This connection to a second tower, along with the ability of a single tower to cover up to 3,000 square miles, is what allows WiMAX to provide coverage to remote rural and even most remote areas.
WiMAX actually can provide two forms of wireless service:
There is the non-line-of-sight (NLOS), service like WiFi, where a small antenna on your computer connects to the tower. Here, WiMAX uses a lower frequency range — 2 GHz to 11 GHz (similar to WiFi). Lower-wavelength transmissions are not as easily disrupted by physical obstructions — they are better able to diffract, or bend, around obstacles.
There is line-of-sight (LOS) service, where a fixed dish antenna points straight at the WiMAX tower from a rooftop or pole. The line-of-sight connection is stronger and more stable, so it’s able to send a lot of data with fewer errors. Line-of-sight transmissions use higher frequencies, with ranges reaching a possible 66 GHz. At higher frequencies, there is less interference and higher bandwidth.
WiFi-style access will be limited to a 4-to-6 mile radius (perhaps 25 square miles or 65 square km of coverage, which is similar in range to a cell-phone zone). Through the stronger line-of-sight antennas, the WiMAX transmitting station would send data to WiMAX-enabled computers or routers set up within the transmitter’s 30-mile radius (2,800 square miles or 9,300 square km of coverage). This is what allows WiMAX to achieve its maximum range.
Information source: howstuffworks
How to get rid of stop Error 0×0000007E After SP3 is installed?
Suppose you are downloading something but you need to go out. What will you do? Turn off the PC? or keep it on? There can be power failures and ultimately your pc will shutoff. However, if you enable the auto start option from the BIOS your pc will start automatically when the power comes back. But if there’s a welcome screen where you need to click on your user name (and also password- if you have any) windows won’t start untill you click on it. To get rid of it and to Login automatically to a user account, follow the instructions below:
1) Click on Run
2) Type in the following command and click OK
control userpasswords2
3) Highlight the user you want to log into automatically, then uncheck the box for
“Users must enter a username and password to use this computer”
4) Click on Apply and you’ll be asked to verify the username and password to log in automatically
5) Click OK and the next time you restart your computer, you’ll automatically be logged in without having the classic prompt or Welcome Screen.
1) Click on Run
2) Type in the following command and click OK
control userpasswords2
3) Highlight the user you want to log into automatically, then uncheck the box for
“Users must enter a username and password to use this computer”
4) Click on Apply and you’ll be asked to verify the username and password to log in automatically
5) Click OK and the next time you restart your computer, you’ll automatically be logged in without having the classic prompt or Welcome Screen.
Bangladesh landmass ‘is growing’
New research shows Bangladesh may not be as vulnerable to rising sea levels caused by climate change as previously feared, scientists in Dhaka say.
They say satellite images show the country’s landmass is actually growing because of sediment dumped by rivers.
A report by UN scientists has projected that rising sea levels will inundate 17% of Bangladesh by 2050, making about 30 million people homeless.
One its authors said he saw little in the new research to change his mind.
‘New islands’
Satellite images of Bangladesh over the past 32 years show that the country is growing annually by about 20 square kilometres (7.72 square miles), said Maminul Haque Sarker of the Dhaka-based Centre for Environment and Geographic Information Services.
This was due, he said, to the billion tonnes of sediment that the Ganges, the Brahmaputra and 200 other rivers bring from the Himalayas each year before crossing Bangladesh.
Only about a third of this sediment, he said, makes it into the Bay of Bengal.
Much of the rest is dumped in Bangladesh’s vast delta, attaching itself to river banks, or even creating new islands.
Mr Sarkar said that in the next 50 years this could add up to the country gaining 1,000 square kilometres.
But others maintain that Bangladesh is going to lose land over that period.
Dr Atiq Rahman, a lead author of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, told the BBC that there was little in the new research to make him think that their projection needed revising.
He said that many people living along the coast had observed that sea levels where higher now than in their grandparents’ day.
“The rate at which sediment is deposited and new land is created is much slower than the rate at which climate change and sea level rises are taking place,” he said.
So while some new land may be created in parts of the country, elsewhere a much larger amount of land will disappear, he said.
In any case, the new land will take decades to become useful, and so compensate for fertile farmland that was flooded.
Dr Rahman said that what is needed now is a village-by-village survey of coastal Bangladesh.
They say satellite images show the country’s landmass is actually growing because of sediment dumped by rivers.
A report by UN scientists has projected that rising sea levels will inundate 17% of Bangladesh by 2050, making about 30 million people homeless.
One its authors said he saw little in the new research to change his mind.
‘New islands’
Satellite images of Bangladesh over the past 32 years show that the country is growing annually by about 20 square kilometres (7.72 square miles), said Maminul Haque Sarker of the Dhaka-based Centre for Environment and Geographic Information Services.
This was due, he said, to the billion tonnes of sediment that the Ganges, the Brahmaputra and 200 other rivers bring from the Himalayas each year before crossing Bangladesh.
Only about a third of this sediment, he said, makes it into the Bay of Bengal.
Much of the rest is dumped in Bangladesh’s vast delta, attaching itself to river banks, or even creating new islands.
Mr Sarkar said that in the next 50 years this could add up to the country gaining 1,000 square kilometres.
But others maintain that Bangladesh is going to lose land over that period.
Dr Atiq Rahman, a lead author of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, told the BBC that there was little in the new research to make him think that their projection needed revising.
He said that many people living along the coast had observed that sea levels where higher now than in their grandparents’ day.
“The rate at which sediment is deposited and new land is created is much slower than the rate at which climate change and sea level rises are taking place,” he said.
So while some new land may be created in parts of the country, elsewhere a much larger amount of land will disappear, he said.
In any case, the new land will take decades to become useful, and so compensate for fertile farmland that was flooded.
Dr Rahman said that what is needed now is a village-by-village survey of coastal Bangladesh.
GrameenPhone’s Explore Postpaid New Attractions
4 FnF
1 Second Pulse to any mobile (Except 4 FnF numbers)
Unlimited Internet @ 850 Taka (+ 15% VAT)
Zero Line Rent for if airtime usage is 450 taka or above
50 taka Line Rent if usage is less than 450 Taka (it was 100 taka previously)
From September 7, 2008, Grameenphone brings its postpaid subscribers a whole new range of attractive features so that they never miss a single precious moment of their lives.
Zero Line rent is one of the key attractions of this new basket of offers. xplore postpaid subscribers will enjoy 100% waiver on monthly Line Rent if their airtime usage exceeds only BDT 450 per month.
If not, there is still good news. From now on, the new monthly Line Rent has been reduced to BDT 50 from BDT 100.
The World Wide Web now is at your fingertips 24/7, with the Unlimited EDGE package at BDT 850 per month offer.
Additionally, xplore postpaid subscribers will enjoy 1 second pulse on all calls, except for calls to F&F numbers. Pulse to make F&F calls will be 60 seconds (from 1st min onwards).
The number of F&F numbers has also been increased. Now xplore postpaid subscribers can call four F&F numbers at 25 paisa per minute.
These new features, along with the existing convenient payment methods, exclusive Thank You benefits and more, are expected to add greater value for subscribers and help them stay better connected with their loved ones.
1 Second Pulse to any mobile (Except 4 FnF numbers)
Unlimited Internet @ 850 Taka (+ 15% VAT)
Zero Line Rent for if airtime usage is 450 taka or above
50 taka Line Rent if usage is less than 450 Taka (it was 100 taka previously)
From September 7, 2008, Grameenphone brings its postpaid subscribers a whole new range of attractive features so that they never miss a single precious moment of their lives.
Zero Line rent is one of the key attractions of this new basket of offers. xplore postpaid subscribers will enjoy 100% waiver on monthly Line Rent if their airtime usage exceeds only BDT 450 per month.
If not, there is still good news. From now on, the new monthly Line Rent has been reduced to BDT 50 from BDT 100.
The World Wide Web now is at your fingertips 24/7, with the Unlimited EDGE package at BDT 850 per month offer.
Additionally, xplore postpaid subscribers will enjoy 1 second pulse on all calls, except for calls to F&F numbers. Pulse to make F&F calls will be 60 seconds (from 1st min onwards).
The number of F&F numbers has also been increased. Now xplore postpaid subscribers can call four F&F numbers at 25 paisa per minute.
These new features, along with the existing convenient payment methods, exclusive Thank You benefits and more, are expected to add greater value for subscribers and help them stay better connected with their loved ones.
Intel Centrino 2 Processor - A New Technology
Intel® Centrino® 2 processor technology for the home
Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ technology for business
Advantages:
A new breakthrough in mobile performance
longer battery life (up to 2X greater range)
the future of wireless now with 802.11n standard (5X better wireless performance)
Delivering performance gains of up to 50%¹ enabled by a minimum 3MB Smart Cache and 1066MHz Front Side Bus
Low Power consumption (25 watts)
These laptops are equipped to handle everything from robust business to masterful multimedia and everything in between. And with Intel Centrino 2 processor technology, you’ll make quick work of the toughest computing tasks like HD video encoding—up to 90% faster, so you can accomplish more without the wait.
Source: Intel Website
3 Companies won WiMAX Licenses in Bangladesh
Bangla Lion Communications, Brac BDmail Network Ltd and Augere Wireless Broadband Limited Bangladesh - won Licenses to operate as WiMAX operators in Bangladesh. These 3 companies won in the auction for a record breaking 31 million dollar or 215 crore taka. The previous record for WiMAX license fee was in Singapore (18 million Dollar).
Nine companies took part in the auction that held in the Radisson Hotel yesterday (24th September, 2008). Other six companies were - Bangladesh Internet Exchange Limited, Clearstream Rank (BD) Ltd, Mango Teleservices Ltd, P-1 Consortium, Telestart Communications Ltd and Vtel Bangla.
Each of the companies have been alloted a chunk of 35 MHz frequency to operate. Mobile phone companies and relevant companies were barred to participate in this process.
According to the conditions in the license, the three companies will have to setup atleast 90 base stations within the first year and should start providing services by September 2009. Moreover, the whole country should be under coverage within three yeas. The service will consists of wireless data over a long distance, point to point and even cellular mobile data access.
Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commision estimates that the number of internet users will exceed 1 crore once WiMAX becomes fully functional.
This indeed is a great news for all tech savvy people in Bangladesh, but some of the facts also suggests that WiMAX will not be any cheaper mean. Companies spending such a huge money will definitely try to get their money back. In a TV interview Mr. Mannan of Bangla Lion Communication said that they achieved the license spending a huge money which they want to cut loose by getting a foreign company who will co-invest with them. Besides, the equipments will still be very expensive for the end users. It will simply be a replacement of the current radio link point to point technology. Mobile data access has already been in Bangladesh for quite a long time. Introduction of 3G will also boost the existing mobile data services. Mobile phone companies will try to adopt 3G (Which is also almost as fast service as WiMAX) to compete with WiMAX. Since mobile phone companies already have a huge subscribers base and the 3G equipments (Mobile phones) are well within the reach of end users, 3G is in a better position to get attention by the Bangladeshis while the reach of WiMAX will boost the corporate sector for their ever growing demand of faster and wider data transfers.
WiMAX or 3G, whatever it is, Bangladesh is adopting newer technologies quicker than many other countries - and these facts are enough to make us optimistic. Since ours is a small country with a huge population and limited resources, technologically sound population will be able to produce more using brain power and technology instead of industrialization- which we can’t afford in reality.
Nine companies took part in the auction that held in the Radisson Hotel yesterday (24th September, 2008). Other six companies were - Bangladesh Internet Exchange Limited, Clearstream Rank (BD) Ltd, Mango Teleservices Ltd, P-1 Consortium, Telestart Communications Ltd and Vtel Bangla.
Each of the companies have been alloted a chunk of 35 MHz frequency to operate. Mobile phone companies and relevant companies were barred to participate in this process.
According to the conditions in the license, the three companies will have to setup atleast 90 base stations within the first year and should start providing services by September 2009. Moreover, the whole country should be under coverage within three yeas. The service will consists of wireless data over a long distance, point to point and even cellular mobile data access.
Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commision estimates that the number of internet users will exceed 1 crore once WiMAX becomes fully functional.
This indeed is a great news for all tech savvy people in Bangladesh, but some of the facts also suggests that WiMAX will not be any cheaper mean. Companies spending such a huge money will definitely try to get their money back. In a TV interview Mr. Mannan of Bangla Lion Communication said that they achieved the license spending a huge money which they want to cut loose by getting a foreign company who will co-invest with them. Besides, the equipments will still be very expensive for the end users. It will simply be a replacement of the current radio link point to point technology. Mobile data access has already been in Bangladesh for quite a long time. Introduction of 3G will also boost the existing mobile data services. Mobile phone companies will try to adopt 3G (Which is also almost as fast service as WiMAX) to compete with WiMAX. Since mobile phone companies already have a huge subscribers base and the 3G equipments (Mobile phones) are well within the reach of end users, 3G is in a better position to get attention by the Bangladeshis while the reach of WiMAX will boost the corporate sector for their ever growing demand of faster and wider data transfers.
WiMAX or 3G, whatever it is, Bangladesh is adopting newer technologies quicker than many other countries - and these facts are enough to make us optimistic. Since ours is a small country with a huge population and limited resources, technologically sound population will be able to produce more using brain power and technology instead of industrialization- which we can’t afford in reality.
CMD.EXE or COMMAND.COM ???
Recently I encountered a problem with cmd.exe . Yes, I am talking about the command prompt that we get by typing cmd.exe and pressing enter in the “Start”->>”Run”. The error was something like “Windows couldn’t find cmd.exe”. I was annoyed and remembered that the recent virus attack affected a lot of files and cmd.exe could be one of them.
But when i typed “tracert hasibul.info” in “Start”->>”Run” to traceroute my site, I found that the command prompt appeared and it was trace routing. Atfirst I thought that cmd.exe probably was there. But l found that some of the options are not working. For example copying text from command prompt by right clicking and selecting “Mark”, “Copy” or “Paste” etc. Later I found that it was not cmd.exe rather it was command.com .
CMD.EXE is the command prompt for windows XP whereas COMMAND.COM is the command prompt of the DOS which is still there in Windows XP. Comman.com supports many commands of DOS which CMD.EXE doesn’t support. But still when CMD.EXE was absent in my PC i could do the needful with command.exe .
BanglaSMS is now opensource !!!
Ever wished to express yourself just as you wanted to while sending sms? Ever missed writing in sweet Bangla to your friends from your mobile phone? Never felt like learning new key layout to write Bangla? I bet, you will love BanglaSMS then
The software is self-contained. Just install it into your mobile phone and tell your friends to install it and there you go! All the GSM network like Grameen Phone, Banglalink, Teletalk or Aktel users can use BanglaSMS to send sms in Bangla.
Oh, by the way, you know what? It’s open source (and of course completely free). So who knows, may be you or your friend will write codes to make it even better.
For details: go to http://banglasms.org.bd
You can install directly by going to http://m.banglasms.org.bd from mobile browser .
From: http://community.nsuers.com/showthread.php?p=106226
The software is self-contained. Just install it into your mobile phone and tell your friends to install it and there you go! All the GSM network like Grameen Phone, Banglalink, Teletalk or Aktel users can use BanglaSMS to send sms in Bangla.
Oh, by the way, you know what? It’s open source (and of course completely free). So who knows, may be you or your friend will write codes to make it even better.
For details: go to http://banglasms.org.bd
You can install directly by going to http://m.banglasms.org.bd from mobile browser .
From: http://community.nsuers.com/showthread.php?p=106226
Youtube inaccessible (Blocked) in Bangladesh !!
I found and error message when i tried to browse youtube.com . I tried to ping the site, the sites IP was resolved but it couldn’t ping. Then I tried the traceroute in command prompt ( tracert youtube.com). Again the IP was resolved but coudn’t trace a single node. I though it was a problem or a blockage at my ISP’s (xpressbd.net) side. I mailed them and in their reply they told me to check a few steps. I knew there wasn’t anything wrong at my side and mailed again. They again replied with the ping and traceroute result and concluding that it was a sort of blockage at BTCL end. However I called a few friends of mine some could access the site, and they were GP edge users. But others with different ISPs couldn’t.
There are more than 1 International Internet Gateway (IIG) in Bangladesh now a days (eg BTCL, Mango Telecom). I was unable to browse youtube.com from around 6/7 pm on 6th March. I asked a friend of mine who uses GP edge, and he said that He could browse youtube.com during 6/7 pm on 6th March. As far as I know GP uses bandwidth from both BTCL and Mango telecom and probably through V-SAT also. It could happen that the site was blocked/restricted from BTCL bandwidth first and then gradually Mango also followed. That’s because when I asked the same friend today (GP user) he said that he can’t browse today. It is possible to put restriction at every gateway. These are widely practised in China, Myanmar and many other countries where govt control the use of Internet. It is still possible someone can browse the site if they are using bandwidth directly from own V-SAT where it will take time for any authority to impose any kind of restriction.
Therefore I believe it can be some kind of restriction imposed on Bangladeshi Internet users, but I hope that it shouldn’t be a permanant one. It can be because of the current situation caused by the BDR mutiny incident. Youtube hosts numbers of videos/interviews of the BDR mutiny incident.
There are more than 1 International Internet Gateway (IIG) in Bangladesh now a days (eg BTCL, Mango Telecom). I was unable to browse youtube.com from around 6/7 pm on 6th March. I asked a friend of mine who uses GP edge, and he said that He could browse youtube.com during 6/7 pm on 6th March. As far as I know GP uses bandwidth from both BTCL and Mango telecom and probably through V-SAT also. It could happen that the site was blocked/restricted from BTCL bandwidth first and then gradually Mango also followed. That’s because when I asked the same friend today (GP user) he said that he can’t browse today. It is possible to put restriction at every gateway. These are widely practised in China, Myanmar and many other countries where govt control the use of Internet. It is still possible someone can browse the site if they are using bandwidth directly from own V-SAT where it will take time for any authority to impose any kind of restriction.
Therefore I believe it can be some kind of restriction imposed on Bangladeshi Internet users, but I hope that it shouldn’t be a permanant one. It can be because of the current situation caused by the BDR mutiny incident. Youtube hosts numbers of videos/interviews of the BDR mutiny incident.
Bangladesh government has lifted youtube ban !! - Youtube is now unbanned in Bangladesh
Bangladesh govt has finally lifted up the ban that was imposed on accessing youtube. I am really confused whether the ban has served the purpose it was imposed for. Rather, it grew curiosity among the people on what really caused the government to do so. Therefore I believe the output was infact negative, and the govt could sense so. But the damage has been done in the meantime. People of a democratic country thus couldn’t tolerate it.
People never like any restriction, specially it was a heavy shock to the newer generation. People now a days are dependent on youtube in many ways. It is not that they watch music videos, drama or use it for entertainment purposes only. Many tech savvy people depend on youtube for various video tutorials or other informative videos.
People never like any restriction, specially it was a heavy shock to the newer generation. People now a days are dependent on youtube in many ways. It is not that they watch music videos, drama or use it for entertainment purposes only. Many tech savvy people depend on youtube for various video tutorials or other informative videos.
WiMax and 3G in Bangladesh
In a recent talk show, the chairman of BTRC ( Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission) Major General Manjurul Alam (Rtd) has said that WiMax and 3g license will be issued in Bangladesh soon. The WiMax license will be issued within 3/4 months and in the mean time Ericsson and Huwei will be given a trial license(for 3 months period). 3G license will be issued at the end of this year. The BTRC chairman also said that the deployment of WiMax in Bangladesh will bring some revolutionary changes in the telecommunication sector although it will cost a high price to be deployed. The chairman also discussed on some technical advantages WiMax and 3G will provide. The revenue from this sector has increased a lot and he expects that with the current trend the scope is further high. Mr. Manjur also mentioned that the alternate Optical Fiber Link which is due to connect us to the SEA-WE-ME 4, will introduce competition with the current link ensuring drop in the connectivity price. Thus people will be able to get bandwidth with much cheaper price and ofcourse with higher data speed.
Points on Farakka Barrage
1) Farakka Barrage constructed by India, about 18 km upstream near Monohorpur, to save Calcutta Port from silting, but in the process causing widespread and devastating effects, especially in southwestern Bangladesh.
2) India's unilateral withdrawal of the ganges water was not only leading to the destruction of the ecological and environmental system of Bangladesh but also posing a serious threat to sectors such as agriculture, industry, forestry and navigation.
3) The issue of the sharing of Ganges water first came into focus when on 29 October 1951 the government of Pakistan drew the attention of the Indian government to the dangers of their scheme for diverting a large amount of dry season flow from the Ganges to resuscitate the Bhagirathi river in west bengal. India replied in 1952 that the project was only under preliminary investigation and described Pakistan's concern over possible effects as purely hypothetical.
4) After independence in 1971, the government of Bangladesh took up the Ganges issue in earnest with the government of India.
5) The Indo-Bangladesh joint river commission (JRC) was constituted in 1972. The prime ministers of Bangladesh and India, in a joint declaration on 16 May 1974, expressed their determination that before the Farakka project would be commissioned they would arrive at a mutually acceptable allocation of the water available during the periods of minimum flow in the Ganges.
6) It was agreed in 1974 at the summit between Bangladesh and India that the Farakka barrage would not be put into operation before an agreement was reached on sharing the dry season flow of the Ganges between the two countries. Bangladesh, however, allowed India in 1975 to test the feeder canal of the barrage, for which 310-450 cumec of Ganges flow was diverted from Farakka over the 10-day period from 21 April to 31 May 1975.
7) Failing to dissuade India, Bangladesh took the issue to the United Nations. On 26 November 1976 the UN General Assembly adopted a consensus statement which inter alia directed India to sit with Bangladesh urgently to negotiate a fair and expeditious settlement of the problem.
8) Several rounds of discussions followed and on 5 November 1977 the two countries signed an agreement for sharing the dry season flow available at Farakka for a period of 5 years (1978-82).
9) In October 1982 the two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for sharing the flow during 1983 and 1984. There was no sharing of Ganges flow in 1985 in the absence of any understanding or agreement.
10) The two countries signed another MOU in November 1985 for sharing the flow for three years from 1986 to 1988. But in the absence of a long-term agreement, Bangladesh was unable to undertake any concrete steps for a meaningful and optimal utilisation of the Ganges water in different sectors of its southwestern region.
11) Since the dry season of 1989 there was no instrument operative for sharing the flow. Consequently, India started to make massive unilateral diversions of the scarce dry season flow of this river, causing a drastic reduction in its flow into Bangladesh. As a result, Bangladesh received only 261 cumec of water at hardinge bridge in March 1993 in place of the 1980 cumec which used to flow through this point in the same month during the pre-Farakka years.
12) During the meeting of the Prime Ministers of the two countries in May 1992, the Indian Prime Minister categorically assured Bangladesh that every possible effort would be made to share the flow of the Ganges on an equitable basis to avoid undue hardships to Bangladesh.
13) Finally in December 1996, a 30-year ganges water sharing Treaty was signed between Indian prime minister Deva Gauda and Bangladesh prime minister sheikh hasina in New Delhi.
2) India's unilateral withdrawal of the ganges water was not only leading to the destruction of the ecological and environmental system of Bangladesh but also posing a serious threat to sectors such as agriculture, industry, forestry and navigation.
3) The issue of the sharing of Ganges water first came into focus when on 29 October 1951 the government of Pakistan drew the attention of the Indian government to the dangers of their scheme for diverting a large amount of dry season flow from the Ganges to resuscitate the Bhagirathi river in west bengal. India replied in 1952 that the project was only under preliminary investigation and described Pakistan's concern over possible effects as purely hypothetical.
4) After independence in 1971, the government of Bangladesh took up the Ganges issue in earnest with the government of India.
5) The Indo-Bangladesh joint river commission (JRC) was constituted in 1972. The prime ministers of Bangladesh and India, in a joint declaration on 16 May 1974, expressed their determination that before the Farakka project would be commissioned they would arrive at a mutually acceptable allocation of the water available during the periods of minimum flow in the Ganges.
6) It was agreed in 1974 at the summit between Bangladesh and India that the Farakka barrage would not be put into operation before an agreement was reached on sharing the dry season flow of the Ganges between the two countries. Bangladesh, however, allowed India in 1975 to test the feeder canal of the barrage, for which 310-450 cumec of Ganges flow was diverted from Farakka over the 10-day period from 21 April to 31 May 1975.
7) Failing to dissuade India, Bangladesh took the issue to the United Nations. On 26 November 1976 the UN General Assembly adopted a consensus statement which inter alia directed India to sit with Bangladesh urgently to negotiate a fair and expeditious settlement of the problem.
8) Several rounds of discussions followed and on 5 November 1977 the two countries signed an agreement for sharing the dry season flow available at Farakka for a period of 5 years (1978-82).
9) In October 1982 the two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for sharing the flow during 1983 and 1984. There was no sharing of Ganges flow in 1985 in the absence of any understanding or agreement.
10) The two countries signed another MOU in November 1985 for sharing the flow for three years from 1986 to 1988. But in the absence of a long-term agreement, Bangladesh was unable to undertake any concrete steps for a meaningful and optimal utilisation of the Ganges water in different sectors of its southwestern region.
11) Since the dry season of 1989 there was no instrument operative for sharing the flow. Consequently, India started to make massive unilateral diversions of the scarce dry season flow of this river, causing a drastic reduction in its flow into Bangladesh. As a result, Bangladesh received only 261 cumec of water at hardinge bridge in March 1993 in place of the 1980 cumec which used to flow through this point in the same month during the pre-Farakka years.
12) During the meeting of the Prime Ministers of the two countries in May 1992, the Indian Prime Minister categorically assured Bangladesh that every possible effort would be made to share the flow of the Ganges on an equitable basis to avoid undue hardships to Bangladesh.
13) Finally in December 1996, a 30-year ganges water sharing Treaty was signed between Indian prime minister Deva Gauda and Bangladesh prime minister sheikh hasina in New Delhi.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Microlab Speaker X23 Now In Bangladesh Market
Computer Source Ltd has introduced Microlab’s new X23 Speakers in the local ICT market.
Features:
• Louder and clear sound quality
• Attractive look
• 5:1 sound system
• One large woofer and 5 satellite speakers
• Built-in amplifier
• Remote Control facility
• Woofer 29 watt and Sat Power output 14 watt each
• Connectable with DVD players
Price:
BDT 8,500.00 only
Warranty:
One year limited warranty under buy48 Policy
For more, contact:
Computer Source Ltd.
Phone: 9141747, 01730058095
GrameenPhone New Xplore Attractions
Grameenphone brings its postpaid subscribers a whole new range of attractive features so that they never miss a single precious moment of their lives.
Zero Line rent is one of the key attractions of this new basket of offers. xplore postpaid subscribers will enjoy 100% waiver on monthly Line Rent if their airtime usage exceeds only BDT 450 per month.
If not, there is still good news. From now on, the new monthly Line Rent has been reduced to BDT 50 from BDT 100.
The World Wide Web now is at your fingertips 24/7, with the Unlimited EDGE package at BDT 850 per month offer.
Additionally, xplore postpaid subscribers will enjoy 1 second pulse on all calls, except for calls to F&F numbers. Pulse to make F&F calls will be 60 seconds (from 1st min onwards).
The number of F&F numbers has also been increased. Now xplore postpaid subscribers can call four F&F numbers at 25 paisa per minute.
These new features, along with the existing convenient payment methods, exclusive Thank You benefits and more, are expected to add greater value for subscribers and help them stay better connected with their loved ones.
Zero Line rent is one of the key attractions of this new basket of offers. xplore postpaid subscribers will enjoy 100% waiver on monthly Line Rent if their airtime usage exceeds only BDT 450 per month.
If not, there is still good news. From now on, the new monthly Line Rent has been reduced to BDT 50 from BDT 100.
The World Wide Web now is at your fingertips 24/7, with the Unlimited EDGE package at BDT 850 per month offer.
Additionally, xplore postpaid subscribers will enjoy 1 second pulse on all calls, except for calls to F&F numbers. Pulse to make F&F calls will be 60 seconds (from 1st min onwards).
The number of F&F numbers has also been increased. Now xplore postpaid subscribers can call four F&F numbers at 25 paisa per minute.
These new features, along with the existing convenient payment methods, exclusive Thank You benefits and more, are expected to add greater value for subscribers and help them stay better connected with their loved ones.
GP Nokia EID Campaign
GP Nokia EID Campaign
GP's Eid Special Offer
This Eid, Grameenphone brings back the popular Nokia 1200 handset, bundled with GP prepaid connections, for its prepaid subscribers at an amazingly affordable price.
With the GP-Nokia Eid campaign launch on September 15, 2008, anyone can stay connected with the largest prepaid subscriber base of the country, at as low as BDT 2,350.
The bundle offer consists of a Nokia 1200 handset at BDT 2,350 and a smile M2M/smile with BTCL connectivity/djuice/Business Solutions prepaid connection.
The package price, in case of the smile M2M and/or djuice connection, is BDT 2840 (inclusive of the connection price of BDT 490). In case of smile with BTCL connectivity and/or Business Solutions prepaid connection, the package price will be BDT 2940 (inclusive of the connection price of BDT 590).
If any new subscriber uses the handset along with the GP prepaid connection continuously for 30 days and recharges any amount within the initial 30 days of purchase, he/she will get a bonus talktime of BDT 50. In addition, new subscribers will receive three Welcome Tunes for free and the Welcome Tune subscription fee will be waived during the campaign period.
The bonus talktime will be valid for 30 days and will not be applicable for 25 paisa (Night time and F&F) offer and djuice to djuice calls @ 75 paisa/minute. To avail the above mentioned benefits, subscribers need to call the 4724 port (free of charge) immediately after purchase.
Existing GP subscribers can purchase only the handset (Nokia 1200) for BDT 2,350 only by showing their existing GP SIM. Note that existing subscribers will not be entitled to any of the additional benefits.
Telenor Defends Stake In Grameen Phone
Telenor has reiterated its stand on controlling Grameenphone (GP) as a majority shareholder, saying the majority stake should remain in its hands because of its higher financial contribution to the largest cellphone operator in Bangladesh.
"It's not a problematic issue. We had discussions with Dr Muhammad Yunus in Oslo last month. And what I found in the discussions is that we are in a long-term relation for developing the country," said Telenor Chairman Harald Norvik in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star on Monday.
Norvik made the comments on the first day of a three-member high-profile Telenor team's visit to Dhaka.
Jon Fredrik Baksaas, chief executive officer of the company, explained why Telenor should not reduce its shares in Grameenphone.
The battle between Yunus' Grameen Telecom and Telenor intensified surrounding a clause in the deal between them. "It is Telenor's intention to reduce its shareholding to below 35 percent within a period of six years of incorporation (1997) of the company," the clause says.
But even after more than 10 years, Telenor is yet to reduce its control in Grameenphone. Recently Dr Yunus threatened to sue Telenor.
Asked about Nobel laureate Yunus' view on taking majority share of Grameenphone, Baksaas said there might be different perspectives on how to view that deal and Telenor intention. "But you have to look back on the company's history."
Baksaas said, "We see this very clear in the sense that Grameenphone was refinanced in the period 2003 to 2004. In that period when this refinancing was made we contributed, from Telenor perspective, very much to getting the company through that period and with the additional financing in hand with a projection that Telenor should remain the major shareholder by holding more than 51 percent share."
He said it was a combination of equity investment and loans to the company. "I think the financing side has been incredibly important ... (and) dividend payout from the company has been minimal," he added.
But what was the necessity to make an intention to reduce Telenor's shares? Why does Telenor now refuse to execute its intention?
Baksaas explained, "Grameenphone was our very first investment in Asia and the paragraph of intention, which describes the possibility that Telenor has the choice to reduce its holding down to 35 percent, was something that the board of Telenor at that time needed because of risk profile of the project at that time."
"But when we get new knowledge about the Bangladeshi market six years later and we participate in refinancing and creating additional financing for Grameenphone then of course we subscribe to the pact that Telenor should remain 51 percent shareholder in Grameenphone on project basis as well as refinancing. That is the story telling around intention paragraph as part of the shareholder agreement," he said.
The cumulative investment in Grameenphone up to July 2008 was $1.7 billion and the total dividend paid to shareholders by the end of 2007 was $142 million.
Until 2003, there were four shareholders in Grameenphone. Telenor owned 51 percent, Grameen Telecom 35 percent, Marubeni Corporation 9.5 percent and Gonofone owned 4.5 percent.
When Marubeni Corporation wanted to sell its shares in 2004, as per the incorporation deal, its shares were proportionately transferred to the other three stakeholders. Later Gonofone also wanted to sell its stake and Telenor bought it. Telenor claimed that Gonofone transferred its 6.5 percent shares to Telenor in line with Grameenphone's Board approval.
But Grameen Telecom alleged that Gonofone secretly sold shares to Telenor. When asked about the issue, Baksaas said, "I don't subscribe to this view."
He said, "Grameen Telecom did not take part in buying of Gonofone's shares although it had opportunity."
However, Telenor high-ups believe the shareholder dispute is less significant than the company's future prospect.
"The prospect of the company is very important in particular when we together do the IPO (initial public offering)," Baksaas said.
Grameenphone had a plan to raise $300 million -- half through a private placement and half through a subsequent domestic IPO. But in the latest development, its high officials indicated to cut its planned $300 million IPO to $125 million.
"From Telenor, we feel very positive about bringing Grameenphone to the local stock market," Baksaas said, but declined to tell about the exact date of listing. "The timing has been a bit hit by the international credit crisis and this is also under evaluation. So our intention is to carry out the IPO issue when the market allows it."
Commenting on illegal VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) issue, Telenor Chairman Norvik said, "The fine in connection to VoIP cases with Grameenphone is of course regrettable in our organisation. Our attitude is always going to be according to local laws within local framework."
In the six-operator market, Grameenphone still holds the leading position in Bangladesh with 20.84 million customers. The operator is now opting for third generation (3G) technology.
"We are looking forward to the 3G market knowing that 3G offers more services and build sort of new experience as that the market demands," Baksaas said.
3G technology is better for using internet than 2G or WiMax, he said, adding that the operators should also bring affordable technology.
About the recent bidding for WiMax licence in Bangladesh, he said the auction should not be so aggressive as it involves huge investment and affordability.
The auctions that happened in Europe between 1999 and 2000 basically slowed telecom investment, Baksaas referred.
He said telecom policies and tax structure should not be changed frequently as these hinder growth.
AKTEL brings SIMPLICITY & SPECIALITY through its New Prepaid Offer: 68 paisa/min. to any mobile for all new prepaid customers
AKTEL brings SIMPLICITY & SPECIALITY through its New Prepaid Offer:
68 paisa/min. to any mobile for all new prepaid customers
24 hours flat rate
60 sec pulse
All newly activated customers (except Uddokta & Easyload) will enjoy SIMPLE
tariff plan of 68p/min 24 hours to any mobile
Pulse: 60 sec from 1st min
New connection price: BDT. 599 (BDT50 talk-time on activation)
SIMPLE tariff plan (Tk/min. without VAT)
A customer can change his tariff from NORMAL (existing prepaid tariff plan)
to SIMPLE (68p/min flat rate) or from SIMPLE to NORMAL only
by sending an SMS.
Tariff plan change process through sms:
Type S and send SMS to 8644
SMS charge for 8644 @ BDT 2.00/SMS (excl. VAT)
Tariff plan be changed within 72 hours from the time of sending the request
Notification SMS will be sent upon successful change of tariff plan
After sending one request, another request will be entertained after
successful completion of the previous request
Aktel Transfer Balance in a NEW and EASY way!!!
Transfer Balance in a NEW and EASY way!!!
AKTEL introduces a new Balance Transfer service! Both Prepaid and
Postpaid customers are able to transfer balance to any AKTEL prepaid
account whenever required.
This service will also give AKTEL customers a great opportunity
to continue communication even if they have less than Tk.1 balance!
For the first time in Bangladesh, AKTEL Prepaid customers can
request for balance to any AKTEL number.
To transfer balance:
Now you don’t have to register for using the balance transfer service.
To transfer, just type the amount (For example, 20) in a text message body and send SMS to 1212018XXXXXXXX (where 018XXXXXXXX is the balance recipient’s number).
You will be auto registered for the service after the first transaction.
You will also get a PIN code after successful transfer. Please use the PIN for future transactions. To disable the PIN, SMS off <> to 1210.
Warid Zem Bundle Offer with Nokia 1208
Zem Bundle Offer with Nokia 1208
Warid is offering handset bundle offer for prepaid subscribers, where they can get a FREE Nokia 1208 by purchasing a prepaid zem connection with BDT 3,500 worth of airtime.
Bundle
price
Bundle details
Handset
Airtime
Connection
Airtime validity
BDT 3,599
Nokia 1208 FREE
BDT 3,500
Zem Start up
270 days
Note:
Airtime can be used for any type of voice and non-voice usage
Voice call can be made on both on-net and off-net destination including BTTB local, NWD, IDD & EISD
This airtime will be placed in Main Account and can be checked by *778#
Unused airtime will still be available after the validity period with any amount of recharge or reload
Free handset is only available with the bundle offer.
Subscribers must not use this SIM and handset separately
If any SIM is used separately from the allocated handset, the whole airtime amount will be removed from the account
Warid is offering handset bundle offer for prepaid subscribers, where they can get a FREE Nokia 1208 by purchasing a prepaid zem connection with BDT 3,500 worth of airtime.
Bundle
price
Bundle details
Handset
Airtime
Connection
Airtime validity
BDT 3,599
Nokia 1208 FREE
BDT 3,500
Zem Start up
270 days
Note:
Airtime can be used for any type of voice and non-voice usage
Voice call can be made on both on-net and off-net destination including BTTB local, NWD, IDD & EISD
This airtime will be placed in Main Account and can be checked by *778#
Unused airtime will still be available after the validity period with any amount of recharge or reload
Free handset is only available with the bundle offer.
Subscribers must not use this SIM and handset separately
If any SIM is used separately from the allocated handset, the whole airtime amount will be removed from the account
Zem Bundle Offer with Samsung C 160
Warid is bringing another attractive handset bundle offer for the prospective subscribers where they can get a prepaid zem connection with Samsung C160 for BDT 999 by purchasing BDT 4,000 worth of airtime.
Bundle
price
Bundle details
Handset
Airtime
Connection
Airtime validity
BDT 4,999
Samsung C160
BDT 4,000
Zem Start up
365 days
Note:
Airtime can be used for any type of voice and non-voice usage
Subscribers must not use this SIM and handset separately
If any SIM is used separately from the allocated handset, the whole airtime amount will be removed from the account
Voice call can be made on both on-net and off-net destination including BTCL local, NWD, IDD & EISD
This airtime will be placed in Main Account (MA) and can be checked by *778#
Unused airtime will still be available after the validity period with any amount of recharge or reload
Campaign’s handset is only available with the bundle offer
Warid offers Zem prepaid connection at Tk 99
Zem Prepaid only @ BDT 99
Warid Telecom is offering Zem prepaid connection at Tk. 99 with Tk 50 welcome talk-time.
All new Zem subscribers would also enjoy a 20 per cent special bonus talk-time for recharging their account first time after purchase of the connection. The bonus talk-time can be used for making calls to other operators.
Moreover, the subscribers will be allowed to add five numbers of any local mobile operator as ‘FnF’ to enjoy reduced call rate to talk with friends and family members.
New Zem prepaid connections are available at all business centres, franchisees, corporate sales points and designated sales points of Warid Telecom.
The management of Warid Telecom said that they are offering the most attractive price for prepaid connection in order to keep it affordable for general customers.
Warid Telecom, a subsidiary of UAE-based Abu Dhabi Group, launched its commercial operation in Bangladesh in May 10, 2007 as the sixth the mobile phone operator. Within one year, the company became fourth largest operator by acquiring nearly 3.5 million subscribers through spreading its network to all the 64 districts.
Warid Telecom is offering Zem prepaid connection at Tk. 99 with Tk 50 welcome talk-time.
All new Zem subscribers would also enjoy a 20 per cent special bonus talk-time for recharging their account first time after purchase of the connection. The bonus talk-time can be used for making calls to other operators.
Moreover, the subscribers will be allowed to add five numbers of any local mobile operator as ‘FnF’ to enjoy reduced call rate to talk with friends and family members.
New Zem prepaid connections are available at all business centres, franchisees, corporate sales points and designated sales points of Warid Telecom.
The management of Warid Telecom said that they are offering the most attractive price for prepaid connection in order to keep it affordable for general customers.
Warid Telecom, a subsidiary of UAE-based Abu Dhabi Group, launched its commercial operation in Bangladesh in May 10, 2007 as the sixth the mobile phone operator. Within one year, the company became fourth largest operator by acquiring nearly 3.5 million subscribers through spreading its network to all the 64 districts.
Warid offers 20% bonus on recharge
Warid Telecom today announced 20 per cent bonus talk-time for every recharge with scratch cards. Zem prepaid subscribers can enjoy the bonus talk-time offer by recharging their accounts from today till October 31.
Under the latest offer, all Zem prepaid customers, who will recharge their accounts with any denomination will get 20 per cent bonus on the recharged amount.
The subscribers could use the bonus talk-time for making calls to other operators. They will be able to know the talk-time amount by using code no. *778*1#
Warid Telecom authorities hoped the new offer will encourage their valued subscribers to recharge their accounts for enjoying the bonus talk-time.
Warid Telecom, a subsidiary of UAE-based Abu Dhabi Group, launched its commercial operation in Bangladesh in May 10, 2007 as the sixth the mobile phone operator. Within one year, the company became fourth largest operator by acquiring nearly 3.5 million subscribers through spreading its network to all the 64 districts.
Under the latest offer, all Zem prepaid customers, who will recharge their accounts with any denomination will get 20 per cent bonus on the recharged amount.
The subscribers could use the bonus talk-time for making calls to other operators. They will be able to know the talk-time amount by using code no. *778*1#
Warid Telecom authorities hoped the new offer will encourage their valued subscribers to recharge their accounts for enjoying the bonus talk-time.
Warid Telecom, a subsidiary of UAE-based Abu Dhabi Group, launched its commercial operation in Bangladesh in May 10, 2007 as the sixth the mobile phone operator. Within one year, the company became fourth largest operator by acquiring nearly 3.5 million subscribers through spreading its network to all the 64 districts.
Warid HTC PDA Handsets Offer Bangladesh
Warid introduces an exclusive range of HTC PDA handsets for postpaid subscribers, bundled with a Zahi royal connection and unlimited internet. With direct push email technology, you can now synchronize your outlook account and receive emails, contacts and calendar appointments directly to your phone.
PDA features
The mobile devices on offer are true “pocket PC”. The user can-
manage Microsoft Word and Excel files with Microsoft Windows Mobile applications
retrieve emails instantly with Direct Push synchronization
browse the web with Internet Explorer Mobile
Additionally, all handsets on offer are being bundled with unlimited mobile internet, so that the user can truly stay “mobile”.
Handsets on offer:
Terms & Conditions
In order to enjoy the unlimited mobile internet for the designated period, the Zahi Royal connection has to be used with the purchased PDA.
Bundle offer availability
All handset bundles will only be available in Warid Sales and Customer Service Centers
Warranty and After Sales Service
Handset Warranty of one-year along with after-sales service is the responsibility of Global Brand Pvt. Ltd, (19/2 West Panthapath) the local distributor of HTC in Dhaka. To contact Global Brand, call 8123273-5, 8123283-5 or 9111200.
About HTC
HTC designs, manufactures and markets innovative, feature-rich smartphone and PDA mobile devices.
Founded in 1997, High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC) is a technology provider specializing in cutting-edge converged mobile devices. HTC has established unique partnerships with key mobile operators, including the leading five European mobile operators, the top four US operators, and many fast-growing Asian operators.
HTC is one of the fastest-growing companies in the mobile device market and today, it makes 80% of the mobile phones running the Windows OS.
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