Banglalink Mobile subscribers rose to 8.3 million
by dotmark in May 9th, 2008DHAKA, May 10 (GSMPROFILE.COM) - One of the largest cellphone and mobile carrier Banglalink, said its total number of subscribers rose to 8.3 ( Eight and a Querter) million in March after it added 1.2 million new users in January 2008 to March2008. Bangla Link Offers post-paid and pre-paid GSM mobile services to all over Bangladesh. Bangla Link Previously named Sheba Telecom. Currently banglalink Offer includes SMS, MMS and Internet access.
One of the most popular mobile phone carrier Banglalink’s revenue more than doubled in the first quarter of 2008 to 4.75 billion taka ($70 million us dollar), jumping 124 % (+/-) over the same period of the 2007, BanglaLink officials said.
The Bd Mobile carrier Banglalink competes with GrameenPhone, CityCell, AKTEL and Warid. Bangladesh’s six mobile phone operators added 4.53 million new subscribers in January-March, lifting the user base to 38.93 million in one of Asia’s fastest growing cellular and mobile phone markets.
Banglalink’s average revenue per user increased by 10 taka to 195 taka ($2.8) a month in January-March 2008 from 2007, while its rivals’ (GrameenPhone, CityCell, AKTEL and Warid) monthly average revenue per users has been on the decline.
Banglalink’s market share jumped to 21 percent in March 2008 from 16 percent a year ago.
Bangladesh’s total number of mobile users rose nearly 58 percent in 2007 to 34.4 million, according to the Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commission. The market has got a boost from cut-rate tariffs and cheap handsets. (Reporting by Ruma Paul; Editing by Anshuman Daga)
Banglalink total number of subscribers rose to 8.3
Grameenphone leads the market with 18 million subscribers.
BanglaLink owned by Egypt’s Orascom Telecom ORTE.CA
GrameenPhone, majority owned by Norway’s Telenor
AKTEL, majority owned by Telekom Malaysia International;
Warid Telecom of the United Arab Emirates and state-run Teletalk
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When banglalink entered the Bangladesh mobile industry in February 2005, the mobile monopoly scenario changed in Bangladesh. Within one year of operation, banglalink became the fastest growing mobile carrreer operator of Bangladesh with a growth rate of 257%. This milestone was achieved with GSM innovative and attractive products and services targeting the different market segments in mobile world; aggressive improvement of network quality and dedicated customer care; and effective communication that emotionally connected customers with banglalink.
The supplementary Services of BanglaLink
* Call Forwarding/Divert
* Call Waiting / Call holding
* Call Barring
* Caller Line Identification Presentation (CLIP)
Value added services of Bangla Link
* i’bubble
* Voice Mail Service (VMS)
* Short Messaging Service (SMS)
* Ring Tone Download
* Logo Download
* SMS (Text, Quotes & Jokes, Cricket update, Horoscope, Emergency …)
* Conference Call
* Ring Tones
* SMSemail
* SMSadda
* Picture Messages
* International SMS
* Song Dedication
* Instant Recharge
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