Bangladesh Teletalk Public Limited Company DBA Teletalk (Bengali: টেলিটক) is a state-owned mobile phone operator in Bangladesh. It started operating in 2004.[1] As of August 2021, Teletalk had a subscriber base of 6.27 million.[2][3]
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Native name | টেলিটক |
|---|---|
| Formerly | bMobile (BTTB Mobile Telephone Project) |
| Company type | Public Limited Company |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 31 March 2005 |
| Headquarters | Rajuk Commercial Complex, 3/A, 5/A, 7/A, Road 17, Gulshan-1, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Area served | Bangladesh |
Key people | Nahid Islam (Advisor) Nurul Mabud Chowdhury (Acting MD/CEO) |
| Products | Mobile Telephony, 2G, 3G, 4G, 4G+/4.5G 5G ESim |
| Revenue |  US$200 million (2021) |
| Owner | Government of Bangladesh |
| Website | www |
It also provides a wide range of Digital Services. It works with the government's vision of Digital Bangladesh.[4]
History
editBangladesh Telephone & Telegraph Board - BTTB launched their subsidiary project of mobile network service named BTTB bMobile. Then it was rebranded to Teletalk Bangladesh Ltd. It was formed as the only public mobile operator in Bangladesh. Currently it is the fourth largest mobile phone operator in Bangladesh.[5]
Teletalk was incorporated on 26 December 2004 as a public limited company under the Companies Act, 1994 with an authorized capital of 2000 crore taka being the only government sponsored mobile telephone company in the country. On the same day the Company obtained Certificate of Commencement of Business. Teletalk launched its commercial operation on 26 December 2004.[6]
It invested about 2 billion taka for spreading the GSM network countrywide. In 2012 it inaugurated the HSPA network. Then on 16 December 2018 LTE network was inaugurated.[7][8]
Teletalk has forged ahead and strengthened its path over the years and achieved some feats truly to be proud of, as the only Bangladeshi mobile operator and the only operator with 100% native technical and engineering human resource base, Teletalk thrives to become the true people's phone – "Amader Phone".[9][10] In February 2024 Teletalk launched eSIM.[11][12]
Timeline
edit- 6 June 2012 - Launched new Pre-Paid Package named 'Progorsa'
- 15 June 2012 - Launched new Pre-Paid Package named 'Inforsgy'
Network
editAs of Annual Report of Teletalk (2022-23), Teletalk total tower has already covered 78% of population. and also it will add more BTS within 2023 to expand Mobile network coverage.[13]
Teletalk's speciality is it has coverage in different hard to reach areas of the country like Sundarban, Katka sea beach, Dublar Char, Char Nizam and different islands, haor area, hilltrackts area etc.[14]
National Roaming Coverage
editUnder national roaming, Teletalk users can use Banglalink networks instead if their network is weak or have connection issues. This feature is now in trial mode.[15] However, when selected it fails to connect as of 26 September 2024. Teletalk will use a total of 20,600 mobile network towers to serve customers under the National Roaming Network of Banglalink & Teletalk.[16]
International roaming coverage
editTeletalk has international roaming facilities.
Technical information
editCarrier name: Teletalk ("BGD bMobile" is shown on some devices)
MCC+MNC: 47004
4G spectrum: 20Mhz [10MHz (1800Mhz Band) & 10MHz (2100Mhz Band)]
Mobile services
editTeletalk offers some mobile services like:
Voice services: Teletalk offers Voice Calling Service at cheaper rates in Bangladesh.
Messaging services : Teletalk Provides SMS MMS & Bulk SMS services.
Internet services :Teletalk provides Mobile Internet Service.[19]
Digital Services
editMyTeletalk App provides solution for Teletalk services & offers
Teletalk AllJobs is a one stop solution for government and private jobs in Bangladesh.
Teletalk Mobile TV is the first mobile operator launched mobile tv And Broadcast ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
Teletalk offers Result Publication System for PSC, JSC, SSC, HSC, Hons(Degree) examination result.[20]
Teletalk TBPS *727# provides Rural Electricity Bill payment easily.
Numbering scheme
editTeletalk uses the following numbering scheme for its subscribers:
+880 15 N1N2N3N4N5N6N7N8
Where, +880 is the ISD code for Bangladesh and is needed only in case of dialing from outside Bangladesh.
15 is the access code for Teletalk as allocated by the Government of Bangladesh. Omitting +880 will require using 0 in place of it instead to represent local calls, hence 015 is the general access code.
N1N2N3N4N5N6N7N8 is the subscriber number.
In 2018, when Mobile number portability was introduced users can port to any operator without changing its number.[21][22]
References
edit- ^ Bloomberg. Company Overview of Teletalk Bangladesh Ltd Page accessed July 11, 2014
- ^ "BTRC Report". The Daily Star. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ Rabbi, Md Zahidur (21 November 2023). "BTRC to audit Teletalk for the first time". The Daily Star.
- ^ "Why Teletalk falls behind despite having privileges". The Business Standard. 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Bangladesh's mobile users reach 190.36 million". The Business Standard. 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Teletalk was born 19 years ago. It turned a profit only for two years". The Daily Star. 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Teletalk finally launches 4G". The Daily Star. 18 December 2018.
- ^ "China fund likely for Teletalk's 4G network expansion". The Financial Express. 11 February 2024.
- ^ "GP, Robi, Teletalk receive unified licences". The Daily Star. 11 March 2024.
- ^ Hasan, Mahmudul (3 July 2024). "Complaints bring no solutions for most Teletalk users". The Daily Star.
- ^ "Teletalk launches eSIM". The Daily Star. 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Teletalk launches eSIM; network sharing among operators soon". The Business Standard. 21 February 2024.
- ^ Hasan, Mahmudul (18 March 2024). "Teletalk hamstrung by weak power backup". The Daily Star.
- ^ Express, The Financial. "Banglalink, Teletalk team up on network sharing to improve rural connections". The Financial Express.
- ^ "Banglalink, Teletalk to allow customers to use each other's networks". 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Banglalink, Teletalk announce piloting of telco active sharing". The Business Standard. 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Teletalk Annual Report Report". Teletalk.
- ^ "টেলিটকের পুরনো সিমেই ফাইভ-জি সেবা, গতি হবে ২০ গুণ". 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Teletalk plans to set up 2,500 base stations for 5G services". The Business Standard. 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Teletalk awaits a big revamp under a mega project". The Business Standard. 26 December 2019.
- ^ "Everything you need to know about Mobile Number Portability". 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Switch to any operator". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 30 September 2018.
External links
edit Media related to TeleTalk at Wikimedia Commons