Airtel merges Bangladesh unit with Robi AxiataPost the merger, Axiata and Airtel will hold 68.7% and 25% stake, respectively, in the combined entity which will have around 32.2 million ...
16 Nov, 2016, 08.19 PM IST
Telenor names Sharad Mehrotra as new India CEOThe company which launched free insurance for every Telenor India customer last week, did not give reasons for the sudden change.
12 Oct, 2015, 12.11 PM IST
Bangladesh Supreme Court declares use of national anthem as ringtone illegalBangladesh Supreme Court today barred people from using the country's national anthem as a ringtone on mobile phones.
11 May, 2015, 07.30 PM IST
Morten Karlsen Sorby steps down as Uninor CEO; Vivek Sood to take overThe company has also appointed Upanga Dutta as the new chief marketing officer, replacing Rajeev Sethi, who moves to Grameenphone as CEO.
21 Nov, 2014, 05.36 AM IST
Airtel Bangladesh selects Huawei for rolling out 3G servicesAirtel Bangladesh was awarded 3G licence with 5 MHz of spectrum in 2100 MHz band for $105 million in the auction held on September 8, 2013.
10 Sep, 2013, 12.10 PM IST
Airtel Bangladesh wins 5 Mhz of 3G spectrum for $105 mnBharti Airtel's subsidiary in Bangladesh today won 5 Mhz of third generation (3G) spectrum for USD 105 million in an auction.
08 Sep, 2013, 09.10 PM IST
Telenor begins Myanmar push ahead of winning mobile licenceNorway's Telenor has initiated recruitment in Myanmar two days before the award of a nationwide mobile licence.
26 Jun, 2013, 07.30 AM IST
- Viom Networks in talks with Telenor for Bangladesh tower deal
Viom Networks is in talks to close a $300-million deal with Telenor Group to manage around 8,000 towers for its Bangladesh mobile arm.
22 Dec, 2011, 06.04 AM IST
- Uninor offers users call destination based discounts
Mobile operator Uninor is offering phone users discounts based on where they make their calls from, further intensifying the already cut-th...
01 May, 2010, 05.11 AM IST
‘Bharti may start tariff war in Bangladesh’Price war may be good for mobile subscribers, but bad for the sector, says Grameenphone CEO Oddvar Hesjedal.
03 Mar, 2010, 02.13 AM IST
- Bangla market may not prove easy for Bharti
Bangladesh may prove quite a challenge for Bharti as the Indian mobile service provider’s acquisition of a 70% stake in Warid Telecom will ...
13 Jan, 2010, 10.35 AM IST
- Home min set to clear Telenor plan to hike stake in Unitech Wireless
The home ministry is set to give security clearance to Norwegian telecom firm Telenor to hike its shareholding in Unitech Wireless, by up t...
30 Jul, 2009, 02.28 AM IST
- Govt may allow Telenor to hike stake in Unitech with riders
The Union home ministry is set to give security clearance to Unitech Wireless’ proposal to hike its foreign shareholding by Norwegian telec...
30 Jul, 2009, 12.27 AM IST
- Nobel laureate threatens lawsuit against telecom operator
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is threatening legal proceedings against Norwegian telecom operator Telenor to force it to transform their jo...
05 Sep, 2008, 11.54 PM IST
- Give 20% of Grameenphone IPO shares to bank borrowers:Yunus
Give 20% of Grameenphone IPO shares to bank borrowers:Yunus
19 Aug, 2008, 06.51 PM IST
- British Vodafone plans to invest in Bangladesh
British mobile phone giant Vodafone plans to invest in Bangladesh's booming telecommunications market, a news report said Wednesday, quotin...
30 Jan, 2008, 01.05 PM IST
- Bangladesh telco sets up solar-powered base stations
Bangladesh's top mobile phone operator Grameenphone Ltd., majority owned by Norway's Telenor , has installed two hybrid solar-powered base ...
14 Dec, 2007, 03.31 PM IST