Teletalk Explained

Teletalk Bangladesh Limited
Native Name:টেলিটক
Former Name:bMobile (BTTB Mobile Telephone Project)
Type:PLC
Industry:Telecommunications
Hq Location:Rajuk Commercial Complex, 3/A, 5/A, 7/A, Road 17, Gulshan-1, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Area Served:Bangladesh
Key People:A.K.M. Habibur Rahman (CEO & MD)
Products:Mobile Telephony,
2G, 3G, 4G, 4G+/4.5G 5G
ESim
Revenue:US$200 million (2021)
Owner:Government of Bangladesh

Teletalk Bangladesh Limited 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]

It also provides a wide range of Digital Services. It works with the government's vision of Digital Bangladesh.[4]

History

Bangladesh 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

Network

As 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

Under 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 30 May 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

Teletalk has international roaming facilities.

Technical information

Carrier name: Teletalk ("BGD bMobile" is shown on some devices)
MCC+MNC: 47004

4G spectrum: 20Mhz [10MHz (1800Mhz Band) & 10MHz (2100Mhz Band)]

5G spectrum: 60Mhz (for trial run)[17] [18]

Mobile services

Teletalk 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

MyTeletalk 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

Teletalk 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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Bloomberg. Company Overview of Teletalk Bangladesh Ltd Page accessed July 11, 2014
  2. Web site: BTRC Report. The Daily Star. 2021-03-17.
  3. News: Rabbi . Md Zahidur . BTRC to audit Teletalk for the first time . The Daily Star . 21 November 2023 . en.
  4. News: Why Teletalk falls behind despite having privileges . . 9 May 2022 . en.
  5. News: Bangladesh's mobile users reach 190.36 million . . 26 December 2023 . en.
  6. News: Teletalk was born 19 years ago. It turned a profit only for two years . The Daily Star . 26 January 2024 . en.
  7. News: Teletalk finally launches 4G . The Daily Star . 18 December 2018 . en.
  8. News: China fund likely for Teletalk's 4G network expansion . The Financial Express . February 11, 2024 . en.
  9. News: GP, Robi, Teletalk receive unified licences . The Daily Star . 11 March 2024 . en.
  10. News: Hasan . Mahmudul . Complaints bring no solutions for most Teletalk users . The Daily Star . 3 July 2024 . en.
  11. News: Teletalk launches eSIM . The Daily Star . 21 February 2024 . en.
  12. News: Teletalk launches eSIM; network sharing among operators soon . . 21 February 2024 . en.
  13. News: Hasan . Mahmudul . Teletalk hamstrung by weak power backup . The Daily Star . 18 March 2024 . en.
  14. News: Express . The Financial . Banglalink, Teletalk team up on network sharing to improve rural connections . The Financial Express . en.
  15. Web site: Banglalink, Teletalk to allow customers to use each other's networks . 4 November 2023 .
  16. News: Banglalink, Teletalk announce piloting of telco active sharing . . 26 March 2024 . en.
  17. Web site: Teletalk Annual Report Report. Teletalk.
  18. Web site: টেলিটকের পুরনো সিমেই ফাইভ-জি সেবা, গতি হবে ২০ গুণ. 13 December 2021.
  19. News: Teletalk plans to set up 2,500 base stations for 5G services . . 14 January 2022 . en.
  20. News: Teletalk awaits a big revamp under a mega project . . 26 December 2019 . en.
  21. Web site: Everything you need to know about Mobile Number Portability . 8 October 2018 .
  22. News: Switch to any operator . . 30 September 2018 . en.