The first commercial 5G network in Bangladesh came on-line recentlyesterday. Rolled out by Teletalk Bangladesh with technical support from Huawei, 5G will expedite Bangladesh’s digital transformation and put within everyone’s reach the panoply of advanced technologies enabled by the upgraded connectivity.
Initially, 5G network will be available in 6 locations around the Bangladesh Secretariat, the National Parliament area, the Prime Minister’s Office, the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, the National Monument in Savar, and the mausoleum of the Father of the Nation in Tungipara, Gopalganj. Coverage will gradually expand to more regions of the country.
A program titled ‘New Era with 5G’ was held at Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden to mark the historic launch.
At the event, a temporary 5G site was launched. Members of the audience experienced AR/VR services, learned about innovative 5G use cases, and experienced 969 Mbps speed and 4~10 ms latency first hand. A game-changing wireless mobile technology, 5G can provide up to 20 Gbps, ultra-reliable low latency communications, and support for up to 1 million connected devices per square kilometer. It also facilitates the availability of rural broadband via fixed wireless access, thereby reducing the digital divide.
Simon Lin, President of the Asia Pacific region of Huawei
Huawei has been providing infrastructural support to many countries throughout the world for their roll out of advanced 5G technology. Bangladesh, I believe, will also benefit from the coverage provided by our state-of-the-art technology. For more than the last 22 years, Huawei has been playing a responsible role as one of the family members of the ICT ecosystem in Bangladesh.
Zhang Zhengjun, CEO of Huawei Bangladesh
We believe 5G will change society with diversified applications for individuals, homes, and industries. And Huawei will always be there to facilitate Bangladesh with its innovative technology because we are in Bangladesh, for Bangladesh.
