Banglalion


Banglalion Communications Ltd is a privately held Bangladeshi 4G wireless broadband operator. It uses WiMAX technology. It has a nationwide licence from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to provide broadband wireless access services for data, voice and video. Banglalion covers 7 divisional headquarters and 30 major districts of Bangladesh.

History

Banglalion, chaired by Major Abdul Mannan, won a WiMAX licence in an auction held by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission in September 2008. It was the highest bidder, at Tk 2.15 billion, and chose spectrum in the 2585-2620 MHz bandwidth. In November 2009, it became the second operator, after Augere, to launch a WiMAX network in Bangladesh.

Services

Banglalion offers both postpaid and prepaid packages for its users. These packages come in different bandwidth and speed limits. Banglalion's competitors are Qubee and Ollo.

Coverage

Banglalion currently covers 7 divisional cities Dhaka, Gazipur, Chittagong, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Khulna, Rangpur and Barisal. Network has been rolled out in other major cities such as Munshiganj, Naraynganj, Rajbari, Mymensingh, Comilla, Noakhali, Laxmipur, Satkhira, Bogra, and Cox's Bazar.