Beximco Communications Limited is going to launch country’s first Direct-to-Home (DTH) service on the Bengali New Year.
DTH is a method of receiving television signal directly at home from satellites via dish antennas.
The service will be launched under the brand name RealVU in different divisional headquarters including Dhaka.
Dmitry Lapitskiy, CEO of Beximco Communications, made the announcement at a press conference yesterday.
“We are ready to provide DTH services under the RealVU brand name very soon. This will drastically change the viewing experience of the Bangladeshi TV audience,” Lapitskiy said.
He said the picture quality provided by RealVU would be much better than the analogue cable system used at present by consumers.
“We will bring coverage to the entire country gradually,” he added.
The company also announced that the approximate monthly bill for the DTH will be Tk300, for which subscribers will get over 100 channels with more than 26 Bengali channels and many international channels including five HD ones.
Customers will need a set-top box and a dish antenna apart from their TV to enjoy RealVU. The company will provide 24 hours customer support and various methods of paying the subscription fee.
Beximco Communications has finalised the list of distributors so that the customers can easily get the service from the nearest location.
Beximco Communications obtained a licence for DTH services in 2013. RealVU is a joint venture between Beximco and the Russian GS Group.
It is the GS Group Russian investment and industry holding company that brought the best technology to support this vision.