Grameenphone has proclaimed to launch 3G service in Chittagong by the first half of October.
The mobile phone operator company today stated at a press conference that it will launch the new service for its customers in select areas within the city.
Allan Bonke, chief marketing officer of the company, said: “We know the importance of Chittagong as the business capital of Bangladesh and we want to introduce quality 3G services here along with Dhaka.”
Allan added that the 3G service would cover the city’s Agrabad area in October, and Khulshi by November, while Pahartoli, Kotwali, Halishahar, CEPZ, Patenga by December. Chittagong University, and Chittagong University of Science and Technology would also come under the new service within this year, he added.
The company’s chief marketing officer assured customers by saying that it had acquired 10MHz of 3G-spectrum, which was more than any of their competitors in the country, in the recent by BTRC auction.
The leading mobile phone operator company has been hoping that it would be able to roll out a nationwide 3G network with enhanced capacity.
Tahmeed Azizul Huq, head of corporate communications of the company, also addressed the press conference.