Summit Towers Limited (STL) has signed an agreement with Teletalk Bangladesh under the tower sharing guideline of the government.
In presence of STL key shareholders,' Summit Communications Limited Chairman Muhammad Farid Khan, STL Managing Director and CEO Md Arif Al Islam and Teletalk Bangladesh; Managing Director Md Shahab Uddin signed an agreement at the head office of the operator in the capital recently, reads a press release.
At the meeting, Teletalk Bangladesh Managing Director Md Shahab Uddin said the state-owned mobile network operator has taken a mega plan to set up 2,500 base stations to expand the 5G services across the country.
As the first telecom operator, Teletalk has launched the fifth generation (5G) network service in Bangladesh and the operator has been expanding its network continues to meet the demand of the growing customer base.
Besides ensuring excellence in service, Teletalk has been working relentlessly to expand the network system.
Meanwhile, all 64 districts, 402 Upazilas and most of the highways have been brought under the coverage of the state-owned carrier. The project is underway to reach uninterrupted networks everywhere.
Over the last decade, Teletalk has been strengthening its network through Summit Communications Limited's fibre optic infrastructure.
Muhammad Farid Khan said the collaboration with the state-owned operators and working together for the service improvement is a matter of pride for Summit Towers Limited.
“Summit Towers Limited has built 700 towers across 56 districts over the country. The expansion of towers in other districts are progressing rapidly,” he also said.
STL has been constructing the telecom tower infrastructures for mobile network operators after a license received from Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) in 2018.
Summit Group has been working towards the infrastructure development of the country over the last four decades. The Group involves in telecom infrastructure development through expanding businesses in fibre-optic, gateway and tower management.
Summit Towers Limited (STL) is operating as a subsidiary of Summit Communications Limited (SComm).