Jamal Hossain lives and works at Brahmandia, a village located in Barisal.
He is the youngest of three brothers and works as a teacher at a junior high school.
His older brother lives and works in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, whereas his middle brother lives and works in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
They have a strong bond and talk every evening, even though their lives are miles apart.
Every day, they conduct a group call through imo—the only instant application that works perfectly on a slower internet connection.
Unfortunately, the internet connection is relatively slow around Brahmandia.
Sometimes, people even have to go outside their houses to connect to the internet or talk on the phone.
Other instant messaging platforms, along with a lot of different applications, don’t work due to limited internet connection.
Moreover, there are a few applications with limited voice and video call services in the Middle East, making imo the ideal and reliable app for the brothers to connect.
imo is optimized to decrease data; hence, it becomes incredibly convenient for people to use the app with a network with slower connectivity or where the internet is limited.
The app is optimized to work in all bandwidths ranging from 2G to 4G, and even 5G. It automatically adapts to the internet connection to provide the best quality for calls and videos.
Such a resilient and adaptable application is excellent for people living in rural areas or who love traveling and experiencing different speeds of networks.
Travelers can often encounter limited internet connectivity while roaming around the country, and the app ensures that these voyagers can always stay connected.
Without it, people across many rural places would have difficulty communicating seamlessly with the outside world.
Now, farmers can conveniently collaborate with partners from urban areas, and families can connect with loved ones, even from abroad. Besides offering a stable internet connection even with low bandwidth, the instant messaging platform also keeps conversation secure through end-to-end encryption, which is ideal for both professional and personal discussions.
The ability to communicate on a slow internet connection or limited bandwidth can be crucial, especially useful for rural dwellers and wider populations who live and stay in weak networks, as well as for most people during emergencies.
Hence, other social applications must optimize their platforms like imo so that people can use them anywhere at any time.
Millions of people throughout Bangladesh rely on it, in my opinion, primarily due to its capability of connecting people anywhere at any time.