Airtel tops the chart of subscribers using internet through smart handsets and tablets, according to a survey by the technology vendor, Ericsson Bangladesh.
In a programme, Ericsson Bangladesh declared that 30% users in the country are using internet through smartphones while 3% using tablets.
The account came aftter 1,000 random sampling.
According to the study carried out last year, 41% of the total Airtel users are using smart handset while 5% of other users tablets for internet.
Ericsson conducted the survey in five divisional headquarters – Dhaka, Chittagon, Rajshahi, Sylhet and Barishal – which contained 1,000 random sampling.
Based on the study, the third largest operator Robi is in the second position with 33% of its subscribers using smartphones after Airtel in terms of using smart phones, but only 2% of its subscribers are using internet though tablets.
Some 29% subscribers of Grameenphone, the market leader operator in the country, are using internet through smartphones and 3% of its internet users using tablets.
Only 19% subscribers of Banglalink are using internet though smartphone while another 2% of its customers using tablets for internet, the study reads.
Replying to a question, Managing Director of Ericsson Bangladesh Mr Raj said as they haven’t found any handsome number of subscribers from state-owned operator Teletalk they dropped it from their presentation.
While briefing the journalists at the company’s local headquarters in the capital yesterday, its Chief Technology Officer Abdus Salam and Head of Communications Mehnaz Kabir, among others, attended the event.
In the same study, Ericsson found 35% users from the total 1,000 random samples using internet while Grameenphone subscribers accounting for 57% are using internet.
The number of internet users is 45% for Airtel, 34% for Robi and 28% of Banglalink, the study also found.
The study also said 16% internet users from Grameenphone are using their connection on laptop, tablets and desktop.
Airtel also secures its highest position with 21% internet users while 11% for Robi and Banglalink each using internet through laptop, tablets and desktop.
“We will go for the same study this year also which will be relaeased at the end of this year,” Raj also said.
In the ceremony, Ericsson Bangladesh informed the journalist about their plan for developing a specialised 3G network infrastructure in the country to provide ‘faster and quicker’ data services for the consumers.
Mr Raj said they are working to launch the fresh networking solution in the capital by next quarter.
“All mobile operators have appreciated the move and agreed to work in this regard,” added the official.
Terming the technology the first in its kind in Bangladesh, the officer said it is the ground-breaking initiative in the networking world.
Raj observed that presently consumers of the 3G network are not getting equal quality services across the networking areas, rather it has been hindered in various ways including high-rise building.
Ericsson is a Swedish multinational provider of communications technology and services including software and infrastructure in information and communications technology for telecom operators, telecommunications and Internet Protocol (IP) networking equipment.
