Internet in Bangladesh

[Nasif]

Sayeed bhai... I feel like I have taken a course in Wireless Signals 101
And its great!

[mac]

Originally Posted by zsayeed
Beacuse HSPA investment is peanuts compared to LTE*. A card swap on the Node-Bs. HSPA will suffice BD demand for a looooooong time. Plus the same modem will be able to fall back to EDGE where there is no 3G. With the same chipset. 100 networks is nothing. The big ones are all not going there yet...look at EU. Due to the economies of scale with 90% of the world in 3G, you can get equipment cheaper for at least the next 10 years. Even VzW does not have LTE nationwide. And Vzw deployed this year, and is one of the leading providers in the world. Plus they migrated from CDMA. If City is looking for expansion, LTE is right for them.

With a 20 GiG international backbone, you don't need to empower 1 Lakh Subs with 100 MBPS download speeds.

*given that Release 6 is deployed.

I don't think any operator will provide 100 mbps download speed yet. They will offer packages of highest 4 mbps. LTE, I think can be seen as a broadband solution in major cities like Dhk, CTG. Most of the BTS are already 3G capable, as you've said. But what I think should be logical is a spectral refarming of the 10 MHz band. 5 for HSPA and 5 for LTE. There are more than 2500 BTS in Dhaka city alone. And launching LTE covering the whole Dhaka should not require more than 1000 BTS upgrade to eNodeBs due to higher spectral efficiency, given only 3-4 Mbps speeds are offered per user.

UEs are a major concern. But most users in BD dont own a 3G UE. So ultimately asthey will have to buy a new UE then why not LTE? (handsets are bit costly alright, but dongles then). LTE can easily grab the badly planned Wi-Max business.

[mac]

A new operator will be given license in the auction. So, what should they do? Deploy LTE directly? Or take the traditional roadmap?

[Zunaid]

Originally Posted by Nasif
Sayeed bhai... I feel like I have taken a course in Wireless Signals 101
And its great!

Ditto.

My last solid networking course was a grad level networking course using Tanenbaum's book that was pre-cell phone revolution. We ere still reading about CDMA then. I've since tried to kept up with the latest but started getting lost after 3G. Sayeed's summary was great. Danke!

[zsayeed]

Thanks guys.

Not sure where to post this question, but perhaps here:

Any one know what Cable Set Top Box will work in Dhaka? I mean I just want to get an analog Cable box that will convert to A/V RCA connector out. Namely what will work with Dhaka Cable company Serving Dhanmondi?

Thanks, and pardon me if this is the wrong thread.

[Isnaad]

Originally Posted by Ajfar
Can anyone tell me what's the number to dial to check your GP phone balance and GP internet balance? I can't find it on the Grameen Phone site.

For phone balance: *566#
For internet balance: *566*10#

[ammark]

Originally Posted by zsayeed
Any one know what Cable Set Top Box will work in Dhaka? I mean I just want to get an analog Cable box that will convert to A/V RCA connector out. Namely what will work with Dhaka Cable company Serving Dhanmondi?

Thanks, and pardon me if this is the wrong thread.

Try Stadium Market, paltan for set top boxes. I think the chinese boxes there have AV out as well as Coaxial/RF out. Our new cable operator in Banani saves us the hassle by giving last mile on coaxial. Picture quality and sound is very consistent and does not fade at different frequencies on the spectrum (but its still an analog signal), unlike most other cable operators who despite having repeaters cannot ensure consistent amplification and throughput.

[ammark]

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লিখেছেন: তোফায়েল খান
তারিখ: জুন ২৭, ২০১২ সময়: ১১:৫১ অপরাহ্ন পড়া হয়েছে: ১৬,৬৪২ বার

ভবিষ্যতে দেশের ব্যান্ডউইথ চাহিদা সামনে রেখে বিএসসিসিএল সরকারের অনুমতিক্রমে কনসোর্টিয়ামের আপগ্রেড-৩ প্রক্রিয়ায় অংশগ্রহণের মাধ্যমে অতিরিক্ত 4 Million MIU*Km ক্যাপাসিটি আনয়নের ব্যবস্থা করেছে। গত ৩রা এপ্রিল ২০১১ তারিখে গণ-প্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকারের মাননীয় প্রধানমন্ত্রী উক্ত Upgradation প্রকল্পের শুভ উদ্বোধন করেন। ইতিমধ্যে বিএসসিসিএল আপগ্রেড-৩ তে অংশগ্রহণ করার জন্য ৫০ কোটি টাকা নিজস্ব তহবিল হতে SEA-ME-WE-4 কনসোর্টিয়াম কে প্রদান করেছে। এর ফলে ব্যান্ডউইথ পরিমান ২০১২ সালের মে মাস নাগাদ ৪৪.৬০ Gbps হতে বৃদ্ধি পেয়ে ১৬০ Gbps এ পৌঁছাবে। কিন্তু এটি আসলে হয়ে গেছে ২০১১ এর অক্টোবর মাসে, এখানে দেখুন মন্ত্রী বলেছেন -

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অথচ সরকারের তাবেদার এক পত্রিকার দাবী এ ব্যান্ডউইথ এখনও যুক্ত হয়নি তবে যুক্ত হবে আগামী জুলাই মাসের শেষের দিকে।এই দেখুন এখানে:
তবে ভয়ংকর কথা হচ্ছে এই কাজটা ২০১০ সালেই হয়ে যাওয়ার কথা ছিল যা বিটিসিএল এর ওয়েবসাইট সেসময় এক প্রেস-রিলিজে ( http://www.bsccl.com.bd/index.html ) বলেছিল। তখন ঐটা স্থগিত করা হয়েছিল। কেন? যেহেতু যা ছিল তারই চারগুন ব্যান্ডউইথ অব্যবহৃত ছিলো। এত ব্যান্ডউইথ দিয়ে কি হবে, রপ্তানীর উদ্দ্যোগও প্রকাশ্য নেয়া যাচ্ছে না, এইসব অজুহাতে। আর এদিকে এই একই সাবমেরিন ক্যাবলে অন্যান্য দেশগুলো আজ ১.২৮ Tbps এ উন্নিত হয়ে গেছে।

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[tiger_bright]

Is even 8mbps available in Dhaka now?

[ammark]

Originally Posted by tiger_bright
Is even 8mbps available in Dhaka now?

Not unless you have tonnes of money. 2Mbps unlimited from Banglalion is Tk.5250+VAT per month! I know they also give 5Mbps but I dont know at what rate.

[F6_Turbo]

Originally Posted by ammark
Not unless you have tonnes of money. 2Mbps unlimited from Banglalion is Tk.5250+VAT per month! I know they also give 5Mbps but I dont know at what rate.

I use this. It's great.

I also have a broadband line, which I use for other purposes. Mainly...the guys have a FTP, and I can request anything I want. They upload within 24 hours, and download speeds from the FTP are around 3.6-4 Mbps(never below this)

best of both worlds

[tiger_bright]

We really are last in our region in internet development. This core tech needs investment.

[tiger_bright]

I was curious as to what is available in India, Pakistan and Lanka. I came across 50mb speed broadband in Pakistan, India.

[Sovik]

Using qubee in our office. 1mb, sky (35gb). Went over that and speed dropped down. Waiting for btcl's broadband now.

[Nocturnal]

Originally Posted by Nocturnal

New location - better speed

[One World]

^Good for you.

Here I am .

[MohammedC]

Mine is very slow

[cricheart]

Originally Posted by MohammedC


Mine is very slow

[Maysun]

Not phanny, MoC bhai!

[Dhurr]

Teletalk 3G ftw.



Just as good as advertised.

[Dhurr]

Teletalk: 1,380 Taka/month flat for 1 MBPS line (8 GB limit). You have to buy a prepaid sim for 900 taka. You can buy it from pretty much most stores. This is probably the best deal for you if you are visiting Dhaka for a month.

[Zunaid]

Originally Posted by MohammedC


Mine is very slow

Yes it is.

[NoName]

Originally Posted by MohammedC


Mine is very slow

Lets go Canadian internet..woot woot!!

[Blah]

I use banglalion 2mbps and I am quite content with the speed. No problem so far in one year or so. Other than teletalk (which I don't think provides anything interesting in terms of price/speed with stupid quota) I have used every single one of them. Zoom is probably the only service that has reliable coverage and speed, everything else has been a hit or miss for me.

[Rabz]

I'm using BTCL ADSL 1 Mbps connection. Its pretty good. Usually hovers around 0.9 Mbps on average, but sometimes it shoots up to a great speed though not for long.

This is what I recorded few weeks back, which has to be highest for me in Bangladesh.




Re: Just tested now, this is what I'm getting: