Banglalion Communications Ltd was a privately held
Bangladeshi
4G wireless broadband operator. It used
WiMAX technology. It had a nationwide licence from the
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to provide broadband wireless access services for data, voice and video. Banglalion covered 7 divisional headquarters and 30 major districts of Bangladesh. As of 2022, it does not provide any products.
History
Banglalion, chaired by Major (Retd.)
Abdul Mannan ʻAbd al-Mannān (ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد المنّان) is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' meaning 'servant' and ''al-Mannān, "''Benefactor, the Giver of All Good/Ben ...
, won a WiMAX licence in an auction held by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) in September 2008. It was the highest bidder, at Tk 2.15 billion ($31.4M as of September 2008), and chose spectrum in the 2585-2620 MHz bandwidth. In November 2009, it became the second operator, after Augere, to launch a WiMAX network in Bangladesh.
As of 2022, it does not provide any products.
Services
Banglalion used to offer both
postpaid
The postpaid mobile phone is a mobile phone for which service is provided by a prior arrangement with a mobile network operator. The user in this situation is billed after the fact according to their use of mobile services at the end of each mont ...
and
prepaid packages for its users. These packages came in different
bandwidth and speed limits. Banglalion's competitors were Qubee and Ollo.
Coverage
Banglalion used to cover 7 divisional cities
Dhaka,
Gazipur,
Chittagong
Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...
,
Sylhet
Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট) is a metropolitan city in northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of the Sylhet Division. Located on the north bank of the Surma River at the eastern tip of Bengal, Sylhet has a subtropical climate an ...
,
Rajshahi,
Khulna
Khulna ( bn, খুলনা, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of Khulna District and Khulna Division. Khulna's economy is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 b ...
,
Rangpur and
Barisal. Network had rolled out in other major cities such as
Munshiganj
Munshiganj ( bn, মুন্সীগঞ্জ), also historically known as Bikrampur, is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division and borders Dhaka District.
Geography
Total land area is 235974 acres (954 km2), ...
,
Naraynganj,
Rajbari,
Mymensingh,
Comilla,
Noakhali, Laxmipur,
Satkhira
Satkhira( bn, সাতক্ষীরা) is a city and district headquarter of Satkhira District in Khulna Division, south-west Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. I ...
,
Bogra, and
Cox's Bazar
Cox's Bazar (; bn, কক্সবাজার, Kôksbajar; ) is a city, fishing port, tourism centre, and district headquarters in Southeastern Bangladesh. It is located south of the city of Chittagong. Cox's Bazar is also known by the na ...
.
Banglalion officially shut down
In 2021, Banglalion's license was revoked and was officially shut down. In December 2020, BTRC owed Banglalion about BDT 205.94 crore. They cannot afford to repay this loan. As a result, despite the license being valid until 2023, Banglalion's license was revoked.
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Internet service providers of Bangladesh