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Bangladesh’s Grameenphone revenue up 1 pct in Q1

DHAKA, May 5 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s largest cell phone operator Grameenphone has reported revenue of BDT 25.2 billion for the first quarter of 2015, up marginally by 1% from the same period last year. In comparison with last quarter of 2014, GP experienced de-growth of 2.9%. Service revenue grew by 0.8% (YoY) along with 5.2% […]

Robi brings Double Bonus internet pack

DHAKA, May 5 (NsNewsWire) — Robi has launched a double bonus campaign recently. This exciting campaign enables Robi Prepaid customers to get 100 per cent bonus on 1GB and 2GB easy load recharge-based internet pack activation. Robi Prepaid customers can recharge 316 taka to get 1GB bonus internet pack along with 1GB regular internet valid […]

LinkedIn joins Twitter in post-earnings tumble

NEW YORK — Dumping social media stocks that show any sign of weakness is trending on Wall Street. Shares of LinkedIn Corp. plunged 21 percent in after-hours trading Thursday after the professional networking service gave a disappointing outlook for the second quarter, weighed in large part by its pending purchase of online learning company Lynda.com, reports AP […]

Grameenphone to launch affordable SMS service for roamers

DHAKA, April 30 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone Ltd. is going to launch an economicSMS service for its outbound roaming customers from April 30, 2015. This new service will allow the roaming customers of Grameenphone to sendSMS to any Bangladeshi mobile number from abroad at only BDT 2 (VATapplicable).Outbound Roamers of Grameenphone will be able to send […]

Bangladesh’s mobile phone users reach 123.69 mln in March

DHAKA, March 29 (Xinhua) — The total number of Bangladesh’s mobile phone subscribers reached over 123 million at the end of March with addition of 3.34 million new users in the first three months of the year, statistics of the country’s telecom regulator showed Wednesday. According to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) data, the number […]

Zuri Digital Lifestyle Brand Puts the Customer at the Center

DHAKA, April 28 (NsNewsWire) — Zuri, the fast-growing digital lifestyle brand, adds to its range of smartphones, tablets and accessories that offer smarter, simpler and stronger ways for customers to realize the full potential of the connected world. According to a press release received here Tuesday, the company’s devices are created expressly for the needs […]

Telenor’s Thor 7 satellite launches successfully

Launch success for THOR 7 Oslo, April 27 (NsNewsWire) — Telenor Satellite Broadcasting has announced the successful launch of its new satellite, THOR 7 was successfully launched into space on Sunday April 26, 2015 at 20:00 UTC, from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana. On board an Ariane 5 launcher (Arianespace flight VA222), […]

Mahindra Comviva eyes Bangladesh market for launching easy digital wallet solution

By NK Sanchaya DHAKA, April 27 (NsNewsWire) — Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobility solutions, eyes fastest growing Bangladesh market to launch an integrated digital wallet solution which enables remote and proximity payments by leveraging the technologies for even street vendors and their customers. The payment solution, powered by its award-winning mobiquity® platform, […]

Microsoft Lumia 840 release date pegged for May or first half of June

DHAKA, April 27 (NsNewsWire) –Microsoft has reported a bit of a decline in their revenues this week in their revenue report, but that does not seem to be impacting the company’s plans for the future that much, and we feel optimistic about what they’re going to be introducing this year. Of course Windows 10 and […]