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October 23, 2009
Augere Wireless Broadband
Bangladesh Ltd yesterday
launched the much-waited
wireless broadband service
through WiMax in some
designated areas in Dhaka.
Augere, one of the two WiMax
licensees, is the first
company in Bangladesh to
launch such service under the
brand name 'Qubee'.
Augere is initially offering
two packages. Customer will
have to pay Tk 3,400 a month
for the Qubee 512 kbps
package. The monthly charge
for the Qubee 1 Mb has been
fixed at Tk 6,200, while the
modem price for both the
packages is Tk 7,000.
Initially, the Qubee service
is available for businesses
and residential customers in
Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara,
Mirpur and Uttara. Qubee will
be available across Bangladesh
soon.
WiMax is a technology that
provides wireless transmission
of data using a variety of
transmission modes from point
to multipoint links to
portable and fully mobile
internet access. The
technology supports peak
download rates of up to 46
Mbps and peak uplink rates of
up to 14 Mbps.
Jerry Mobbs, chief executive
officer of Augere Bangladesh,
Russell T Ahmed, chief
marketing officer, were
present at the launching ceremony.
"We can offer low priced
packages, but our goal is to
ensure quality first," said
Ahmed. "We believe our
services will satisfy our
customers."
Augere also unveiled a Qubee
Flagship Store at Gulshan to
provide 24 hour customer services.
Three bidders BanglaLion
Communication, BRAC BD Mail
Network Ltd and Augere
Wireless Broadband Bangladesh
Ltd won the WiMax licences
through an auction organised
by the Bangladesh
Telecommunication Regulatory
Commission (BTRC) in September
last year. However, BRAC later
refused to take the licence.
UK based Augere Holdings owns
60 percent of Augere Wireless
Broadband Bangladesh Ltd along
with two local companies.
Teleport Bangladesh owns 30
percent and Aamra Resources
Ltd owns the remaining 10 percent.
Source: The Daily Star
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