EDOTCO Bangladesh launches 5G-ready TOC in Dhaka

04 February 2025

EDOTCO Bangladesh has launched its newly modernised 5G-ready tower operation centre (TOC) in Dhaka.

This state-of-the-art facility serves as a real-time monitoring hub, enabling seamless management of telecom towers nationwide with enhanced operational efficiency, connectivity, and energy optimisation.

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Grameenphone upgrades backend with AI and expanded OSS/BSS

31 January 2025

Ericsson has signed a strategic IT transformation deal with Grameenphone to upgrade its backend with one of the largest catalogue-driven charging and mediation deployments in the world, with added AI.

Under the new six-year agreement, Grameenphone will expand its existing OSS/BSS footprint by introducing Ericsson Order Care including CPQ (configure-price-quote) capabilities and Ericsson Catalog Manager from the Core Commerce portfolio.

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U Mobile bags financing for 5G network

22 January 2025

U Mobile has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CIMB Bank to extend financing support for its upcoming 5G network rollout.

The exact value of the deal is unknown, but the companies have had an ongoing financing partnership for some time. In 2021, CIMB participated in a RM1.2 billion facility to U Mobile, which was upsized to RM1.4 billion in 2023.

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Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison expands 4G with ZTE

17 January 2025

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison is collaborating with ZTE to deploy extensive microwave backbone networks across Indonesia to expand coverage of its 4G network, especially in remote islands and rural areas.

Faced with the challenge of expanding national coverage across an archipegalo of 17,000 islands, Indosat and ZTE have deployed over 550 ultra-capacity backbone microwave links across Indonesia, covering nearly 80% of major cities and remote islands.

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