The unified licence consolidates current licences and provides the groundwork for upcoming technologies
Amsterdam and Dhaka, 18 March 2024: VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON)), a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services, announces that Banglalink, its leading innovative digital service provider in Bangladesh, has received a unified licence from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
The newly issued licence combines existing authorisations to use 2G, 3G, and 4G standards, making Banglalink's licences technology-agnostic across these three generations, and can also be used for the rollout of future technologies. By consolidating the existing licences, it simplifies and streamlines licence renewal to a single process. The unified licence also facilitates the active sharing of infrastructure resources between operators, provides clearer guidelines on data retention, offers more clarity regarding the audit period, and rationalizes various fees and charges.
"The unified licence frees up capacity for Banglalink to deliver superior digital services, enhance connectivity to its customers and streamline the user experience that it provides. ...