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  Jabbar asks telcos to get ready for 5G in 2021

  Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka | Updated at 12:00am on March 13, 2019

  Posts, telecommunications and information technology minister Mustafa Jabbar on Tuesday asked all the mobile network operators (MNOs) to get ready to introduce 5G mobile services...

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  GPEU gets registered after 7yrs of legal battle

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on March 11, 2019

  Grameenphone Employees Union (GPEU) has received registration certificate from the labour department after seven years of legal battle....

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  Wall Street critic Warren vows to break up Amazon, Facebook, Google

  Reuters . New York | Updated at 12:00am on March 10, 2019

  Senator Elizabeth Warren vowed on Friday to break up Amazon, Google and Facebook if elected US president to promote competition in the technology sector....

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  Singtel injects $525m in Bharti Airtel

  Reuters . Singapore/Bangalore | Updated at 12:00am on March 08, 2019

  Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (Singtel) said it will buy roughly $525 million worth Bharti Airtel stock as part of the Indian telecoms operator’s plan to raise...

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  Huawei fights back against US black out with Texas lawsuit

  Reuters . Hong Kong/Washington | Updated at 12:00am on March 08, 2019

  Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies sued the US government on Thursday saying a law limiting its US business was unconstitutional, ratcheting up its fight...

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  Women hold only 16pc ICT jobs: study

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on March 07, 2019

  Only 16 per cent of the information and communication technology jobs in Bangladesh are held by women while men are holding the rest 84 per...

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  Huawei calls for common cybersecurity standards amidst concerns

  Reuters . Brussels | Updated at 12:00am on March 06, 2019

  Huawei, in the spotlight over the security risks of its telecom equipment gear, urged governments, the telecoms industry and regulators on Tuesday to work together...

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  Google rejects Australian regulator’s call for scrutiny, denies market power

  Reuters | Updated at 12:00am on March 05, 2019

  Alphabet Inc’s Google has rejected calls by Australia’s competition regulator for tougher scrutiny of its operations, denying that it enjoys market power in online searches...

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  BTRC rejects Beximco plea for Tk 25cr waiver

  HM Murtuza | Updated at 12:00am on March 03, 2019

  Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has turned down a request of Beximco Communications, which operates direct-to-home service RealVU, for waiving Tk 25.1 crore in spectrum fees...

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  All IPTSPs now can launch app-based call service

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on March 02, 2019

  Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has taken a policy decision to allow any nationwide internet protocol telephony service provider (IPTSP) to launch mobile phone application-based calling...