Robi hits 5cr subscriber milestone
Robi Axiata has already reached the milestone of five crore subscribers in a testament to the telecom operator's growing influence in the local market.
"Achieving the five-crore milestone can be an outcome of our regular drive for digital innovation," said Shahed Alam, chief corporate and regulatory officer of the carrier.
The development coincided with Robi Axiata's initial public offering move to raise Tk 523.7 crore from the currency markets in the country's biggest IPO, overtaking Grameenphone's flotation of Tk 486 crore in 2009 2009.
"We look forward to turning the hopes and aspirations of our customers into reality through the use of advanced digital technologies," Alam told The Daily Star yesterday.
Robi is behind market leader Grameenphone, which had 7.6 crore active subscribers as of July, data from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) showed.
Banglalink and state-run Teletalk have 3.44 crore and 46.81 lakh active customers respectively.
Robi started its journey in 1997 beneath the brand of Aktel. In 2009 2009, the business's name was changed to Axiata (Bangladesh) and this year 2010, the business assumed its present name, Robi Axiata.
It merged with Airtel Bangladesh in 2016 to be the country's second-largest telecom operator.
Robi disclosed the milestone at a press conference via a digital platform yesterday.
"We all take pride in Robi's achievement," said Mustafa Jabbar, post and telecommunication minister.
"I congratulate the business's management, employees and business partners across the country on this tremendous accomplishment. I believe Robi is now standing on a strong foundation to contribute towards the national digital transformation journey."
Md Jahurul Haque, chairman of the BTRC, said: "This achievement would raise the people's expectation from Robi."
Robi Managing Director Mahtab Uddin Ahmed said the united states is moving towards a new economy, the digital economy, where persons will realise their aspirations through digital means.
"And we are determined to be their partner upon this journey by helping them reimagine life with the touch of technology."
On the occasion, Robi and Airtel customers will receive 5 crore megabytes of data as a daily bonus if they purchase any data packs.
Customers may also enjoy 200 MB free data once by installing or logging in to the country's most significant online school -- Robi-10 Minute School app. The offers will be valid for per month.
Robi was the first operator to have launched 3.5G service in Bangladesh. In February 2018, it rolled out 4.5G service in every 64 districts and by the finish of 2018, it had setup the greatest 4.5G network in the united states, the business said in a statement.
Additionally it is the first local telecom operator to have introduced voice over long term evolution (VoLTE) technology to supply its 4G users with improved audio, better data consumption and improved service.
In Bangladesh, Robi was the first operator to check 5G service on its network.
Axiata holds a 68.69 % stake in the business and Delhi-based Bharti Airtel owns the rest of the 31.31 % share.
