Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has published its draft guidelines for issuing Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) licenses. The national licenses are being proposed – two in the 2.3Ghz band and one in the 2.5Ghz band.
The incumbent operators are banned from bidding – and the bidders are limited to having 60% foreign shareholding.
The Licensees will be authorized to develop and operate a telecommunications network to provide nationwide BWA services based on IEEE 802.16e (WiMAX) standards. The system can be point-to-multipoint or mesh radio systems consisting of BWA distribution hub stations and their associated subscriber stations (or BWA access devices). The last mile solution may be done in conjunction with WiFi.
The operators and end-users are allowed to use their equipment in fixed locations, in a nomadic manner or with a fully mobile capability, at their choice.
Interestingly, the draft proposals will mandate that all the licensed operators will have to share the same tower and the existing infrastructures.
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