17/12/2021
বাংলাদেশে এই প্রথম মোবাইল ভার্চুয়াল নেটওয়ার্ক অপারেটর (MVNO) অথবা E-Sim চালু হলো ১৬ ডিসেম্বর'২১ "বন্ধু" নামক ব্র্যান্ডের মাধ্যমে।
E-SIM (Embedded Subscriber Identity Module) ছোট আকৃতির এমন চিপ, যা মাদারবোর্ডে সরাসরি যুক্ত থাকে। যা সাধারণ সিমকার্ডের মতো নেটওয়ার্ক সরবরাহকারী কোম্পানির সঙ্গে যুক্ত হতে পারে।
For the first time in the country's history, MVNO, or Mobile Virtual Network Operator, or E-Sim, will be available to the people of Bangladesh.
👉 The MVNO will be online on December 16, 2021, to commemorate our 50th anniversary of the victory.
👉 "Bondhu" will be the brand name, with the tagline "Bondhu Manei Life." The project's online website is nearing completion; once complete, anybody will be able to visit it.
👉 For the time being, each e-Sim per country will cost 250 Taka BDT or USD 5 for overseas clients, as these e-Sims can be purchased anywhere in the world. The cost of data will vary depending on the bundle.
👉 Bondhu is working on expanding its coverage to include 5G in supported countries. Jio LTE, for example, in India. Softbank 4G in Japan and if everything falls into place, Grameenphone in Bangladesh. The e-Sims will reach more than 100 countries from the day of their launch and implementation.
👉 Poligram inquired if a single e-Sim card could be used in various countries. "Manufacturing wise phone brand installs one or max two e-Sim IDs," said Reyad Rahman, Founder, and CEO of Bondhu.
👉 “After that, you can use your phone to install up to 20 e-Sim profiles. However, unless your phone supports two e-Sim profiles, you can only use one at a time ( iPhone 13 and laters are dual e-Sim supported ). So, let's suppose you have one Jio e-Sim profile and one GP e-Sim profile installed — you may swap at any moment in any nation.” he explained.
👉 "By gaining a Telco License/Telecom Operator in the coming years, we hope to offer WIFI, Broadband Internet, and a full-service Telecom operator." If everything goes well, we might bring back the 'Warid' brand," he surmised.
