TeleTalk

Teletalk Bangladesh Limited DBA Teletalk (Bengali: টেলিটক) is the only state-owned GSM, 3G, LTE, 5G based mobile phone operator in Bangladesh that started operating in 2004.[1] As in August 2021, Teletalk has a subscriber base of 6.27 million.[2] It also provides a wide range of Digital Services. It works with governments vision of Digital Bangladesh.

Teletalk Bangladesh Ltd - Amader Phone
Native name
টেলিটক
TypePLC
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded26 December 2004 (26 December 2004)
HeadquartersRajuk Commercial Complex, Holding # 3/A, 5/A,7/A, Road # 17, Gulshan-1, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Area served
Nationwide
Key people
A.K.M. Habibur Rahman (CEO/MD)
ProductsMobile Telephony, EDGE, GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA, HSPA+, LTE+, 5G
RevenueIncreaseUS$200 million (2021)
OwnerBangladesh Government
Websitewww.teletalk.com.bd(Commercial Website) www.teletalk.gov.bd(Official Website)

History

Bangladesh Telephone & Telegraph Board - BTTB launched their subsidiary project of mobile network service named BTTB bMobile. Then it was rebranded to Teletalk & Teletalk Bangladesh Ltd was formed as the only public mobile operator in Bangladesh. Currently it's the fourth largest mobile operator in Bangladesh.

Teletalk Bangladesh Limited (the "Company") was incorporated on 26 December 2004 as a public limited company under the Companies Act, 1994 with an authorized capital of Tk.20,000,000,000 being the only government sponsored mobile telephone company in the country. On the same day the Company obtained Certificate of Commencement of Business. Teletalk Bangladesh Limited launched its commercial operation on 26 December 2004 .

Teletalk SIM Card

It invested about 2 billion taka for spreading GSM network countrywide. In 2012 it inaugurated HSPA network. Then on 16 December 2018 LTE network was inaugurated . Teletalk has forged ahead and strengthened its path over the years and achieved some feats truly to be proud of, as the only Bangladeshi mobile operator and the only operator with 100% native technical and engineering human resource base, Teletalk thrives to become the true people's phone – "Amader Phone".

According to Posts and Telecommunication Minister Mustafa Jabbar, Teletalk plans to introduce the first 5G service in Bangladesh in December 2021.[3]


Network

As of Annual Report of Teletalk (2022-23), Teletalk total tower has already covered 78% of population. and also it will add more BTS within 2023 to expand Mobile network coverage. Teletalk's speciality is it has coverage in different hard to reach area of the country like sundarban, katka sea beach, dublar char, char nizam, different islands, haor area, hilltrackts area etc.

National Roaming Coverage

Under national roaming, Teletalk users can use Banglalink network instead if their network is weak or have connection issues. This feature is now in trial mode.

International Roaming Coverage

Teletalk has international roaming facilities

Mobile services

Teletalk Offer's various kind of mobile services

Voice services: Teletalk Offers voice calling service ar cheaper rate in Bangladesh.

Messaging services : Teletalk Provides SMS MMS & bulk sms services.

Internet services  : Teletalk provides Mobile internet service

Digital Services

MyTeletalk App provides solution for teletalk services & offers

Teletalk AllJobs is a one stop solution for government and private job in Bangladesh.

Teletalk Mobile TV is the first mobile operator launched mobile tv And Broadcast icc cricket world cup 2023 http://wap.teletalk.com.bd/



Teletalk Offers Result Publication System for PSC, JSC, SSC, HSC, Hons(Degree) result.

Teletalk TBPS *727# provides Rural Electricity Bill payment easily.

Numbering scheme
Typical Teletalk SIM Card

Teletalk uses the following numbering scheme for its subscribers:

+880 15 N1N2N3N4N5N6N7N8

Where, +880 is the ISD code for Bangladesh and is needed only in case of dialing from outside Bangladesh.

15 is the access code for Teletalk as allocated by the Government of Bangladesh. Omitting +880 will require using 0 in place of it instead to represent local call, hence 015 is the general access code.

N1N2N3N4N5N6N7N8 is the subscriber number.

References
  1. Bloomberg. Company Overview of Teletalk Bangladesh Ltd Page accessed July 11, 2014
  2. "BTRC Report". The Daily Star. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. "5G to be rolled out through Teletalk by December: Jabbar". UNB. 25 September 2021.
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