Finalising conditions on bandwidth export

Singaporean Blueberry Telecom chairman, MD due today in Dhaka

A Singaporean Telecommunication Company is working to connect Bangladesh with Myanmar and few others East Asian countries through undersea cable for bandwidth sharing, reports BSS.
To this end, Chairman and Managing Director of Blueberry Telecom, Cassidy NG would arrive in Dhaka today to finalise the terms and conditions as well as sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU), said officials.
Talking to the news agency, Monwar Hossain, managing director of state-owned Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL), yesterday said Blueberry has planned to connect Bangladesh with Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Indonesia laying regional undersea cable. 
"Initially, they (Blueberry) would lay 250-kilometer long undersea cable to connect Cox's Bazaar and coastal city of Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State, Myanmar," he said.
Mentioning that Bangladesh wouldn't have to invest a single penny, the BSCCL managing director said Bangladesh has been looking for connectivity with Myanmar since long, but "it was so difficult for us due to hilly areas in the boarder."
"The cable will help us to export bandwidth to Myanmar and others East Asian countries like Indonesia, Cambodia," said Monwar, adding, "We can initially export around 100 gigabits per second (gbps) of bandwidth through the link."
He said the undersea cable from Cox's Bazaar to Sittwe would require a cost of $25 million and nearly six months for installation. Referring to the country's second submarine cable SEA-ME-WE-5 which has a capacity of 1320 gbps bandwidth, Monwar said: "The regional connectivity would be a blessed for us to export the unutilised bandwidth."
Replying to a query, Monwar informed that Blueberry submitted the proposal to the ministry of posts and telecommunications on October last year and the ministry forwarded it to the BSCCL. The BSCCL board approved a draft for a deal with the Blueberry Telecom last week.

Finalising conditions on bandwidth export

Singaporean Blueberry Telecom chairman, MD due today in Dhaka

A Singaporean Telecommunication Company is working to connect Bangladesh with Myanmar and fewothers East Asian countries through undersea cable for bandwidth sharing, reports BSS. To this end, Chairman and Managing Director of Blueberry Telecom, Cassidy NG would arrive in Dhaka today to finalise the terms and conditions as well as sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU), said officials. Talking to the news agency, Monwar Hossain, managing director of state-owned Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL), yesterday said Blueberry has planned to connect Bangladesh with Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Indonesia laying regional undersea cable. Initially, they (Blueberry) would lay 250-kilometer long undersea cable to connect Coxs Bazaar and coastal city of Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State, Myanmar, he said. Mentioning that Bangladesh wouldnt have to invest a single penny, the BSCCL managing director said Bangladesh has been looking for connectivity with Myanmar since long, but it was so difficult for us due to hilly areas in the boarder. The cable will help us to export bandwidth to Myanmar and others East Asian countries like Indonesia, Cambodia, said Monwar, adding, We can initially export around 100 gigabits per second (gbps) of bandwidth through the link. He said the undersea cable from Coxs Bazaar to Sittwe would require a cost of $25 million and nearly six months for installation. Referring to the countrys second submarine cable SEA-ME-WE-5 which has a capacity of 1320 gbps bandwidth, Monwar said: The regional connectivity would be a blessed for us to export the unutilised bandwidth. Replying to a query, Monwar informed that Blueberry submitted the proposal to the ministry of posts and telecommunications on October last year and the ministry forwarded it to the BSCCL. The BSCCL board approved a draft for a deal with the Blueberry Telecom last week.