1. Department of BBA
A study on 10 years annual report of Grameenphone
Subject code : SAT 101.
Course title : Business Statistics.
Submitted to : MOHAMMED NAFEEZ AL AMIN.
Submitted date: 23.08.2016
2. Table of contents
SI. No Title page
1 Group Members
2 Report of introduction
3 Company overview
4 Analysis
5 Histogram
6 Polygon
7 Findings
8 Reference
3. Group Members
ID NAME
161-11-265 ARJU AHAMED
161-11-269 JASIM UDDIN
161-11-283 MD. AKTARUZAMAN PRINCE
161-11-292 AKHI NAWRIN
161-11-298 NAHEDA AKTER
161-11-299 JUBAYER ALAM
4. Report of introduction
November 11, 1996
Awarded operating license in Bangladesh by the
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.
March 26, 1997
Launched its service on the Independence Day
of Bangladesh.
November 11, 2009
Successfully listed on the Stock Exchanges in
Bangladesh.
GP Vision
We exist to help our customers get the full benefit of communication services in this daily lives.
We are here to help. GP Mission
We exist to help our customers get the full benefit of being connected. Our success is measured
by how passionately they promote us.
Grameenphone Ltd. is the largest mobile telecommunications operator in Bangladesh.
Network
GSM and 3G
By connecting 56.7 million subscribers and More than 43 thousand shareholders as of
December 2015, giving people access to the Internet and digital services,
Grameenphone Is enabling people to drive business, improve Their lives and contribute
to building a better
Future for society.
Founded
Iqbal Quadir &
Dr.Muhammad Yunus
5. Mr. Moshed Reza Chowdhury Is the New Owner of Grameenphone The idea of providing
universal mobile phone access throughout Bangladesh, including its rural areas, motivated Iqbal
quadric to take action. He was inspired by the Graeme Bank microcredit model and envisioned
a business model where a cell phone can serve as a source of income. After leaving his job as an
investment banker in the United States, Quadir met and successfully raised money from New
York-based investor and philanthropist Joshua Mailman. He then returned to Bangladesh and
worked for three years to gain support from organizations such as Grameen Bank and the
Norwegian telephone company, Telenor.[10] The result was a consortium with Telenor and
Grameen Bank to establish the telecommunications company Grameenphone.
Headquarters
Baridhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Number of employees
4260
Products offered
Mobile telephony
Grameenphone was the first operator to introduce the pre-paid mobile phone service in
Bangladesh in September 1999. It offers the pre-paid subscription under the name Easy Prepaid
which is currently called "Nishchinto, Amontron, Shohoj, Bondhu, Aapon, Smile, Spondon,
Business Solution prepaid". Besides Nishchinto, Amontrito, Shohoj, Bondhu, Aapon, Smileys,
Spondon, Business Solution, Grameenphone also offers a youth based mobile to mobile
connectivity within Bangladesh named djuice.[12]
Grameenphone offers postpaid mobile service. Xplore Postpaid & Xplore Legend is the name
of its post paid service.[13] Grameenphone provides several other packages which can be selected
based on the type of tariff or features like pulse, sms, internet. Detailed information about
packages provided by Grameenphone can be found dialling 121 from your Grameenphone
number and can also be found using the official Grameenphone android app available for free
download on Google Play Store.
Other services
Internet: Grameenphone provides Internet service in its coverage area. As it has
EDGE/GPRS/3G enabled network, any subscriber can access to internet through this
network. Grameenphone was the first mobile operator in Bangladesh to offer EDGE and
3G services to its subscribers.[11]
BillPay is a service to enable users to pay their utility bills Electricity/Gas through
mobile.[14]
6. Ekhanei.com is a service (formerly known as CellBaazar) to enable users sell or buy
products through mobile or internet.And it is free to use for all Grameenphone
customers.[15]
Various other services like stock information, Instant Messaging, SMS Based
Alerts/Services, Voice-based Services, Downloads, music, Cricket Updates, Web SMS,
Mobile Backup etc.
Company overview
Grameenphone Ltd. is the largest mobile telecommunications operator in Bangladesh in terms
of revenue, coverage and subscriber base. The company was incorporated on 10 October 1996
as a private limited company. Grameenphone converted to a public limited company on 25
June 2007. The company became stock listed and started its trading at Dhaka and Chittagong
Stock Exchanges from 16 November 2009. The shareholding structure comprises of mainly two
sponsor Shareholders namely Telenor Mobile Communications AS (55.80%) and Grameen
Telecom (34.20%). The rest 10.00% shareholding includes General public & other
Institutions.
Grameenphone Ltd. is a leading provider of telecommunications services of Bangladesh. The
company operates a digital mobile telecommunications network based on the GSM standard in
the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz frequency bands, under license granted by the
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). The table below gives an
overview of the mobile spectrum licenses held by Grameenphone.
Network
According to Grameenphone, it has invested more than BDT 259 billion (USD 3.27 billion) to
build the network infrastructure since 1997. It invested over BDT 15 billion in 2014 alone.
7. Grameenphone has built the largest cellular network in the country with over 8,000 base stations.
As of presently, over 99 percent of the country's population is within the coverage area of the
Grameenphone network.
The entire Grameenphone network is also GPRS/EDGE/3G enabled, allowing access to dial-up
quality speed Internet and data services from anywhere within the coverage area. There are over
10 million GPRS/EDGE/3G users in the Grameenphone network. GP has 3G network at most of
the urban and sub-urban area.Illegal VoIPoperations
In October, 2007 the government of Bangladesh fined Grameenphone US$ 24.5 million for
illegally depriving the government of revenue by ignoring laws requiring private operators to use
the state-owned BTTB land phone network for international calls by its subscribers, when they
used Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) to receive such calls
Analysis
Year Gross profit [Million BDT] Net profit [Million BDT]
2006 17020 7484
2007 13535 3060
2008 11579 2984
2009 18596 14968
2010 20913 10705
2011 33006 18891
2012 30193 17505
2013 32852 14702
2014 34855 19803
2015 34922 19707
10. Findings
GP is the latest shares telecommunications in Bangladesh. More than 5 cores people use GP. GP
super speed 3.9G. GP next target start 4G in Bangladesh.Grameenphone hasbuiltthe largest
cellularnetwork inthe countrywithover8,000 base stations.Over99 percentof the country's
populationiswithinthe coverageareaof the Grameenphone network. The entireGrameenphone
networkisalso GPRS/EDGE/3G enabled,allowingaccesstodial-upqualityspeed Internetanddata
servicesfromanywhere withinthe coveragearea.There are over10 millionGPRS/EDGE/3Gusersinthe
Grameenphone network.GPhas3G networkatmost of the urbanand sub-urbanarea.
Online school:Currently10 online schoolsare operatingaroundthe country,where childrenare being
educatedthroughvideoconference bythe teachersstationedinDhaka. Safe Motherhood&InfantCare
Project- More than 1.7 millionfreeprimaryhealthcare servicestounderprivilegedpregnantmothers&
theirinfants. More than500 CommunityInformationCenters- connectinglife andlearning.
Awards
1. In 2002, Grameenphone was adjudged the Joint Venture Enterprise of the Year at the
Bangladesh Business Awards.[25]
2. In the next year, 2007, Grameenphone was again presented with the same award for its
`HealthLine Service' at the 3GSM World Congress held in Barcelona, Spain, in February.
3. Illegal VoIP operations
4. In October, 2007 the government of Bangladesh fined Grameenphone US$ 24.5 million
for illegally depriving the government of revenue by ignoring laws requiring private
operators to use the state-owned BTTB land phone network for international calls by its
subscribers, when they used Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) to receive such calls.