LTE in Bangladesh

1. Installation of Wireless
Broadband Network for Digital
Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited
WBN

2. Project Scope
Wireless Broadband Network Proj.: BTCL.
● Core equipments at 2 places at Dhaka.
● eNodeB Network (BTS) at major district towns + 7
divisional cities + 400 Upazilla :670 No.
● Transmission Equipment to connect all BTS.
● Environmental equipment for Core Network and
eNodeB
● Optical fiber including laying- 300 km
● CPE about 10,000 set

3. Estimated Cost
P.A. (EDCF Loan) : 61215.00
GoB : 34469.24
Total: 95684.24
Wireless Broadband Network Proj.: BTCL.
(in Lakh Taka)

4. Estimation Pie
Wireless Broadband Network Proj.: BTCL.
Telecom
Equipt. ,
Consultancy,
Training
Salary,
Transport,
Rent ,
Renovation.
License fee

5. Objectives
• To extend the tele-access including dispersion of
broadband and internet access
• To make tele-access affordable for all
• Extension of high quality tele-density
• Extending the infrastructure for ICT related services
Wireless Broadband Network Proj.: BTCL.

6. Technology
• Wireless Broadband.
• Backhaul OFC, Last mile wireless.
• LTE Advance / 4G.
• Transmission : IP.
Wireless Broadband Network Proj.: BTCL.
Last Mile: Wireless Backhaul: Optical
Fiber Cable
Core
Last Mile: Wireless

7. LTE Advance
• Wi-max -> LTE -> LTE Advance.
• LTE-Advanced was done as part of 3GPP Release
10, which was frozen in April 2011.
• Carrier Aggregation.
• QAM
• Femtocell.
• 300 mbps Speed.
Wireless Broadband Network Proj.: BTCL.

8. LTE Advance
• Wi-max -> LTE -> LTE Advance.
• LTE-Advanced was done as part of 3GPP Release
10, which was frozen in April 2011.
• Carrier Aggregation.
• QAM
• Femtocell.
• 300 mbps Speed.
Wireless Broadband Network Proj.: BTCL.

9. Connectivity
Core
Gateway
eNodeB
OFC link

10. Evolved Packet Core

11. Project Time Line
• Consultancy Contract : 16th Mar 2015
• PD posting : May 2015.
• Consultant Started : 7 June 2015
• Survey Completion : 1st October
• Tender Float :
• Contract : 1 May 2016
• Completion of Project : June 2017 (DPP)
Wireless Broadband Network Proj.: BTCL.

12. Field Survey
30 Aug 2015 5 Sept 2015 12 Sept 2015 21 Sept 2015
Dhaka 63 79 108 179
Chittagong 53 87 124 157
Khulna 65 79 108 112
Rajshahi 62 74 74 74
Total 243 319 414 522
Wireless Broadband Network Proj.: BTCL.
Total number of Sites surveyed.

13. Thank you