Asia may boast of being the largest landmass on earth. But it behaves like archipelago in terms of telecoms. Intra-Asian connectivity has been fully depended on submarine cable although the countries share common border. As a result the 60% population of the world has been punished with more than 300% internet bandwidth prices than their European counterparts. Political taboo and over-mystified national security issues have been keeping the Asian countries in isolation. Bangladesh has not been an exception either. Fortunately the state-owned carrier has announced the activation of terrestrial link with India. It will salvage Bangladesh from depending on the sole undersea cable (SEA-ME-WE4). Connectivity increases productivity. It’s better to be late than never. Read more.
Abu Saeed Khan: Champion of Connectivity
Abu Saeed Khan has taken leave of us. We celebrate a life well-lived and mourn the loss of a valued friend and colleague.
Renowned Bangladeshi Telecom expert and LIRNEasia Senior Policy Fellow Abu Saeed Khan passes away
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Abu Saeed Khan, a renowned telecommunications expert, and Senior Policy Fellow at LIRNEasia. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family.
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