Robi, Teletalk, Summit join hands for infrastructure sharing

Robi Axiata Ltd, Teletlak Bangladesh limited and Summit Towers Limited have entered into a tripartite agreement for sharing existing network infrastructure.

Robi and Teletalk will be able to share their infrastructure in collaboration with Summit Tower as per infrastructure or tower sharing guideline under the agreement, said a statement.

The agreement has been signed among the companies recently in the conference room of Posts and Telecommunications division at the Bangladesh Secretariat in presence of BTRC Chairman (Senior secretary) Shyam Sunder Sikder and Post and Telecommunication Division Secretary Md Khalilur Rahman.

Teletalk Managing Director AKM Habibur Rahman, Summit Tower MD and CEO Md Arif Al Islam, and Robi ACEO and CFO M Riyaaz Rasheed signed the agreement on behalf of their companies.

Robi’s VAS and New Business EVP Ahmed Armaan Siddiqui, Public Affairs and Sustainability Vice President Sharif Shah Jamal Raz, Teletalk’s Operation GM Md Anwar Hossain, Planning GM AM Akhtarul Islam, Regulatory Additional GM Mamunur Rashid, Regulatory DGM Luthfullahil Mozid, Summit Tower’s Director Fadiah Khan, Head of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Enayet Kabir, Head of Engineering and Project Implementation Md Noor-A-Alam Siddiqi and concerned high officials from the companies were present at the signing ceremony.

The partnership will help the MNOs to facilitate quick rollout and to serve their customers better. It will also help MNOs to optimise asset including energy by utilising their existing resources, added the statement.