Anisul Islam Noor :
Bangladesh will be the owner of a satellite by the end of this year that would bring a great change in telecommunication and telecast sector.
The satellite “Bangabandhu-1” will render service to Bangladesh and some other Asian countries including Indonesia, the Philippines, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, if its frequency is properly coordinated, according to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
A delegation of the BTRC is flying to France today (Wednesday) to receive the ground station equipment of the satellite. In the first week of April, the ground station equipment will be brought in Bangladesh for installing them in Gazipur and Rangamati. The ground stations are also nearing completion, said Shahjahan Mahmood, Chairman of BTRC.
The work of Bangabandhu-1 is going on full swing and meanwhile 70 percent of work has been done. The work will be completed in time, he said.
BTRC is implementing the sophisticated and highly technical government project at a cost of Tk 2,967 crore. It will go to operation by the end of the year.
The structure of the satellite is being built by Thales Alenia Space, a private French firm, which will be delivered by November as per plan, BTRC sources said.
The project officials said, the structure’s construction is going on in full swing and it will be completed by October.
The frame will then be sent to the US for launching by Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), BTRC Chairman said.
SpaceX is a private aerospace manufacturer and space transport services provider that works with the NASA and transports cargo
to the International Space Station. The satellite is scheduled to be launched with 40 transponders. Bangladesh cannot utilize its capacity, so BTRC decided to sell half of it, said Shahjahan Mahmood.
At present Bangladesh meets its demand for satellite connectivity by renting bandwidth which costs the country about $14 million a year. Once launched, Bangabandhu-1 will save the foreign currency.
In November 2015, the BTRC signed a $248-million deal with Thales Alenia Space to manufacture and launch the country’s first satellite.
The lifespan of the satellite will be 15 years, which will allow the country to earn $1 billion by leasing out the transponders and another $1.5 billion by selling other services.
Bangladesh will be the owner of a satellite by the end of this year that would bring a great change in telecommunication and telecast sector.
The satellite “Bangabandhu-1” will render service to Bangladesh and some other Asian countries including Indonesia, the Philippines, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, if its frequency is properly coordinated, according to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
A delegation of the BTRC is flying to France today (Wednesday) to receive the ground station equipment of the satellite. In the first week of April, the ground station equipment will be brought in Bangladesh for installing them in Gazipur and Rangamati. The ground stations are also nearing completion, said Shahjahan Mahmood, Chairman of BTRC.
The work of Bangabandhu-1 is going on full swing and meanwhile 70 percent of work has been done. The work will be completed in time, he said.
BTRC is implementing the sophisticated and highly technical government project at a cost of Tk 2,967 crore. It will go to operation by the end of the year.
The structure of the satellite is being built by Thales Alenia Space, a private French firm, which will be delivered by November as per plan, BTRC sources said.
The project officials said, the structure’s construction is going on in full swing and it will be completed by October.
The frame will then be sent to the US for launching by Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), BTRC Chairman said.
SpaceX is a private aerospace manufacturer and space transport services provider that works with the NASA and transports cargo
to the International Space Station. The satellite is scheduled to be launched with 40 transponders. Bangladesh cannot utilize its capacity, so BTRC decided to sell half of it, said Shahjahan Mahmood.
At present Bangladesh meets its demand for satellite connectivity by renting bandwidth which costs the country about $14 million a year. Once launched, Bangabandhu-1 will save the foreign currency.
In November 2015, the BTRC signed a $248-million deal with Thales Alenia Space to manufacture and launch the country’s first satellite.
The lifespan of the satellite will be 15 years, which will allow the country to earn $1 billion by leasing out the transponders and another $1.5 billion by selling other services.
