Telenor’s 62%-owned subsidiary Grameenphone is the largest provider of mobile telecommunication services in Bangladesh.

At the end of 2008, Grameenphone held 47% of the total market share.


License and network:
Grameenphone currently holds both a GSM 900 and a GSM 1800 license. The government has not yet announced any plans to issue UMTS licenses in Bangladesh.


Services:
In addition to core voice services, Grameenphone offers a number of value-added services, in each case on both a contract and prepaid basis.

The widest coverage:
Grameenphone offers the widest coverage in Bangladesh. The population coverage has increased from approximately 85% in 2005 to above 90% in 2006. In addition, Grameenphone also offers GPRS in most of the country and EDGE in urban areas.

Healthline and BillPay:
In 2006, Grameenphone introduced “HealthLine”, providing around the clock access to medical services for its subscribers via the mobile phone, and “BillPay”, allowing utility bill payments with the mobile phone in selected areas.