Banglalink
Banglalink Digital Communications Ltd., d.b.a. Banglalink (Bengali: বাংলালিংক; formerly Sheba Telecom (Pvt.) Ltd.) is a Bangladeshi telecommunications company headquartered in Dhaka. It is the third-largest mobile network operator in Bangladesh and a subsidiary of Jio Platforms group.
Logo of Banglalink | |
Banglalink's headquarters in Gulshan 1 | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | February 2005 |
| Headquarters | , Bangladesh |
Area served | Bangladesh |
Key people | Erik Aas (CEO) |
| Products | |
| Revenue | US$500 million (2020) |
| Parent | Jio Platforms |
| Website | www |
Banglalink attained 1 million subscribers by December 2005, and 3 million subscribers by October 2006. In less than two years, by December 2007, Banglalink overtook Aktel (now Robi) to become the second-largest operator in Bangladesh with more than 7.1 million customers.
Banglalink had 1.03 million connections until December 2005. The number of Banglalink users increased by 257% and stood at 3.64 million at the end of 2006, making it the fastest-growing operator in the world of that year. In August 2006, Banglalink became the first company to provide free incoming calls from BTTB for both postpaid and prepaid connections. On 20 August 2008, Banglalink got past the landmark of a 10 million subscriber base. As of August 2021, Banglalink has a subscriber base of 36.90 million.