Grameenphone
Grameenphone, widely abbreviated as (d/b/a) GP, is a telecommunications service provider in Bangladesh. As of December 2023, its subscribers span over 82.20 million. It is a joint venture between Telenor and Grameen Telecom. Where Telenor owns a 55.8% share of Grameenphone, Grameen Telecom owns 34.2% and the remaining 10% is publicly held.
Native name | গ্রামীণফোন লিমিটেড |
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| Company type | Public |
Traded as | DSE: GP CSE: GP |
| Industry | Mobile telecommunication services |
| Founded | March 26, 1997 in Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Founder | Iqbal Quadir Muhammad Yunus |
| Headquarters | GP House, Bashundhara Residential Area, , |
Area served | Nationwide |
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| Revenue | ৳150.4 billion (US$1.4 billion) (FY 2022) |
| ৳91.48 billion (US$850 million) (FY 2022) | |
Net income | ৳30.09 billion (US$280 million) (FY 2022) |
| Total assets | ৳185.09 billion (US$1.7 billion) (FY 2022) |
Number of employees | 1,475 (2021) |
| Parent | Telenor Mobile Communications AS Grameen Telecom |
| Website | grameenphone |
Grameenphone was the first company to introduce GSM technology over 900 and 1800 MHz in Bangladesh. It was also the first company to introduce 5G network in the country, for which the first test was done in Dhaka and Chittagong metropolitan area in mid-2022. In September 2022, Grameenphone successfully conducted trials for the second time in Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet, Khulna, Rajshahi, Barisal, Mymensingh and Rangpur cities.