The Swot Analysis of BTCL

Abstract

Advances in telecommunication & information technology (ICT) have done more than anything else to drive the last decade's economic boom and the integration of markets around the planet. Since telecommunications play an important role in the development of ICT as well as socio-economic condition of a country, development of telecommunication is essential. Bangladesh T & T Board (BTTB) which has become Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) in July 1,2008, the only public sector telephone service provider, is doing the best with its limited resources to provide most advanced telecommunication services to its valuable subscribers.BTCL has a firm policy to digitalize the complete network as soon as possible. Digitalization of BTCL network started back in the year 1983 and over the past few years, the installation of digital equipment has increased considerably. In the mean time, all the district headquarters & 377 upazilla's have been equipped with digital exchanges. Remaining upazillas will have digital exchange very soon.In the age of information technology (IT), a robust and efficient national transmission system is required to support telecommunication and data communications, as well as the IT activities of a country. With this end in view BTCL is gradually installing and expanding Optical Fiber network and SDH microwave links throughout the country. Initiative has been taken to install optical fibre based access networkBTCL has started providing Internet services. At present, the services cover 64 district headquarters and 377 upazillas and 16 growth centres. Plans are under way to extend the facilities to all upazilla headquarters very soon. BTCL is providing broadband data service and at present, there are 78 DDN nodes at 41 districts. Consortium Submarine Cable has been formally inaugurated on 21st May, 2006 and connected to the global information super highway through consortium, enabling better overseas gate-way.