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{{short description| A brand of Robi Axiata Ltd in Bangladesh }}
{{Short description| A brand of Robi Axiata Ltd in Bangladesh }}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Robi-Airtel
| name = Robi Axiata Limited
| logo = Robi airtel.png
| image = Robi corporate office.jpg
| predecessor = [[Warid_Bangladesh|Warid Telecom Bangladesh]]
| image_size = 250px
| image_caption = Corporate Headquarter of Robi Axiata Ltd - The licensee of Airtel brand only in Bangladesh
| predecessor = [[Warid_Bangladesh|Warid Telecom Bangladesh]]<br />
Bharti Airtel Bangladesh Ltd
| successor = [[Robi (company)|Robi Axiata Limited]]
| successor = [[Robi (company)|Robi Axiata Limited]]
| fate = Merged into [[Robi (company)|Robi Axiata Limited]]
| fate = Merged into [[Robi (company)|Robi Axiata Limited]]
| industry = [[Telecommunication]]
| industry = [[Telecommunication]]
| products = [[Mobile Telephony]] <br /> [[Internet Services]]
| products = [[Mobile Telephony]] <br /> [[Internet Services]]
| parent = [[Bharti Airtel]]
| parent = [[Axiata]] (68.7%) <br /> [[Bharti Enterprises]] (31.3%)
| homepage = [https://www.robi.com.bd/en/corporate/company-profile/ Airtel(Robi Axiata Limited) ]
| homepage = [https://www.robi.com.bd Robi Main Website] <br />
[https://www.bd.airtel.com Airtel, a product brand licensing Only  in Bangladesh]  
| foundation = {{start date and years ago|df=yes|2007|05|10}}
| foundation = {{start date and years ago|df=yes|2007|05|10}}
| defunct = {{End date|df=yes|2016|01|06}}
| defunct = {{End date|df=yes|2016|01|06}}
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| hq_location_country = [[Bangladesh]]
| hq_location_country = [[Bangladesh]]
}}
}}
[[File:Robi airtel.png|thumbnail|right| Robi & Airtel are two products branding since the company merged in November 2016. Robi Axiata Limited is the [[Brand licensing|Licensee of 'Airtel' Brand]] only in Bangladesh.]]


'''Airtel''' ({{lang-bn|এয়ারটেল}}) is a telecom brand of [[Bharti Enterprises|Bharti Enterprises Ltd]] of [[India]] which is operated by [[Robi (company)|Robi Axiata Ltd]] in Bangladesh.
'''Airtel''' ({{lang-bn|এয়ারটেল}}) in Bangladesh was managed by [[Bharti Airtel|'''Bharti Airtel Bangladesh''']]. Since 2016, the company of Bharti Airtel Bangladesh merged its operation into [[Robi (company)|Robi Axiata Ltd]]. Therefore, the defunct '''Bharti Airtel Bangladesh''' company is no longer exist and currently has been taken over and owned by [[Robi (company)|Robi Axiata Ltd]].
Previously Airtel was managed by '''Airtel Bangladesh Ltd''' in Bangladesh. But in 2016 Airtel Bangladesh Ltd (company)  merged its operation into [[Robi (company)|Robi Axiata Ltd]]. Now officially and legally '''Airtel Bangladesh Ltd''' does not exist. Previously it was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Indian multinational company [[Bharti Airtel]]. In January 2016, [[Bharti Airtel]] announced that it would merge its operations in Bangladesh into Robi. As Airtel is merged with Robi, Airtel users in Bangladesh use network services of [[Robi (company)|Robi Axiata Ltd]]. Airtel and its 016 number series is now owned by [[Robi (company)|Robi Axiata Ltd]]


Robi and Airtel are now under the same company and they use the same network in Bangladesh.
Following the merger of Robi and Airtel, the merged company known as [[Robi (company)|Robi Axiata Ltd]]. ‘Airtel’ will remain as a product brand of Robi Axiata.
Since then, [[Robi (company)|Robi Axiata Ltd]] is the brand licensing holder for '''Airtel''' only in [[Bangladesh]].
== History ==
In December 2005, [[Warid Telecom|Warid Telecom International LLC]], an [[Abu Dhabi]] based [[consortium]] paid US$50 million to obtain a [[GSM]] license from the [[Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission|BTRC]] and became the sixth mobile phone operator in [[Bangladesh]]. Later [[Bangladesh]] opearation of warid was rebranded to Airtel


==Re-branding==
===Re-branding===
[[File:Bharti Airtel Limited logo-BD.png|thumb|[https://all-simoffer.blogspot.com/2019/02/airtel-number-check-code.html airtel Bangladesh] logo as of 2015]]
[[File:Bharti Airtel Limited logo-BD.png|thumb|[https://all-simoffer.blogspot.com/2019/02/airtel-number-check-code.html airtel Bangladesh] logo as of 2015]]


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On 8 September 2013, Airtel Bangladesh received 5&nbsp;MHz of the 3G spectrum at US$1.25 million.
On 8 September 2013, Airtel Bangladesh received 5&nbsp;MHz of the 3G spectrum at US$1.25 million.


On November 2016, '''Airtel Bangladesh Ltd''' merged into '[[Robi (company)|Robi Axiata Limited]] & Now there is '''no existence''' of the company Airtel Bangladesh Ltd officially & legally


==Merger Details==
===Merger Details===
In January 2016, Robi and Airtel Bangladesh announced that they intended to merge their operations in Bangladesh, that the combined entity would be called Robi, which would serve about 32 million subscribers, and in which [[Axiata|Axiata Group]] would own 68.7% of the shares, [[Bharti Group]] would own 25.0%, and the remaining 6.3% owned by [[NTT DoCoMo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.axiata.com/mroom/news-article/121/|title=Axiata and Bharti Airtel Agree to Merge Operations in Bangladesh|publisher=Axiata|date=2016-01-28|accessdate=2016-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201081642/https://www.axiata.com/mroom/news-article/121|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/malaysias-axiata-indias-bharti-merge-115709908.html|title= Malaysia's Axiata and India's Bharti to merge subsidiaries|publisher=Reuters|date=2016-01-28|accessdate=2016-01-29}}</ref> The merger was completed in November 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Robi, Airtel complete merger |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/robi-airtel-complete-merger-1315690 | date=16 November 2016 | newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=11 August 2018 }}</ref>
In January 2016, Robi and Airtel Bangladesh announced that they intended to merge their operations in Bangladesh, that the combined entity would be called Robi, which would serve about 32 million subscribers, and in which [[Axiata|Axiata Group]] would own 68.7% of the shares, [[Bharti Group]] would own 25.0%, and the remaining 6.3% owned by [[NTT DoCoMo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.axiata.com/mroom/news-article/121/|title=Axiata and Bharti Airtel Agree to Merge Operations in Bangladesh|publisher=Axiata|date=2016-01-28|accessdate=2016-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201081642/https://www.axiata.com/mroom/news-article/121|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/malaysias-axiata-indias-bharti-merge-115709908.html|title= Malaysia's Axiata and India's Bharti to merge subsidiaries|publisher=Reuters|date=2016-01-28|accessdate=2016-01-29}}</ref> The merger was completed in November 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Robi, Airtel complete merger |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/robi-airtel-complete-merger-1315690 | date=16 November 2016 | newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=11 August 2018 }}</ref>


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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Airtel Africa]]
* [[Airtel Africa]] ([[Bharti Enterprises|Bharti Enterprises Ltd]])
* [[Airtel India]]
* [[Airtel India]] ([[Bharti Enterprises|Bharti Enterprises Ltd]])
* [[Airtel Sri Lanka]]
* [[Airtel Sri Lanka]] ([[Bharti Enterprises|Bharti Enterprises Ltd]])


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:26, 2 July 2021


Robi Axiata Limited
IndustryTelecommunication
FateMerged into Robi Axiata Limited
PredecessorWarid Telecom Bangladesh
Bharti Airtel Bangladesh Ltd
SuccessorRobi Axiata Limited
Founded10 May 2007; 19 years ago (2007-05-10)
Defunct6 January 2016 (2016-01-06)
Headquarters
Dhaka
,
Bangladesh
Area served
Bangladesh
ProductsMobile Telephony
Internet Services
ParentAxiata (68.7%)
Bharti Enterprises (31.3%)
WebsiteRobi Main Website
Airtel, a product brand licensing Only in Bangladesh
File:Robi airtel.png
Robi & Airtel are two products branding since the company merged in November 2016. Robi Axiata Limited is the Licensee of 'Airtel' Brand only in Bangladesh.

Airtel (Bengali: এয়ারটেল) in Bangladesh was managed by Bharti Airtel Bangladesh. Since 2016, the company of Bharti Airtel Bangladesh merged its operation into Robi Axiata Ltd. Therefore, the defunct Bharti Airtel Bangladesh company is no longer exist and currently has been taken over and owned by Robi Axiata Ltd.

Following the merger of Robi and Airtel, the merged company known as Robi Axiata Ltd. ‘Airtel’ will remain as a product brand of Robi Axiata. Since then, Robi Axiata Ltd is the brand licensing holder for Airtel only in Bangladesh.

History

In December 2005, Warid Telecom International LLC, an Abu Dhabi based consortium paid US$50 million to obtain a GSM license from the BTRC and became the sixth mobile phone operator in Bangladesh. Later Bangladesh opearation of warid was rebranded to Airtel

Re-branding

airtel Bangladesh logo as of 2015

In 2010, Warid Telecom sold a majority 70% stake in the company to India's Bharti Airtel Limited for US$300 million. Bharti's proposal also included an initial $300-million investment in Warid for creating new shares in the company.[1][2] The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission approved the deal on 4 Jan 2010.[3] Bharti Airtel Limited took management control of the company and its board, and re-branded the company's services under its own 'airtel' brand from 20 December 2010.

In March, 2013, Warid Telecom sold its rest 30% share to Bharti Airtel's Singapore-based concern Bharti Airtel Holdings Pte Limited for US$85 million.[4][5][6]

On 8 September 2013, Airtel Bangladesh received 5 MHz of the 3G spectrum at US$1.25 million.


Merger Details

In January 2016, Robi and Airtel Bangladesh announced that they intended to merge their operations in Bangladesh, that the combined entity would be called Robi, which would serve about 32 million subscribers, and in which Axiata Group would own 68.7% of the shares, Bharti Group would own 25.0%, and the remaining 6.3% owned by NTT DoCoMo.[7][8] The merger was completed in November 2016.[9]

Airtel User's on Robi Network

As Airtel merged into Robi Axiata Limited, Existing airtel users will be connected to Robi Network Automatically. But If automatic network registration fails in any phone & no signal appears, following this step will help to get Robi Network.

  • Open Your Phone > Settings Option > Network Settings > Mobile Network > Search Manually : You may find robi network, connect with it.
  • If you want to use internet, enable data roaming option.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bharti bags Bangladesh's Warid for bargain price of Rs 45 lakh". The Economic Times. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Krishna, R. Jai; Sahu, Prasanta (12 January 2010). "Bharti Airtel to Buy Warid Telecom for $300 Million". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  3. ↑ Ahmed, Rumman (5 January 2010). "Bharti Airtel to Invest $300 Million in Warid Telecom". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  4. ↑ "Bharti Buys out airtel Bangladesh". The Daily Star. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Robi-Airtel merger defers again". The Daily Star. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Airtel spends $80 million for additional 30% stake in Airtel Bangladesh". The Daily Ittefaq. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Axiata and Bharti Airtel Agree to Merge Operations in Bangladesh". Axiata. 28 January 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Malaysia's Axiata and India's Bharti to merge subsidiaries". Reuters. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Robi, Airtel complete merger". The Daily Star. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
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