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| Industry | Telecommunication |
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| Fate | Merged into Robi Axiata Limited |
| Predecessor | Warid Telecom Bangladesh |
| Successor | Robi Axiata Limited |
| Founded | 10 May 2007 |
| Defunct | 6 January 2016 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Bangladesh |
| Products | Mobile Telephony Internet Services |
| Parent | Bharti Airtel |
| Website | Airtel(Robi Axiata Limited) |
Airtel (Bengali: এয়ারটেল) is a telecom brand of Bharti Enterprises Ltd of India which is operated by Robi Axiata Ltd in Bangladesh. Previously Airtel was managed by Airtel Bangladesh Ltd in Bangladesh. But in 2016 Airtel Bangladesh Ltd (company) merged its operation into 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 Axiata Ltd. Airtel and its 016 number series is now owned by Robi Axiata Ltd
Robi and Airtel are now under the same company and they use the same network in Bangladesh.
Re-branding
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.
On November 2016, Airtel Bangladesh Ltd merged into 'Robi Axiata Limited & Now there is no existence of the company Airtel Bangladesh Ltd officially & legally
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
- ↑ "Bharti bags Bangladesh's Warid for bargain price of Rs 45 lakh". The Economic Times. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Ahmed, Rumman (5 January 2010). "Bharti Airtel to Invest $300 Million in Warid Telecom". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ↑ "Bharti Buys out airtel Bangladesh". The Daily Star. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ↑ "Robi-Airtel merger defers again". The Daily Star. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ↑ "Airtel spends $80 million for additional 30% stake in Airtel Bangladesh". The Daily Ittefaq. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Malaysia's Axiata and India's Bharti to merge subsidiaries". Reuters. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ↑ "Robi, Airtel complete merger". The Daily Star. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
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