Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Limited has arranged ‘Huawei Bangladesh Digital Summit 2020’ through video conferencing on May 11, 2020. The participants from different entities like BTRC, Ookla, Windsor Place Consulting discussed and exchanged views on 5G global ecosystem, architecture, spectrum and standardization outlook in the summit.
Md. Jahurul Haque, Chairman, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC); Md. Aminul Hassan, Commissioner, Spectrum Division, BTRC; Brig. Gen. Md. Shahidul Alam, PBGMS, Director General, Spectrum Division, BTRC; key stakeholders from BTRC’s 5G initiative along with National 5G Committee members, Vice President of Asia Pacific Region of Huawei, Chen Mingjie (Jay); CEO, Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Ltd., Zhangzhen Jun; CTO, Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh ) Ltd., Jerry Wang; Scott W. Minehane from Windsor; Victor Zeng and Arvin Mogana from Ookla and other officials attended the event.
Speakers have emphasized how new technologies like 4G, 5G, AI, IoT represent tremendous opportunities for the economy and society. They reiterated the critical role of the telecommunication sector in the battle against the coronavirus.
They have stressed that 4G/5G networks are emerging not only as of the foundation for advanced communication services but also as the infrastructure supporting socio-economic development and driving industrial digital transformation.
Md. Jahurul Haque, Chairman, BTRC said, “The entire world is having a very difficult time, and technology is one of the key components for which we are still operational in so many levels. We have been hit by COVID-19 when we are on the verge of introducing epoch-making technologies with such an immense opportunity for the future.”
Brig. Gen. Md. Shahidul Alam, PBGMS shared, “We are planning to roll-out 5G next year. Spectrum will be allocated among the telecommunication operators accordingly. Moreover, an increase has been seen in the daily usage of the telecommunication network around Bangladesh during COVID-19.”
Jay Chen said, “Technology can bring the best results when is time-based. And the excellency of technology is it is for mankind. Huawei has been investing its significant portion of revenue and people in research and development how we can bring more values to the ICT ecosystem. In the meantime, the information and communication technology (ICT) community has also played a critical role in helping governments, businesses and people everywhere cope with this unprecedented crisis and ultimately defeat this disease. ”
