Grameenphone
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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.[4] 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.[5]
Native name | গ্রামীণফোন লিমিটেড |
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Company type | Public |
DSE: GP CSE: GP | |
Industry | Mobile telecommunication services |
Founded | March 26, 1997; 27 years ago (1997-03-26) in Dhaka, Bangladesh[1] |
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) | |
৳30.09 billion (US$280 million) (FY 2022) | |
Total assets | ৳185.09 billion (US$1.7 billion) (FY 2022) |
Number of employees | 1,475[2][3] (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.[6] 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.[7]