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Identify Different Factors That Forces Airtel To Merge With Robi?
Identify Different Factors That Forces Airtel To Merge With Robi?
This subscribers and piece of the pie will place it in the second position in the market
after Grameenphone.
After merger Robi Axiata Ltd will obtain 39.8MHz with 17.4MHz in the imperative
1800MHz band. Right now, Grameenphone has the most astounding range MHz band in
Bangladesh.
Conveying the most stretched out system scope and better versatile web understanding
than 40 million clients.
Making a more extensive deals and dissemination reach through the broadest channels
that will be upheld by the biggest system of client administration focuses the nation over.
Remunerating clients through lower inside system (on-net) call rates by being a piece of
the 40 million-in number client base.
The proposed merger will reinforce the long-haul supportability of the Bangladesh
telecom scene and market structure, secure quicker across the country rollout of versatile
broadband and contribute essentially to the general economy and income of the nation.
Enhancing the cost of operations and business suitability that will prompt to more
noteworthy comes back to the shareholders bringing about the capacity to additionally
contribute towards development of media transmission benefits the nation over.
Question 2
The joint strengths of Robi and Airtel set the stage for creating the number one network and
delivering the widest mobile network coverage across Bangladesh. Robi as the company that has
brought in the highest amount of foreign direct investment into the country in the last five years.
The merger will only embolden our shareholders to continue investing in the company in the
coming years. The merged company will be known as Robi Axiata Limited and it will become
the second largest operator in the country, both in terms of subscribers and revenues.
Question 5
Currently, there are 79.43 lakh active connections under the network of Airtel, for which the 016
prefix and the Airtel branding will be retained for the next two years at least.
Robi has 2.32 crore active customers as of August, according to the Bangladesh
Telecommunication Regulatory Commission's data.
As of August, Grameenphone's total active connections stood at 5.45 crore and Banglalink's 2.9
crore, according to BTRC.
In the merged entity, Axiata, the parent company of Robi, will hold a 68.7 percent controlling
stake.
Bharti Airtel will hold a 25 percent share in the company and Axiata's old partner NTT
DOCOMO of Japan 6.3 percent. Currently, Malaysia-based Axiata had a 91.59 percent stake in
Robi and NTT Docomo 8.41 percent.