In bandwidth 76 taka out of 100 taka goes to the government treasury. Essentials like CDN, active sharing requirements at departmental level are still elusive. Even so, internet businessmen of the country have set a precedent in the world by providing monthly internet service at the customer level for 500 taka for the national interest. But there is no sustainable platform for policy formulation and cooperation with the government. As a result, the ISP sector, known as the backbone of the fourth industrial revolution, is lagging behind in the VAT-tax issue, ITES facility, and far-sighted discussions with the regulatory commission. In such a situation it is not in the interest of the individual or the group; they urged everyone to unite for the sake of the business environment. Expected, strong leadership than popularity. Juniors expressed interest in working specifically with the seniors.
The speakers expressed such expressions in a discussion meeting held on Thursday night on the challenges and prospects of ISP business in a restaurant in Gulshan of the capital.
BASIS former president and FBCCE former director Syed Almas Kabir addressed the meeting, ISPAB former president Md Aminul Hakim, Bahon Chief Operating Officer Rashed Amin Bidyut, Mrinal Kanti of Sylhet Search IT, Durbeen IT’s Md Russell, Takion Limited’s Md Moktabur Rahman, Access Tel’s Rezaul Karim, Telnet’s Md. Monir Hossain, ADN Telecom’s Azharul Haque Chowdhury, BRAC Net’s Sikander Kabir, Plexus Cloud’s Mobarak Hossain, ZX Online’s CEO and Sequab’s former president Zulfikar Haider spoke at the meeting.
Speaking among others, the ICC Communication Managing Director Saiful Islam Siddique said, Internet services are based on an ecosystem. There is no such thing as small or big in this business. We all complement each other. So, we all need to work together to make the future ISP business sustainable. If we all move forward together through competent leadership, we will be able to fulfill our potential within the challenges ahead.
Metronet CTO and consultant of Red Data Private Limited, Moin Uddin Ahmed, said that the development of internet services is not just about connecting or price wars. The sector requires visionary leadership and concerted efforts to make the business sustainable, along with training and opportunities to develop the skills of stakeholders.
Md Zobair Al Mahmud Hossain, Managing Director of Banglanet Technologies Ltd., said that it is very important for all internet merchants to forget their differences and unite to ensure CDN and active sharing at all levels.
Xord Online Managing Director Sabbir Ahmed said that a concerted initiative should be taken to prevent fiber optic cuts from time to time. It is not only businessmen who are affected by this; National resources are also being wasted.
Ashraf Uddin, managing director of Dhakatech IT Limited, thinks that the respect that was at the beginning of the Internet business is being disrupted today. That respectable status needs to be brought back through service quality improvement.
While speaking as the president, Syed Almas Kabir urged the stakeholders to prepare a sustainable action plan based on the opinion of the center from the grassroots for the development of ISP business. He said, if we all do this action plan together and keep the signature of experience and talent accordingly, the ISP business will be able to turn around from the crisis it has come to today.
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