Bangladesh’s four licensed tower companies have united to form the Bangladesh TowerCo Association, a platform aimed at enhancing industry coordination, policy advocacy, and regulatory engagement. The launch occurred at the TowerCo Build Forward Forum 2025, themed “Unifying TowerCo for a Smarter Bangladesh,” gathering infrastructure leaders to discuss priorities for a resilient and future-ready telecom ecosystem.
Participants welcomed the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission’s (BTRC) proposed National Infrastructure and Connectivity Services Provider (NICSP) framework as a positive development but stressed the critical need for effective implementation.
Speakers highlighted ongoing challenges such as energy theft, delays in site acquisition, and insufficient indoor coverage infrastructure (DAS and IBS). Without clear policy execution and unified industry action, these barriers risk slowing progress toward full digital inclusion.
BTRC Chairman Major General (Retd) Md Emdad Ul Bari underscored the importance of cross-sector collaboration and transparency in advancing the digital economy. He emphasized setting and monitoring KPIs as central to the 2025 reform policy.
Industry leaders agreed that regulatory clarity and ecosystem alignment are crucial for attracting long-term investment. EDOTCO Bangladesh’s Country Managing Director Sunil Issac noted such alignment could lower digital access costs and accelerate national coverage expansion.
Frontier Towers and Summit Towers CEOs called for streamlined permitting, reliable energy solutions, and enhanced co-location incentives to support shared infrastructure growth.
Experts from Ericsson Bangladesh and EDOTCO Group highlighted Bangladesh’s significant untapped potential in 5G, AI, and smart infrastructure, emphasizing that innovation and infrastructure sharing will drive cost-effective, sustainable growth.
The forum concluded with a joint commitment from stakeholders to foster a reform-oriented, investor-friendly, and innovation-driven tower ecosystem to power Bangladesh’s digital future.
