Bangladesh’s four licensed tower companies have united to form the Bangladesh TowerCo Association, a collective platform aimed at enhancing industry coordination, advocating policy reform, and engaging regulators. The launch occurred at the TowerCo Build Forward Forum 2025, themed “Unifying TowerCo for a Smarter Bangladesh,” which gathered infrastructure leaders to define 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 forward-thinking initiative, while emphasizing the urgent need for effective implementation.
Speakers highlighted ongoing challenges such as energy theft, delays in site acquisition, and limited indoor coverage infrastructure—including Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) and Indoor Building Solutions (IBS). They warned that without clear policy enforcement and unified efforts, these barriers could hinder progress toward comprehensive digital inclusion.
BTRC Chairman Major General (Retd) Md Emdad Ul Bari stressed the importance of cross-sector collaboration and transparency under the 2025 reform policy, focusing on setting and monitoring KPIs for current players. TowerCo leaders echoed calls for regulatory clarity and ecosystem alignment to attract sustained investment. Sunil Issac, Country Managing Director of EDOTCO Bangladesh, noted that such alignment could lower digital access costs and speed up national coverage.
CEOs from Frontier Towers and Summit Towers urged expedited permitting processes, reliable energy solutions, and improved co-location incentives to foster shared infrastructure growth.
Regional experts from Ericsson Bangladesh and EDOTCO Group underscored Bangladesh’s significant untapped potential in 5G, AI, and smart infrastructure, suggesting that strategic planning and infrastructure sharing are key to unlocking economic benefits and sustainable growth.
The forum concluded with a unified pledge from stakeholders to cultivate an investor-friendly, innovation-driven tower ecosystem that will support Bangladesh’s digital transformation and future connectivity needs.
