The New Nation - Internet Edition

BUSINESS REPORT

The Interconnection Exchange (ICX) of GETCO Telecommunication, a licensee of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to handle telephone calls under Voice over Internet Protocol Technology will be formally commissioned tomorrow (Saturday).

The ICX of GETCO Telecommunication goes into formal operation simultaneously along with two other IGW (International Gateway) exchanges and another ICX allowed to operate in the private sector under license from Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) in the purview of International Long Distance Telecommunication System (ILDTS) Policy- 2007 being implemented by the present government.

BTRC Chairman Major General (Retd) Manzurul Alam will formally inaugurate the ICX at the premises of GETCO Telecommunication Ltd tomorrow at Quaderia Tower, JA- 28/8/B, Mohakhali, Dhaka.

The commissioning of the IGW and ICX switches along with the existing BTCL formerly BTTB system is going to usher in a new era in Telecommunication sector the country.

The operation of the IGW and ICX exchanges will go a long way to put an end to illegal VOIP business, a drive initiated of the present caretaker government.

Apart from the Dhaka ICX, the GETCO Telecommunication has also set up ICX exchanges at Sylhet and Bogra to provide nation-wide service

The GETCO Telecommunication ICX is designed to carry daily traffic of 5 million minutes of international traffic and 17 million minutes per day of inter-operator traffic.

The exchange is also designed to carry one-third of international and inter operator traffic and 50 percent traffic at Bogra and Sylhet. The switch is capable of handling a total 16 million busy hour call attempts (BHCA).

The objectives ILDTS policy of 2007 being implementation by the present government includes upholding of subscribers interest by providing low cost international telecommunication services through introducing state-of-the-art technology, stopping of foreign currency siphoning and money laundering, ensuring proper revenue earning by exchequer and protecting national security and interest.

The ICX exchange will also allow BTRC to monitor all calls and detect any unusual call pattern of the telephone network. The monitoring system also incorporates provision for preservation of call records of six months and all call contents of any conversation.