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Robi's Binge available in 120-plus countries
Telecom operator Robi's digital entertainment platform Binge has expanded its reach to the global audience.
Viewers from more than 120 countries will now be able to enjoy the online video streaming over-the-top (OTT) platform's content, including live TV, web series, movies, dramas, and originals.
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Binge has come up with two subscription plans for the global audience. They can avail of the service in monthly and yearly subscription plans for $3 and $12.
Smartphone users with android or IOS operating systems both can enjoy the service.
Google's video-sharing platform YouTube recently awarded a silver play button to Binge for reaching the landmark of one lakh subscribers, according to a media statement.
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BBS partners with Robi to deliver Bangladesh's 1st digital census data
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has selected telecom operator Robi as the digital connectivity provider to deliver the country's first digital census data.
The BBS will conduct the sixth population and housing census digitally from 15-21 June this year.
Md Dilder Hossain, project director of National Population and Housing Census 2022, and Adil Hossain Noble, chief enterprise business officer of Robi, signed an agreement Sunday.
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Under the deal, Robi will provide around 4 lakh connections, data, SMS bundles and other digital solutions to the BBS to support the digital census.
Around 3.7 lakh enumerators will collect the population census data from across the country using Robi's network and send them to a central server for processing.
Data will be collected from each household using a computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) system, geographic information system, and tablet computers with data connectivity.
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Robi will also support the BBS's zonal operations and preparedness training. Besides data connectivity, SMS, location tracking, and e-CRM for monitoring call centre support will be used for a smooth census operation.
Dr Shahnaz Arefin, secretary at the Statistics and Informatics Division, said: "Accuracy of census data is extremely important to decide on policy measures that support the country's socio-economic growth."
"In this connection, we found Robi the most suitable partner to provide digital connectivity support for the first digital census of the country."
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M Riyaaz Rasheed, acting CEO and CFO of Robi, said: "Robi is proud to be associated with the first digital population census of the country. We look forward to supporting this high priority national project with our innovative digital solution."
Robi wins silver at ICMAB Best Corporate Award
Robi has won the silver award in the telecom category at the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) Best Corporate Award 2020.
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi recently handed over the award to Robi's Chief Corporate and Regulatory Officer Shahed Alam at a ceremony in the capital.
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Robi's Vice-President (Strategic Finance) Sanjib Kumar Ghosh and General Manager (Strategic Communication) Niaz Mohammad Siddiqui were also present.
Robi Axiata Limited is a public limited company, where Axiata Group Berhad, based in Malaysia, holds the majority shareholding – 61.82 per cent.
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Aside from the public shareholders – 10 per cent – Bharti Airtel, headquartered in India's New Delhi, holds 28.18 per cent of shares in the company.
Robi partners with Green Delta to provide health insurance package
Green Delta Insurance Company and Robi recently signed an agreement to make the health insurance package "Hospicash" available across the country through the telecom operator's digital distribution system rStores.
Two exclusive health cashback packages will be sold at a competitive price through rStores under this partnership.
The packages will cover disability, hospitalisation, surgery, OPD costs, hospicash and accidental cash with a reasonable annual premium.
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Removing the hassle of travelling long distances and filling up numerous forms, the initiative aims to benefit both retailers and end-users in multiple ways.
Green Delta Managing Director and CEO Syed Moinuddin Ahmed said, "Our partnership with Robi will enable us to take hospicash services to the doorstep of last-mile customers and also help Robi to add a new vertical of services to its rStores."
Robi Chief Commercial Officer Shihab Ahmed said, "This partnership with Green Delta Insurance gives us the privilege to bring yet another timely service within the reach of everyone."
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rStore is an aggregator platform of Robi that empowers retailers to sell products and services like mobile phones, electronics, gadgets, ticketing, mobile recharge, bill payments, and insurance.
Now more than 10,000 rStores are available throughout all 64 districts of the country.
Victory Day celebration: Robi to recreate 'Purbo Digonte Shurjo Utheche'
Telecom operator Robi has launched the "Bijoyer Shurey Notun Experience" campaign for the second year in a row.
This time, people will get an opportunity to work with the legends and the latest sensations of the music industry to recreate the iconic song "Purbo Digonte Shurjo Utheche" to celebrate Victory Day 2021.
As part of the initiative, this iconic song was selected based on the number of votes it received from the people through a social media polling that took place on Robi's Facebook page.
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Written by lyricist Gobinda Halder and originally composed by Shomor Das, the new edition song will be performed by the selected participants alongside renowned artists like Dalia Nausheen from Shadhin Bangla Betar Kendra, Hasan from band Ark, Zohad from Nemesis, Tanzir Tuhin from Avash, Sharmin Sultana Shumi from Chirkutt and Sabrina Porshi.
Chirkut's drummer and music composer Pavel Areen has been roped in for the new composition of the song.
"It is a great honour and privilege to pay our humble tribute to our war heroes through the recreation of the iconic song as we celebrate our 50 years of victory. I very much enjoyed conducting the musical performance last year, and this year I aim to take it a notch up," Pavel said.
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Robi's Chief Commercial Officer Shihab Ahmad said, "Seeing the phenomenal success of last year, we have decided to recreate another iconic song of victory. Our objective is to present these iconic songs to our new generation for them to cherish, appreciate the essence of our victory for years to come."
Robi reports Tk86.5 crore profit in Q3
Robi ended the third quarter of the year with a profit after tax (PAT) of Tk86.5 crore.
The company's PAT grew 85.4 per cent compared to the last quarter. Compared to the same quarter last year, Robi's PAT grew 122.3 per cent in Q3 of 2021.
In comparison to the first nine months of last year, Robi's PAT for the first nine months of this year grew 44.3 per cent.
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Supported by steadily rising revenue, and efficient cost management, the company's PAT for the first nine months of the year reached Tk167.4 crore. Robi's financial results for Q3 were released Sunday at a virtual press briefing event.
Compared to Q2 '21, Robi's 4G subscriber base grew 12.7 per cent in Q3 '21; compared to the same quarter last year, its 4G subscriber base grew 51.1 per cent.
Out of a total subscriber base of 5 crore 30 lakhs, 2 crore 24 lakhs are 4G subscribers. Besides, 74 per cent of the company's subscribers are now data users.
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Although the subscriber base grew 5.8 per cent compared to the same quarter last year, Robi's subscriber base grew 2.3 per cent in Q3 '21. Robi’s subscriber market share stood at 29.5 per cent at the end of Q3 '21.
Robi's revenue reached Tk2,085 crore in Q3 '21 following a rise of 2.7 per cent compared to the last quarter.
Compared to the same quarter last year, Robi's revenue rose 7.8 per cent. In the first nine months (January to September) of this year, Robi's revenue reached Tk6,097 crore.
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Robi's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) in Q3 '21 stood at Tk861.2 crore, following a rise of 0.8 per cent compared to the last quarter, compared to the same quarter last year, EBITDA grew 9.3 per cent. EBITDA margin at the end of Q3 '21 stood at 41.3 per cent.
The company's earnings per share (EPS) in Q3 '21 was Tk0.17; in Q2 '21 the EPS was Tk0.09, and in Q3 '20 it was Tk0.08. However, for the first nine months of this year (January to September), the EPS was Tk0.32.
Including a capex investment of Tk650.7 crore in Q3 '21, the total capex investment in the first nine months of the year reached Tk1,386 crore. Robi paid Tk1,119 crore to the government exchequer in Q3 '21, which was 53.7 per cent of its revenue for the quarter.
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The total amount paid to the government exchequer during the first nine months of this year reached Tk3,373 crore, which is 55.3 per cent of the company's total revenue for this period. The company had 14,466 sites at the end of Q3 '21.
Robi's Acting CEO and CFO M Riyaaz Rashid said: "We are very happy to see our profit rising steadily every quarter this year. However, it is very disappointing to note that our PAT in the first nine months could have been Tk289.3 crore, instead of Tk167.4 crore, had we not been subjected to a further 2 per cent minimum turnover tax. Our shareholders are certainly being deprived of the value they deserve for their investment in the company due to this reason."
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Robi brings co-branded smartphone Maximus R1 Pro
Robi, has recently launched an exclusive co-branded 4G smartphone named ‘Maximus R1 Pro’ with smartphone brand, Maximus.
The smartphone is priced at 9,949 taka and can be availed from robishop with three months EMI facility along-with 0% interest using specific bank credit cards. . Interested one can Pre Book this newly launched smartphone from robishop.com.bd from now and will get an exclusive lenovo Bluetooth speakers with pre book.
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The 4G smartphone was launched recently in a program at Robi Corporate Office.
The Maximus R1 Pro smartphone comes up with a 6.517-inch large display with advanced cameras that can snap crisp and gorgeous photos. Supported by 13 MP+2 MP +2 MP triple rear cameras and 8MP front camera, the handset offers crystal clear HD photo experience.
Running on Android 11, the Robi-Maximus R1 has a 3 GB RAM and 32 GB ROM which can be expanded up to 256 GB. It runs on an Octa-core with 1.6 GHz and has dual SIM capabilities.
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Customers will get six-month long benefits with a total of 24 GB data and 600 mins talk-time by purchasing the smartphone. There are exclusive data and voice bundles available for purchase as well.
The customers will get an array of exciting offers including free postpaid SIM coupons, free subscriptions to content and sports platforms of Robi like Binge, Splash etc. and free coins for subscribing to online games. Besides robishop the smartphone can be availed R-store and Robi walk-in centers.
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Robi to phase out 3G by 2023
Robi has become the first mobile operator in Bangladesh to set a date for the retirement of its third-generation (3G) mobile technology services.
To boost its 4G network, the telecom operator plans to phase out 3G technology by 2023. The phased transition will kick off from Chapainawabganj, Naogaon and Natore.
"The phasing out of 3G technology is not going to affect our regular voice services," said the company.
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Customers whose mobile data use is still limited to the 3G network in the areas where the transition takes place, will be proactively informed by Robi to switch to 4G.
The 3G customers will be communicated directly through SMS with clear direction on how they can switch to 4G service, said Robi.
By sunsetting the 3G network, it aims to free up its network resources to provide faster, more efficient and optimal data experiences to its customers with a 4G network.
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Phasing out 3G will also allow the company to dedicate the entire data network resources to 4G which will result in further widened coverage, improved network quality, as well as stronger traffic carriage capacity in the Robi network.
This shift in device preference for 4G devices is providing an opportunity to offer higher throughput using the enhanced 4G network. Similar trends are observed in the global arena, where it is recognised that 2G and 4G technology will have a longer lifetime, while 3G is getting phased out, according to Robi.
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Robi, Gaan Bangla launch second season of Rhythm Online
Robi and Gaan Bangla have teamed up again to launch the second season of the musical show "Robi Rhythm Online."
Robi Rhythm Online is a weekly music show that is broadcast live every Friday at 9pm from the official Facebook page of Robi and Gaan Bangla.
To date, five episodes of the second season have gone live. The next episode will go live on October 1, 9pm where popular artist Hasib will perform.
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Luipa, Mizan, Dora, Shamim, Oishee, and Priyo have already performed in the ongoing season.
Also, audiences can ask questions and make requests for their favourite songs by commenting on relevant posts on Robi Facebook page before the show.
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Robi and Gaan Bangla teamed up last year to launch the first season of the show. Against the backdrop of the pandemic situation, the social media-based live show quickly caught on with the fans of popular artists, according to a media statement.
Robi brings cloud-based data storage service 'My Drive'
Robi has brought the first telecom-based consumer cloud service, "My Drive," in the country.
The cloud-based drive aims to solve people's data storage limitation problem on their smartphones.
My Drive is a personal cloud solution that enables customers to backup and organise their data – photos, videos, music, documents, call logs and SMSes.
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Customers will also be able to connect to their Facebook or Instagram accounts and sync photos to My Drive from Facebook or Instagram.
Local consumers often fail to buy space in international drive solutions for not having access to credit cards.
Using Robi's airtime balance, consumers can conveniently buy data storage space in My Drive.
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Robi and Airtel customers will receive 7GB storage in My Drive free for one month as a launching offer.
Robi customers can enjoy 20GB of data storage for 30 days in My Drive by purchasing a 5GB data pack at Tk307.
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Similarly, customers can avail of 50GB and 100GB data storage by purchasing 10GB and 20GB data packs at Tk437 and Tk557.
Robi brings this personal cloud storage solution in partnership with JhoroTEK, a value-added service provider; Funambol Inc, a leading personal cloud storage platform provider and Simple Technology Solutions and Traders, according to a media statement.
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