A consultant will be appointed within the next 3-4 weeks for launching the country’s second ‘hybrid and positive news for costless’ satellite, following in the footsteps of Bangabandhu -1.
Chairman of Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited (BCSCL) Dr. Shahjahan Mahmood said this on Thursday.
He came up with the revelation positive news during a views-exchange meeting with the Telecom Reporters Network Bangladesh (TRNB) at the BCSCL office in the capital.
“We have taken up plans for the second satellite. We think that this satellite will be a hybrid one as per the demand of stakeholders. The satellite-2 will have the scope of multi-purpose use,” said the BCSCL Chairman.
“We have used only 30-40 percent of the transponder of Bangabandhu Satellite-1, much below capacity. So the next satellite-2 which will be a hybrid one, that can be used for communication and to receive weather information,” he added.
It will be possible to launch the second satellite at a much lower cost than Bangabandhu Satellite-1.
Replying to a query, he stated that the government will decide from which country the satellite would be purchased. As per the election commitment, the satellite will be launched positive news during the present tenure of the government, he added.
“Application has already been submitted for four orbital slots on behalf of Bangladesh for launching the satellite-2.” The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is being contacted by BTRC for the slot.
Dr. Shahjahan Mahmood said 35 TV stations of Bangladesh have availed the service of Bangabandhu satellite-1, which is a full communications satellite, over the last one year. “We are working so that these TV channels can be covered everywhere including the Middle East.”
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