The founder of VU Mobile made the observation during his keynote speech at the 11th BASIS SoftExpo 2017.
He was speaking at a seminar on “Digital Service delivery: prospects & challenges”
The increasing use of smartphones and mobile internet is opening new horizons in online media, mobile VAS and digital services, and mobile app monetisation, said Amin.
Mobile billing and mobile advertising will be the main sources of generating revenue from these opportunities he said.
The seminar was one of the major attractions at Bangladesh’s biggest software expo and featured a discussion on how digital services were impacting on global industries and the opportunities and challenges faced by Bangladeshi companies attempting to launch successful digital services.
Kaymun Amin was joined by Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Ministry Imran Ahmed, BASIS President Mustafa Jabbar, and Wintel Chairman ATM Mahbubul Alam during the discussion.
Mostafa Jabbar, President of BASIS emphasised the urgency for finalising the VAS guidelines and licensing policy, and said BASIS was working closely with stakeholders on the issue.
The BASIS president also supported the need for a unified API exchange which would facilitate the onboarding and billing of new VAS/digital services without the need for individual connectivity or approval from operators or payment service providers.
Imran Ahmed assured everyone of the government’s continued support for the growth of the digital services sector and said the committee will propose finalisation of the mobile VAS policy as soon as possible.