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TECHNOLOGY UPDATES SAMENA TRENDS

crore or $3 billion next year, said Zunaid
Ahmed Palak. "It is a pleasant surprise to
see a Bangladeshi-made solution for end-
mile logistics incorporating IoT and next-
generation technology," Daraz's Global CEO
Bjarke Mikkelsen said. Daraz is proud to
partner with the ekShop-Digibox initiative
for its last-mile delivery solution and hopes
to expand or multiply its reach in the near
future," he added. Describing the features
of Digibox, Rezwanul Haque Jami, Head of
Digital Business at Aspire to Innovate (a2i)
Program, said it is well-suited for solving
storage and distribution challenges in any
industry. With its help, companies have
improved their operations while reducing Tejgaon Hub, Zigatola Hub, Mohammadpur and Mirpur as part of its nationwide
labor costs, asset losses, and automated Hub, Celebrations Point (Gulshan), BCC expansion agenda. It is estimated that with
regulatory compliance. For e-commerce Bhaban - ICT Tower and Agrabad Hotel 1000 such boxes across Bangladesh, the
logistics, it allowed users with the fastest Chattogram. So far, in only a few weeks total logistics lead time can be reduced by
delivery-retrieval cycle. There is no more of operations, the system collected and 50% for the whole ecommerce sector. Dr.
missed delivery or returns or extra delivery distributed more than 5000 parcels. This Dewan Muhammad Humayun Kabir, project
cost. "Digibox is designed in such a way portrays the sharp demand for this kind director at Aspire to Innovate (a2i) Program,
that one single installation can serve up of simple yet sophisticated IoT logistics chaired the event, while Bjarke Mikkelsen,
to 300 customers a day, without spending device in the market. Apart from the places, Global CEO of Daraz, Alibaba Group, and
Tk50-100 per delivery; that is a saving of work is underway to install DigiBox on Syed Mostahidal Hoq, Managing Director
Tk5-Tk9 lakh a month," he added. Currently, Jamuna Future Park, Shimanto Shambhar, of Daraz Bangladesh spoke at the program.
DigiBox has been installed on Daraz North South University, Dhaka University,

German Cellcos Progress Plans to Eliminate Mobile ‘Grey Spots’

German mobile network operators (MNOs) cooperation agreement in early 2021, with statement read. In turn, O2 Telefonica
Vodafone, O2 Telefonica and Telekom around 400 more areas to follow. Further, customers can access Vodafone’s network
Deutschland have revealed they are Vodafone noted that its agreement with in these locations, while in its own press
working closely to eliminate dead network Telefonica has also finally kicked into gear. release O2 Telefonica revealed that under
signal spots in rural parts of Germany to ‘The starting signal has also been given its pact with Telekom, so far mutual access
improve mobile phone coverage. In a press for the cooperation between Vodafone has been provided at 200 cell phone sites,
release, Vodafone published an update on and Telefonica: Vodafone is now using with up to 700 locations set to follow by
progress to date, noting that, working with the network technology of the operator O2 the end of the year – affording coverage to
Telekom, the pair have now closed more Telefonica, which has been the only operator some 100,000 Germans.
than 2,600 ‘grey spots’ since signing the there up to now, at its first locations,’ the

Bullitt Targets Satellite Phone Space

Rugged phone manufacturer Bullitt Group “jump ahead” of rival services and devices rumors Apple’s latest iPhone will offer
was tipped to become the latest to equip with a smartphone “capable of two-way connectivity to Globalstar birds and a
standard devices to receive satellite messaging”. The Bullitt phone is expected Google executive this week indicating
signals, with BBC News reporting the to automatically link to one of two global a future version of Android will be
company aimed to launch a product in satellite networks in areas lacking mobile compatible. Late last month, T-Mobile US
early 2023. The news service stated UK- coverage. It will run a chip developed over revealed a deal to deliver connectivity from
headquartered Bullitt plans to launch a the past 18 months by Asian manufacturer, the second generation of SpaceX satellites,
device capable of sending and receiving Wharton told BBC News. There is growing one of several operators and specialist
messages in February 2023. Bullitt co- interest in equipping standard mobile players exploring such deals.
founder Richard Wharton stated it hopes to devices to receive satellite signals, with

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