Bangladesh, Jan. 17 -- Despite a lot of hype surrounding the high-tech network for smartphones throughout the last year, the number of 4G subscribers reached only 11.7 million in the first 10 months of introducing it in the country.
In the meantime, the number of 3G subscribers reached 63.5 million, according to the latest data of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
The telecom regulator has revealed annual statistics regarding the telecom industry this week, which show that there were around 156.9 million mobile subscribers in the country at the end of 2018.
That means only about 7.43 per cent of the mobile subscribers are currently using the 4G network while around 40.47 per cent using the 3G network.
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