Augere

Augere is a wireless broadband business founded in 2007. It is headed by the former CEO of Orange, Sanjiv Ahuja.[1] It has a mission to provide 'broadband for all' and is working to bring available, affordable and accessible broadband internet services to under-served communities worldwide[2]

Augere
Privately held company
IndustryTelecommunications
Headquarters
5th Floor, 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN
,
United Kingdom
ProductsWireless Broadband
SubsidiariesQubee Bangladesh, Qubee Pakistan
Websiteaugereholdings.com

Augere has so far launched broadband internet services in Pakistan in July 2009 and in Bangladesh in October 2009 under the brand name Qubee.[3] Augere is also expecting to launch services in Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and India in 2011[4] and is continuing to pursue spectrum across Africa, Asia and South East Asia.

Augere, BanglaLion & BRACNet Ltd. obtained licenses from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on 18 November 2008 to operate Broadband Wireless Access (BWA)[5] services on a nationwide basis in Bangladesh using WiMAX technology at a cost of 215 crore Taka (US$32 million).[6] The company officially launched their service on a trial basis in Bangladesh on 22 July 2009 and subsequently launched a service for residential and business customers in October 2009.[7]

Subsidiaries

Qubee Pakistan is working under Augere Pakistan Pvt Ltd with wireless broadband business under holding mission "broadband for all". Qubee Pakistan is focused upon the provision of functional internet services to Pakistan and is currently available in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad.

Qubee

Qubee is the Bangladeshi customer-facing brand of Qubee Broadband, the wireless broadband business founded in 2007. It has a mission to provide "broadband for all" and seeks to bring broadband Internet services to under-served communities worldwide.[8]

Qubee operates in entire Bangladesh including big cities like Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet, Comilla, Bogra, Feni, Noakhali, Binodpur, Barisal, Noakhali, Chandpur, Laxmipur, Joypurhat, Naogaon, Sirajgonj, Pabna and Natore.[9]

Currently, WiMax service provider Qubee has suspended its service for individual subscribers from August 30, 2018, in Bangladesh.

References
  1. "Board | About | Augere". Augereholdings.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  2. "/ Telecoms – New broadband service to focus on developing nations". Financial Times. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  3. "Broadband Services". Qubee. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  4. "Augere Holdings (About)". Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  5. "BWA License Auction Winners, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission". Btrc.gov.bd. 24 September 2008. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  6. "Three WiMAX winners". Telegeography.com. 29 September 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  7. "Augere launches first WiMax for Dhaka". The Daily Star. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  8. Parker, Andrew (20 July 2009). "New broadband service to focus on developing nations". Financial Times. London.
  9. "Coverage". Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
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