Bangladesh entered in a new era of information technology when she connected to international backbone through SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable. But this recent achievement does not bring dramatic impact in the vital sectors of the country due to lack of rich IT infrastructure, expertise and regulatory policy. As a result, the country stick to its previous position and naturally not capable to move forward.

At present the business community of the country, especially entrepreneurs from the ICT sector, are trying to overcome this ambiguous situation by taking some pragmatic initiatives.

'Corporate Bazaar', a fair for the corporate community is such an initiative taken by the Global Online Limited, a leading ISP of the country. Incepted in 2006, the aim of this fair is to attract potential persons from different industry as well as create corporate awareness that will drive the nation to shining future.

Corporate Bazaar is a unique platform where industry leaders exchange their views, exhibit products and interact with concerned visitors.

ICT companies are one of the key attraction of Corporate Bazaar 2007 that took place at the Bangladesh- China Friendship Convention Center (BCFCC) from February 10-12.

This year cell phone operators, ISPs, software solution providers and IT firms installed their stalls on the open space at BCFCC and displayed their products and services.

Leading cell phone operators like Grameen Phone, AKTel and CityCell nicely decorated their stalls and rejuvenated roaming visitors by their exciting offers. In addition Grameen phone also presented a seminar titled 'Real-time Monitoring and Decision Making Advanced Wireless Solution for Increasing Efficiency' aimed at managers of financial institutions.

CityCell the first cell phone operator of the country demonstrated their wireless internet technology to the visitors. To enjoy this facility people need to purchase a CDMA modem from CityCell and get internet connection from any place under the coverage of CityCell's network. This technology utilizes CDMA 2000 1X technology and offered speed up to 153 Kbps.

Agni Systems, a reputed ISP of the country unveiled the WiMAX technology under the name of Agni Max. In this regard, they provided details information from their stall. Very soon this service will be available in Dhaka, Gazipur, Savar and Narayanganj.

Metronet also participated in Corporate Bazaar 2007. Metronet is an optical carrier provider and they deployed their network in the city and adjacent areas. Presently their coverage is available in Dhaka metropolitan area, Narayanganj, Gazipur, Ashulia and Savar EPZ.

CSL Software Resources Ltd. displayed their products such as Kandaree, Kormee, Shoilee etc. Hardware vendors ASUS and Acer exhibit their different products at reasonable price.