Expected to be commercially deployed by the end of 2006, the network will provide region-wide coverage in the northeastern region. Eventually Warid Telecom's entire network will support voice and data services for up to five million new customers in Bangladesh, the release added.

Warid Telecom will be deploying Motorola Reach GSM solutions to provide an 1800 MHz mobile network to deliver voice and data services. This new network will be upgradeable to EDGE and eventually 3G to deliver media-rich data services.

Motorola will also be supplying and implementing its wi4 Canopy® wireless broadband system to connect Warid's headquarters with its distributors nation-wide in Bangladesh.

The wi4 Canopy, part of Motorola MOTOwi4TM wireless broadband solutions, provides a scalable, reliable platform that supports high-speed broadband applications.

Bashir A Tahir, CEO for Warid Telecom International LLC, said, "We are pleased to be playing a part in the growing telecommunications sector in Bangladesh.’’