Fiber Optic Submarine Cable: Present Status
From Dr. Mashiur Rahman :: ICT expert :: VoIP & Nanotechnology
We are delighted to inform you that NSU Wireless Forum [1] of North South University[2] is going to organize a seminar on "Fiber Optic Submarine Cable: Present Status & Future Prospects". We would highly appreciate if you attend the seminar and provide media coverage of the program. The program details is as following-
Seminar Title: Fiber Optic Submarine Cable: Present Status & Future Prospects
Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Time: 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Venue: Room-NAC415, North South University, Bashundhara-R/A, Dhaka.
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Topics to be discussed in the seminar
- Present status of submarine cable in Bangladesh
- Why we need another submarine cable as soon as possible
- Expansion and possibilities of fiber cables in different sectors of our country
- Suggestions and future plans for the proper use of submarine cable in our IT field
About the Seminar:
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Satya Prasad Majumder, Professor & Former Chairman, Dept. of EEE, BUET. He has been teaching in BUET on the relevant field for many years and also involved in different projects of Bangladesh Government in different IT sectors.
Guest speaker: Mr. Mir Masud Kabir, Managing Director of Mango Teleservices Limited [3], The first private sector International Internet Gateway (IIG) Operator of Bangladesh will speak about The submarine cable systems, services & carrier connectivity in Bangladesh perspective. He is an ICT entrepreneur with 19 years of experience in Bangladesh & abroad including ten years of engineering & management experience in multinational technical services company Schlumberger [4]. He is an alumni of Middle East Technical University (METU) [5], Ankara, Turkey & Rajshahi Cadet College (RCC). Senior management of Mango including the Chairman, Mr. A. Mannan Khan will be present with him.
Dr. M Abdul Awal, Associate Professor, will tell about the progress of the second submarine cable and his views on this system. He has been involved in advisory and consulting activities with Bangladesh Government mostly in regulatory activities for the last 10 years, currently he is also working with BTRC on the development of second submarine cable highway with which Bangladesh will be connected very soon.
Among other guests, the Dean of School of Engineering and applied sciences of NSU Dr. Abul L Haque, the Chairman of EECS department of NSU Dr. Miftahur Rahman and the faculty advisor of NSU Wireless Forum Dr. Farruk Ahmed will be present in this seminar.
Attendants will come to know about the present status of the advancement in fiber optic technology in our country and suggestions for future development from the speakers.
About NSU Wireless Forum
Noth South University Wireless Forum (NSUWF)is the only club in NSU that is involved in organizing events related to telecommunications. It was established in 2005 in order to bridge the gaping hole between the telecommunication industry and academic world. With the blossoming of telecommunication industry, this prestigious university set up the ETE program (Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering) degree to prepare the youth to serve the country. NSU provided labs and equipments to make sure that the students got the proper education. The only thing missing was the opportunity to actually come into contact with the actual industry itself. A handful of creative and intelligent students at this point decided that their purpose would be better served if they were to open a club where students would be able to come into contact with the telecommunication industry itself. Hence, NSU Wireless Forum was formed by the spontaneous spirits of its founding members: Shabbir Ahemd (President), ASM sif Iqbal (Vice President), Shareen Rumana Shahabuddin (General Secretary), Abdul Kadr Mustafa (Treasurer), Iffat Alam Mishu (Founding member), Noman Mohammed (Founding member). Since then, NSUWF has grown every semester with numerous people getting recruited.
The purpose of NSUWF is to bring the industry to the students while at the same time the primary objective of acquiring knowledge remains unchanged. The club is extremely dynamic in its operation. It boasts in organizing numerous attractive academic and competitive events on a regular basis and hence the members never become bored. NSUWF has been successfully organizing lots of seminars, workshops, field trips, study tours, technology fairs, inter-university contests like olympiads, quizzes, essay competitions, gaming contests etc. every year since its birth. The club never ceases to provide the students with the opportunity to learn about the new ideas and developments in the various ever-changing technological fields enabling them to broaden their knowledge and experience of the telecommunication industry and give them a head start in their future careers.
After the seminar
Press release after the seminar
Title:Seminar on “Fiber Optic Submarine Cable: Present Status & Future Prospects” held at North South University
A Seminar on “Fiber Optic Submarine Cable: Present Status & Future Prospects” was held at North South University on Wednesday, November 18th. The Keynote speaker was Dr. Satya Prasad Majumder, Professor & Former Chairman, Dept. of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, BUET. Dr. Majumder gave the attendants a complete overview on the current submarine cable system that Bangladesh is connected with. He spoke about the limitations of the current network and gave his suggestions for future development. His speech was followed by the guest speaker of the program, Mr. Mir Masud Kabir, Managing Director of Mango Teleservices Limited. Mr. Kabir gave a demonstration of the fiber optic network that Mango in operating inside the country in order to provide International Internet Gateway service to the ISPs. He also spoke about the possibilities of the telecommunication sector of our country and the drawbacks of our current regulatory system that needs to be reviewed as soon as possible. The seminar was attended by the faculties and students of NSU. NSU Wireless Forum, a telecommunication based club of NSU, was the organizer of the seminar.
