Bwa Evaluation Criteria

Main Criteria

Sub-Criteria

Remarks Number of transceivers

Coverage

Number of Base Stations sites and their district wise demographic distribution (with time plan). Geographical coverage and coverage in terms of population, of network and services, and rate of roll out.

%of Land mass and Population receiving coverage from Applicant’s network Subscriber Growth

Subscriber per MHz of Spectrum

Service RolloutRural Penetration * Contribution to penetration over the period of next 5 years period and Coverage Urban Penetration

Contribution to penetration over the period of next 5 years period

Spectrum Efficiency/ Erlang per MHz of Spectrum allocated reuse Pilot service Service offer and launch timeline

Full commercial service** Network Deployment Plan, Types and bandwidth offered at launch and over the period of next 5 years Financial projections are required for the calendar years in the period 2008-13, as 2008 is the year that the license is expected to commence. The financial projections should be in constant prices and denominated in Bangladeshi Taka.

Investment Business and Financial Projection Plan Financial projections should conform to standard accounting principles.

Funding Proposal for the project which will indicate the availability of sufficient capital to fund the project. Promotion of R & D activities Future enhancement of the services, promotion of applications and content services development Plan to develop Promotion of Human Resource Development such as job creation, Industry Telecommunications knowledge development etc. , Local employment, skills transfer and Development services training.

Contribution to ICT Sector Network Ability to provide broadband service with proper QoS Performance, Fault

Major Md Rakibul Hassan

Quality of Service

Incidence and Repair, Customer service complain handling, throughput Tariff for the Pricing of services, the introduction of services and distribution plans. services to be provided, types of services, Financial The involvement of local businesses either as shareholders, partners or as aspects in the suppliers of goods and services leading to reinvestment in the Bangladeshi planned deployment, economy, and minimizing the exportation of economic benefits. infrastructure sharing etc Evidence of primary and secondary market research supporting forecasts and financial plans.

Financial aspects related to the planned data network, particularly evidence of the necessary funding and commitment to funding the business.

Experience and track record under comparable conditions, and proven ability and capability to deliver commitments made in competitive markets.

Business Plan

The overall soundness and quality of the business plan.

Market assessment, the data and research utilized; The analysis of the evolution of market and traffic demand;

Demand segmentation with reference to demand/price elasticity;

Estimated market share gained.

Management Experience and ability

The Applicant shall demonstrate its experience and its personnel's qualification and experience in technical and business management Each Applicant shall be required to demonstrate its ability to fund the rollout and to create a viable business model (i.e. analysis of cash flow, subscriber take up, revenue per user etc.) to meet all the commitments

provided in its Roll out Plan.

Major Md Rakibul Hassan

* Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) ; merit based evaluation criteria ** Draft Version 0.7