Bhutan Telecom
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Bhutan Telecom (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་བརྒྱུད་འཕྲིན།) is a telecommunications and Internet service provider in the Kingdom of Bhutan. It is the sole fixed-line telephony provider in the country. It also operates the B-Mobile mobile service and the DrukNet Internet service.
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Native name | འབྲུག་བརྒྱུད་འཕྲིན་ཚད། |
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| Company type | State-owned |
| Industry | |
| Founded | 1 July 2000 |
| Headquarters | 2/28 Drophen Lam, Thimphu, Bhutan |
Area served | Bhutan |
Key people | Karma Jurme (CEO) |
| Products | |
| Website | www |
History
Bhutan Telecom was established on 1 July 2000.[1]
B-Mobile
B-Mobile provides service in all 205 Gewogs (Blocks) in Bhutan.[2] It operates on 900/1800 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE, 850 MHz UMTS/HSDPA and 1800 MHz LTE frequencies.
LTE 4G was first launched in Thimphu on 24 October 2013. 4G service operates in 1800 MHz - band 3 (FDD).[3] 5G NR was launched in Thimphu on 27 December 2021.[4]
