AccessTEL

AccessTEL is a tier-1 Broadband Service Provider and with an experienced team of industry experts, AccessTEL aims to lead the Broadband service provision of Internet Access, Corporate Private Networks (Intranet) and Corporate Broadcast services. The AccessTEL management has years of experience on IT sector in Bangladesh and abroad. AccessTEL is an equal opportunity employer with a staff consisting of over 70 personnel with diverse skill sets and professional expertise. AccessTEL is presently in the process of building a nationwide Broadband Network in Bangladesh. The network is being built to address both the corporate and residential Broadband needs. AccessTEL works closely with international leading Broadband Network Access suppliers and with leading Satellite Service providers with operations in multiple countries in the region for delivering customized and unique solutions. The Broadband Access for Internet and Private Networking (Intranet) solution services provided by AccessTEL using state-of-the-art systems allow very economical deployment of quality high speed Internet/Intranet access using a combination of satellite, wireless (3.5GHz Licensed Band) & Fiber Optic technologies.
AccessTEL offers a suite of services to meet the varied Internet & Private Networking (Intranet) needs of clients with IP based solutions minimizing client's upfront and recurring network costs.

AchievementsJune 2000 AccessTEL introduces Broadband to Bangladesh for the first time.April 2001 AccessTEL adds Hardware section in order to address additional service requirements of its clients.May 2004 AccessTEL deploys Bangladesh’s first long distance FSO (Free Space Optics) backbones.October 2004 AccessTEL deploys worlds first 3.5GHz Non-Line-Of-Sight Wireless Broadband Access Network in Dhaka city.

The ManagementMr. Zain Omar is co-founder, CEO & President and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Omar is responsible for overall corporate strategy, corporate policy, profitability and long-term growth. His responsibilities also include the acquisition of companies with complimentary services, the implementation of strategic partnerships, cross marketing alliances, and the identification and acquisition of all necessary capital resources. Mr. Omar has participated in various start-up companies such as of Phoenix Wireless Group, Inc. of Orlando Florida, a pioneer in software switching solutions for the cellular industry.
As Director for Business Development, Asia, Mr. Omar contributed significantly to the rapid growth of Phoenix Wireless. He was able to procure and implement Phoenix Wireless’s first project. Phoenix Wireless was subsequently acquired by Excel Communications, which then was acquired by Lucent Technologies. Mr. Omar practiced as a Certified Public Accountant for Reznick, Fedder & Silverman, where he had responsibility for Auditing and analyzing project feasibilities for a variety of firms in multiple industries. He began his career as a Marketing Executive with AMEV, Inc, (now Fortis Funds), a mutual fund management company, in Virginia. Mr. Omar received his BSc degree from University of Maryland and became a Certified Public Accountant in Maryland. Zarre Omar is co-founder, CTO and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Omar is responsible for the company's overall data transmission and communications environment, including design, implementation and operational support of services and Broadband Infrastructure. Mr. Omar is responsible for the company's creation and/or acquisition of technologies, and production of its content services and products. He has years of experience in the field of switching, data transmission, wireless networks, IP routing and information processing.
Mr. Omar is also an expert in telephony applications, holding senior management positions with R-Intel Development (a distributor of Phoenix Wireless Group of Florida), where he was a co-founder and a member of the management. He was primarily responsible for building and maintaining a wireless telephony system for Bangladesh Rural Telecom Authority in Sylhet. Mr. Omar continued supporting Phoenix Wireless during its start-up and merger/growth stages. Mr. Omar has many years of systems experience, including knowledge of a variety of operating systems and environments, LANs and WANs, and interactive, real-time software applications. He received his BSc degree in Physics from Howard University in Washington DC. Mr. Zaki Omar is co-founder and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. His present activities include Corporate Strategy and Market Positioning for the Company. Mr. Omar was responsible for implementing and deploying Broadband, through xDSL technology in Dhaka Cantonment after the Bangladesh Army selected AccessTEL to be the exclusive Internet Broadband Provider for the Dhaka Cantonment area. At that time, xDSL technology was new to the market and up until then had been cost prohibitive for residential users. His deployment method in Cantonment is now a model used by many local ISPs, to connect all levels of clients and has become a standard in the industry. Mr. Omar played a significant role in the company’s strategic decision and planning of shifting from its xDSL network to a NLOS Wireless network. Mr. Omar is an Agriculture and Resource Economist, having obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Maryland, College Park.
M. Salahuddin Chowdhury serves as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Company. Mr. Chowdhury has been responsible for restructuring all activities of the company for increasing productivity and efficiency. His main responsibilities are to coordinate all major activities of the Company and manage its cash inflow and outflow including all overhead, capital equipment and inventory expenditures. He is also responsible for investor relations, procurement and Disbursement. Prior to joining Access Telecom he spent 5 years at TRIBE Computer System as co-founder and Managing Director. Mr. Chowdhury is a graduate of Institute of Business Administration University of Dhaka with a BBA in Finance and MBA in marketing. Mr. Chowdhury Participated in "The Training Program on Information Technology for Bangladesh [BAIT]" organized by Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS), Yokohama Kenshu Center (YKC), Japan.Rahat Khan serves as the Head of Sales & Marketing of the Company. Mr. Khan is responsible for the overall revenue of the company alongside ensuring proper visibility of the brand. His major responsibilities include market planning and revenue growth, acquisition and retention of customers, public relations and branding activities, market research and market intelligence activities etc. Prior to joining Access Telecom Mr. Khan spent 3 years in Airtel Bangladesh Limited leading the Business to business sales & service team. Prior to serving Airtel Bangladesh Limited he worked 5 and a half years as Head of Corporate Key Accounts in Grameenphone Ltd responsible for B2B business planning, branding, sales and service for B2B business. Mr. Khan graduated from Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka with Major in Marketing and MIS. Mr. Khan participated in “Conceptual Selling” conducted by Miller Heiman Group, Germany, “Project Management” & “Professional Salesmanship” conducted by Upali Mahanama, former Marketing Director, Unilever Srilanka and various other Sales, Branding & Leadership development trainings in home and abroad.Mainul Islam serves as the AGM of Systems Administration Department of the Company. Mr. Islam is responsible for overseeing overall core routing and switching, backbone operations and network management, server operations, backup storage, billing, fraud detection & efficient network utilization. Mr. Islam has vast experience in the industry, having worked as Assistant Manager, Systems Administration for BDCom Ltd., where he was involved in maintaining client servers. He received his MA degree in Political Science from Dhaka University in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Also, he received Diploma in Computer Science from the Genetic Computer School, Singapore and another Diploma from NIIT, Dhaka. He attended the following training programs, on VSAT Installation & Management at Websatmedia, Singapore, on Advanced BGP Routing workshop by SANOG-5 at Dhaka, on IPV6 workshop by APNIC at Dhaka, on MPLS workshop by SANOG-15 at Dhaka, on Quintum workshop by Quintum, USA at Jakarta, IndonesiaM. Sadrul Alam serves as the AGM of Broadband Infrastructure Department of the Company. Mr. Alam’s responsibilities include overseeing the configuration, installation and maintenance of all physical backbone connectivity between the Company’s NOC and POPs. In addition his responsibilities also include overseeing the installation and management of the NLOS Wireless Broadband Network. As the representative of NextNet Wireless Inc. of USA, on behalf of the Company, Mr. Alam successfully installed a Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) Wireless Broadband system for Dishnet DSL in Chennai, India. Prior to joining Access Telecom, Mr. Alam spent 5 years at TRIBE Computer Systems as co-founder and Director of Production & Support. Mr. Alam is a graduate of Institute of Business Administration (IBA) University of Dhaka with a BBA and MBA in Finance. Mr. Alam has been trained on V-SAT installation and Management by WSM, Singapore. Rezaul Karim serves as the AGM of Sales Department of the Company. Mr. Karim’s responsibilities include overseeing planning sales activities, scheduling sales calls, develop & maintain relationship with corporate clients, and identifying new markets and strategies. Mr. Karim has been with Access Telecom since November 1999. Prior to joining Access Telecom, Mr. Karim spent 3 years in the sales department of VAS Digital Communications Ltd. Mr. Karim did his Masters from Dhaka University.A. S. M. Mohi serves as the AGM of Accounts Department of the Company. Mr. Mohi is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Company's day-to-day accounting and logistics management. He has primary responsibility for all procurement, disbursement, financial record keeping and timely submission of all required legal corporate filings. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Mohi served for eight years at Resource International as Accountant. He received his Bachelor degree in Management from Dhaka University in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Md. Monsurul Amin serves as the AGM of MIS Department of the company. Mr. Amin is responsible for overseeing the development and management of all the information systems of the company, database administration and system analysis and design. He has vast experience in the Software and Internet industry, having worked as the software manager and database administrator of Proshika Computer Systems over three years. He also has worked as programmer in several different companies like Grameen Software Ltd. He received his BSc degree in Physics from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He also received his MSc degree from Department of Computer Science, University of Dhaka.