On August 1 Myanmar Post and Telecommunication (MPT) introduced its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) internet service in Pabedan, a township in downtown Yangon.
If there is a sustained demand for FTTH, MPT will extend its services to other townships, such as Latha and Kyauktada, U Thein Hoke, Deputy Chief Commercial Officer, told Myanmar Business Today.
“If Yangon residents demonstrate in interest, we will extend the FTTH service to more neighborhoods,” U Thein Hoke said. Extending the access of FTTH is a large-scale construction project as it involves destroying existing infrastructure, laying cable, and rebuilding. “Providing FTTH coverage across the city will take time.”
Because MPT built the FTTH’s service network infrastructure in Pabedan, neighborhoods near Boyoke Aung San Road, Merchant Road,Sule Pagoda Road and Shwedagon Road will have the best access to the service until more fiber optic cables are laid.
Besides Yangon, MPT hopes to strengthen FTTH service to Myanmar’s other burgeoning commercial regions by the second quarter of 2018, according to announcement of MPT.
The initial installation fee is K200,000. The first package of 5 Mps costs K69,000 and 10Mps package costs K109,000.
The FTTH internet service in Pabedan has a very wide capacity that is supported by 500 Wi-Fi routers.
Norwegian telecom operator, Telenor, is considering offering a FTTH service. They are only evaluating timetables, implementation, and other logistical factors, according to Alex Nyi Nyi Aung, Telenor’s Public Relation Manager.
Source: Myanmar Business Today
