YANGON — Myanmar’s biggest wireless carrier has started an e-book business in a country with high literacy but few bookstores, even in major cities. State-run Myanma Posts and Telecommunications aims to reach 1 million users in the first year. Its MPT Books app is supposed to offer 5,000 titles by that time, including magazines, in […]
Mitsui buys stake in Singapore-Yangon undersea cable
September 28, 2018 by
Mitsui & Co. will invest $20 million in a Singapore company that is laying undersea communications cable to Myanmar, a project seen giving telecom-related businesses there a boost after the 2020 completion. In its first foray into seafloor cable operations, Mitsui will purchase a total 22% stake in Singapore’s Campana Group across a series of […]
Representatives call for review of SOE law
September 13, 2018 by
Representatives of Parliament have urged lawmakers to review an existing law under which the government must bail out loss-making State-owned enterprises (SOEs) with public funds. A total of 17 out of the 26 Myanmar SOEs under the Union budget are expected to turn a profit in 2018-19, commencing October 1, according to the Ministry of […]
Telecom Sector Draws Foreign Investment
January 8, 2018 by
YANGON — The Telecommunications sector has become the top destination for foreign investment under the National League for Democracy (NLD) government, according to the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA). “Under the previous governments, most of the foreign investments went to the energy and electricity sectors. But foreign investment in the telecommunications sector has […]
Myanmar telecom competition heats up with 4G push
June 22, 2017 by
MYANMAR’S three telecommunications operators, buoyed by the burgeoning ranks of smartphone users, have intensified their efforts to provide 4G/Long-Term Evolution (LTE) services with the sales hook of faster data connections. Myanma Posts and Telecommunications, the nation’s leading telecommunications operator, on Monday launched Myanmar’s fastest data service, dubbed LTE+, with the 1.8GHz spectrum that was recently […]
Liberalisation of Telecom Sector Contributed to Myanmar’s Economic Growth
January 16, 2017 by
An expert symposium held on 12 January in Myanmar’s capital, attributed the liberalisation of the Telecommunications industry in Myanmar for the many positive contributions to the growth of country’s economy. With more than USD 2.8 billion investment in just two years from countries including Japan, Norway and Qatar, the telecommunications sector is one of […]
Viettel picked for fourth telecoms tie-up with military partner
March 28, 2016 by
Subscribe to our tender alert mailing list Hanoi-based telecoms operator Viettel has been granted the right to negotiate with a local consortium, including a military-run partner, with a view to receiving a minority stake in a company that is likely to be awarded Myanmar’s long-anticipated fourth telecoms licence. Viettel, which is owned by Vietnam’s defence […]
MPT, JTEC Joint Venture signs contract for communications network improvement.
February 24, 2016 by
Subscribe to our tender alert mailing list A CONTRACT for consulting services was signed yesterday between Myanma Posts and Telecommunications- MPT, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and JTEC Joint Venture for the Communications Network Improvement Project. The communications network improvement project will be implemented by the Japanese government’s Japanese International Cooperation Agency-JICA ODA […]
New spectrum auction ‘rushed’: Telenor, Ooredoo
February 19, 2016 by
Myanmar telecoms companies have been waiting for more spectrum – but an announcement about an upcoming auction has raised concerns, as there is no finalised plan for how it will be managed. The government released a draft version of its Spectrum Roadmap early this month, at nearly the same time it posted information about a […]
Myanma Posts and Telecommunications to invite open tender for Communications Equipments and Construction of Service quarter building; Closing Date: November 10th, 2014
October 24, 2014 by
Subscribe to our tender alert mailing list Invitation to Open Tender for Tender 2014-B-OVS Myanma Posts and Telecommunications (MPT), Ministry of Communications and Information Technology invite open tender for Purchasing of Communications Equipments and Construction of Service quarter building that are described in the below table. Sr Description Qty 1 100G DWDM Equipment with […]
