(MENAFN – Gulf Times) Ooredoo Myanmar has honoured Myanmar Women’s Day by celebrating the success of its Village Kiosk programme. As part of this initiative, Ooredoo selects women with basic education levels and offers them an opportunity to run their own village kiosk business, the company has said in a statement. Ooredoo provides the start-up […]
Vietnam’s Viettel announces business strategy for Myanmar operations
June 12, 2018 by
Vietnam’s Viettel Group unveiled on Monday the business strategy for Mytel, its Myanmar-based telecom company, which will begin operations this Saturday, June 9. Mytel will focus on the data segment and new digital services, with D-A-T-A being its motto. “[This] stands for D-igital & new services, A-dvanced technology, T-rustworthy, A-ffordable & various services,” the company […]
Tender winners of railway improvement projects to soon be announced
November 16, 2017 by
THE Ministry of Transport and Communications will officially announce the tender winning companies for Yangon Railway Station improvement project next month, according to a report of the Myawady Daily’s Monday edition. The new plan is to develop commercial facilities, hotels and recreation complex on 62 acres of land plot within the compound of Yangon Railway […]
Big 4G Push to Drive Myanmar’s Smartphone Use
June 8, 2017 by
YANGON — Smartphone use in Myanmar is getting a major boost as the country’s largest mobile carrier has bumped up the wireless data transmission speed in major cities, paving the way for more fluid video viewing. The government-affiliated Myanma Posts and Telecommunications on Tuesday began full service of 4G mobile data transmission in Myanmar’s three largest cities: Naypyitaw, Yangon […]
Myanmar Grants 123 Licenses to Telecoms Companies Since 2015
May 4, 2017 by
Myanmar authorities issued a total of 123 licenses to companies in the booming telecommunications sector in the past two years, official media reported last week. The licenses were granted to 85 foreign and 38 local companies by the Post and Telecommunications Department. They covered business activities including network facilities services, application services and nationwide telecoms […]
Italthai aims to double revenue
March 9, 2017 by
Under the plan, the group wants to deepen its presence in the immediate region with a focus on the so-called CLMV countries: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. For its construction-equipment and construction business operations, Laos and Myanmar, in particular, are recognised as key markets for expansion. The group has Asia more broadly in its sights […]
Cash Is Our Biggest Competitor, Says Wave Money CEO
March 4, 2017 by
Cash is the “biggest competitor” for mobile transaction venture Wave Money as it seeks to overcome Myanmar’s aversion to non-physical money, CEO Brad Jones has said. The entire industry will benefit from increased consumer awareness when new entrants begin offering alternatives to Wave Money, he added. Qatar-based telco operator Ooredoo is looking to launch […]
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 […]
Yangon Airport Receives Over 360,000 Passengers a Month
November 11, 2016 by
Yangon International Airport currently hosts over 360,000 passengers per month, with 120 flights landing daily, said U Aung Kyaw Tun, the deputy director-general of the Civil Aviation Department. Previously, there were only 40 flights per day that landed at Yangon International Airport. With the added flights to and from all over the world, the Yangon […]
Telenor Shifts Myanmar Focus to Data Services as ‘Hyper growth’ era ends
November 4, 2016 by
YANGON (Reuters) – Norwegian telecoms company Telenor will focus on improving data services in Myanmar, the head of the local business said on Wednesday, as an era of rapid subscriber growth following the opening up of the economy has ended. The liberalization of Myanmar’s telecoms sector has been a rare example of successful reform since […]
