More than 34 million SIM cards have been deactivated so far this year due to improper registration, according to an official from Myanmar’s Ministry of Transport and Communications. The cards were taken out of circulation because their owners failed to re-register them by a June 30 deadline, said Myo Swe, the director-general of the ministry’s […]
Myanmar Mobile Users Told to Re-Register SIM Cards by June 30
March 4, 2020 by
Yangon – The Posts and Telecommunications Department has required mobile phone users to re-register their SIM cards with their IDs, warning that SIMs that are not re-registered by June 30 will be deactivated. As mobile financial services have developed, the move aims to reduce crime using unregistered SIM cards and encourage phone users to be […]
Closing the global and national digital divide
April 20, 2018 by
In the last couple of decades, the “digital divide” was narrowly defined by people’s access to the internet. Myanmar, of course, had very poor internet connections as recently as six years ago. In 2012, this country’s internet penetration was a mere eight percent of the population. In 2018, with four mobile phone operators in a […]
Mytel to sell SIM cards in early 2018
November 27, 2017 by
With construction of a mobile network now more than 50 per cent completed, Mytel, the fourth telecom operator, is planning to start selling SIM cards in early 2018. Mytel said its objective is to provide the best Internet services at a fair price. The company’s Myanmar headquarters is located in Yangon and it has opened […]
The land of the $20 smartphone
March 31, 2017 by
“This one $40, this one $30 … that one $20!” The owner of the street stall, a man of about 30 years wearing a traditional longyi tied around his waist, is gesturing at a phone that looks, to my eyes, like a mid-range Android phone. It bears the brand Singtech, a brand among myriad others […]
Australian visionary gives Myanmar tech room to grow
January 9, 2017 by
YANGON On a balmy December evening in downtown Yangon, a diverse crowd packs into the sprawling offices of Phandeeyar, an information and communications technology hub. The event marks a milestone in Myanmar’s “connectivity revolution” — the group’s second birthday, and a new phase in its training and investment programs for startups. The space is normally […]
Edotco plans $200m investment in Myanmar telecoms
January 19, 2016 by
Telecoms tower firm Edotco has officially launched in Myanmar, with the company to give its name to Ooredoo tower provider Myanmar Tower Company. A Yangon man sits in front of a billboard showing the logo of Qatari firm Ooredoo, Edotco’s main customer in Myanmar. Photo: EPAA Yangon man sits in front of a billboard showing […]
