Two-decade long monopoly of the Myanmar Post and Telecommunications (MPT) in Myanmar’s telecoms sector has come to an end when Ooredoo Myanmar launched selling its mobile SIM cards at the end of July.

 

From Eleven Myanmar Media

 

 

This can be the beginning of a market where consumers have choice and industry players compete with better services. Myanmar people have been awaiting it so long. They had no other choice than the MPT for a long time. Now, they have got another choice and Telenor Myanmar is also coming soon.

 

In fact, Myanmar people had bitter past experiences with the MPT’s services. Having no other choice, they had to pay very high service fees.

 

The MPT introduced CDMA 800MHz mobile SIM cards in 2000. Those mobile numbers started with 0980. Each SIM card cost ranging from Ks 2.5 million (US$2,500) to Ks 5 million ($5,000).

 

Read the full article here:  Telenor, Ooredoo and revolution of Myanmar’s telecoms sector

Another article well worth reading here:  6 months, 1000 staff, 1 network

Lot's of interesting things in ICT in Myanmar, this event is this coming week, I know a few of the people, good people, good idea, 

 

http://www.ictworks.org/2014/07/20/please-rsvp-now-what-is-the-future-of-ict-in-myanmar/ 

Ooredoo also owns IndoSat Mobile etc in Indonesia/

Commercial competition in a free-wheeling economy is the ONLY fair way....

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Lot's of interesting things in ICT in Myanmar, this event is this coming week, I know a few of the people, good people, good idea, 
 
http://www.ictworks.org/2014/07/20/please-rsvp-now-what-is-the-future-of-ict-in-myanmar/

 

Thanks for sharing that link, hadn't seen that before

Will be fascinating to see how the rollout actually proceeds. I have just driven up to maymyo and back and lots of towers going up along the highway.

Havent seen any coverage maps yet.

Ok just looked up ooredoo's website. 

 

http://www.ooredoo.com.mm/en/News.aspx?NewsId=A85FE289EDA9499F8A4AEFEA1BAF5535

 

Mentions the coverage stuff and yes free internet and voice as introduction till August 14th.

 

Never seen anything like that before!

Ignore their coverage claims, they're complete and utter rubbish.