Growth in Burma helps boost Ooredoo earnings
Qatari telecom operator Ooredoo reports a 16.4 percent gain in second-quarter net profit, boosted by the performance of its businesses in Burma and elsewhere in Asia.
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Int’l roaming for Ooredoo Myanmar customers
Customers of Ooredoo Myanmar will now be able to use their mobiles abroad, as the Qatar-based operator has launched a roaming service in 24 countries, which will eventually include Hong[…]
Ooredoo’s services lacking, customers say
Despite promises of better voice connection and access to the Internet, mobile phone users in Rangoon say that Ooredoo’s services are falling short of high expectations.
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Black market boom in cheap Ooredoo SIMs
Ooredoo’s cheap SIM cards are ending up on the black market, with even official dealers selling them at higher prices.
BUSINESS – Ooredoo SIM cards sell out in 2 days
Mobile phone SIM cards issued by Ooredoo, which went on sale in Mandalay and Naypyidaw on Tuesday for 1,500 kyat (US$1.50) each, have already sold out, the Qatar-based firm says.[…]
BRIEF – Ooredoo donates school supplies to children’s foundation
Embattled telecommunications company Ooredoo Myanmar donated food and school supplies last week to the Mettananda Foundation, an organisation that provides shelter, food and educational support to children and orphans in[…]
Rangoon monastery kicks off anti-Ooredoo tour
A Rangoon monastery is holding an anti-Ooredoo event on Saturday to boycott the Qatar-based company.
BUSINESS – Ooredoo defends itself in face of boycott campaign
Telecoms giant Ooredoo has defended its presence in Burma in the face of a campaign led by Buddhist monks urging customers to boycott the firm on the basis that it[…]
Telenor, Ooredoo finally awarded telecoms licenses
Ooredoo and Telenor finally received their Burmese mobile licences on Thursday at a ceremony in Naypyidaw. The companies were originally awarded the mobile licences in June, but the issuing of[…]
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DVB talks to CEO of Ooredoo Myanmar, Ross Cormack
Ooredoo receives the first ever operating license for the development of telecoms systems in Burma today. DVB Interview International spoke with Ooredoo Myanmar CEO Ross Cormack about the company’s future in Burma’s frontier tech market.
Ooredoo calls on Digicel for telecoms development
Yoma Strategic Holdings (YSH) announced that its joint venture, Digicel Asia Holdings (DAH), has agreed to partner with Qatar-based Ooredoo in the development of telecoms towers in Burma.
Telenor and Ooredoo win Burma telecoms licences
Burma awarded two highly anticipated telecommunications licences to Telenor and Ooreedo on Thursday, despite calls from the lower house of parliament to delay the process until the country has passed a law to govern the sector
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Two locals, one Vietnamese firm win fourth telecoms licence
Burma on Thursday awarded its fourth and final telecoms licence to a joint venture between Vietnamese telecom company Viettel and two local firms, heating up competition in a rapidly growing market by adding a second majority-Burmese operator.
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US investment to expand reach of telcos
The US-government-backed Overseas Private Investment Corporation launches operations in Burma with a US$250 million loan to a company that builds and maintains telecommunications towers.
Foreign firms eye new telecoms license
Foreign firms are interested in bidding for Burma’s fourth telecoms license, as mobile phone penetration increases throughout the country.
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Burma on the cusp of an Internet revolution
Burma is in the race to become the first smartphone only nation and the country’s brightest tech entrepreneurs are headed for the win.
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As the Burmese kyat stabilises, the price of gold goes up. World Bank predicts lower growth in Burma; EU signs trade deal with Burma; and more.
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Catch up on the latest in Burmese business, development and finance from this week.
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Viber leads Facebook & Skype in Burma– but is it safe?
Founded in 2010, the smartphone messaging application is revolutionising the way activists and aid workers communicate, advocate and campaign in Burma.
Telenor boosted by growth in Burma
Norwegian mobile phone operator Telenor reported second-quarter earnings below expectations on Wednesday, but said its rapid growth in Burma continued.
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Business weekly 22 May
In business this week: Dial-a-taxi service for Rangoon; Telenor expands teashop education programme; new tax for mobile phone top-ups.
BUSINESS – MPT telecom market share shrinks
The number of users of state-owned telecoms operator Myanmar Post and Telecommunications (MPT) has declined by almost 25 percent over the past two months from 11 million to eight million,[…]
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DVB Bulletin: 12 May 2015
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Business weekly 20 March 2015
In business this week: Fewer liquor licenses to be issued; India-ASEAN highway faces traffic conundrum; Burmese debit cards go global.
DVB Bulletin: 12 March 2015
Watch today’s top stories with Angus Watson.
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DVB Debate: I sync therefore I am
On this week’s episode of DVB Debate, the panel discusses the impact that mobile technology has had on Burmese society since the sudden and widespread introduction of cheap SIM cards and smartphones.
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Burma’s digital present and future
In the space of a year, the size of Burma’s domestic Internet has tripled. In September 2013, the number of locally hosted websites was 300; by the same time this year it had jumped to 900.
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BUSINESS WEEKLY 28 NOVEMBER 2014
China Burma sign US$ 7.5 billion deal; Garuda Airlines and MAI sign code-sharing agreement; Foreign investors invited to consider SEZ projects; Japan, Thailand ‘hesitating’ on Dawei
BUSINESS – Military firm enters telecoms market
Burmese military-owned Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC) plans to become a telecommunications operator in the near future, according to Minister for Communications and Information Technology Myat Hein. MEC will be the[…]
DVB Debate: Hanging on the telephone
In this episode of DVB Debate, the studio examines what a modernising telecommunications market means for Burma.
