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 – Telenor invests in 700 new telecoms towers
Burma’s telecoms network will receive a boost when 700 newly-ordered mobile communications towers are rolled out across the country. Telenor Myanmar has purchased the units – which will allow ‘multi-tenancy’, or[…]
BUSINESS – Telenor teashop education programme expanded
Telenor Myanmar and partner Myanmar Mobile Education Project (MyME) are expanding a joint project, launched in 2014, which provides education to children working in teashops. The project provides six hours[…]
Telenor posts record high revenue
Norwegian telecoms giant Telenor has reported ‘all-time high’ revenues in its financial results for the first three months of 2015, noting a ‘significant contribution’ from its Burmese operations despite start-up[…]
BUSINESS— Telenor turns on its network in Burma
Norwegian telecom giant Telenor became an active mobile network service provider in Burma on Saturday, 27 September. The network, currently active only in Mandalay, will expand to Naypyidaw and Rangoon[…]
BUSINESS—Telenor experiences delays building network
Norwegian telecom giant Telenor announced unforeseen delays in setting up their network of 800 – 1000 communications towers in the lead-up to launching their wireless service in Burma this month.[…]
Telenor discovers child labourers on its sites
With a roll-out across Burma of mobile phones, Internet packages and other telecommunications devices scheduled for next month, Telenor announced on Thursday that it has discovered cases of underage labour in its supply chain.
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DVB talks to Petter Furberg, CEO of Telenor in Burma
Myanmar CEO Petter Furberg says Telenor will launch some time in September with both 2-G and 3-G networks. He also promised Burmese customers international calls at affordable prices.
BUSINESS— Telenor reaffirms Burma link with executive appointment
In a restructuring of its business executive, Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor have appointed former Norwegian ambassador to Burma, Katja Nordgaard, as head of their corporate affairs division. The move will[…]
BUSINESS – Telenor pledges a towering success in Burma
Norwegian telecoms firm Telenor says it will erect 2,400 communications towers and structures across Burma within the first year of operation in the country, exceeding the number already in service[…]
Telenor promises mobile coverage to 90% of Burmese
The Norwegian telecoms firm is embarking on a US$1-billion investment to roll out its commercial second- and third-generation mobile service in Burma this year.
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[…]
Telenor talks to DVB
Norwegian company Telenor and Qatari-based company Ooreedo have been awarded highly anticipated telecommunications licenses in Burma. Both companies say they will invest billions of dollars to roll out mobile phone,[…]
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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Police and soldiers forcibly crackdown the anti-coup protesters in a rally in Myitkyina, Kachin state on the morning of February 19, arresting at least 10 people, including two teachers. The[…]
Arakan crisis dents Burma’s hopes of Western investment boom
Western trade and investment in Burma is small, but there were hopes that reforms would prise open an economy stunted by international sanctions and decades of mismanagement under military rule. That now appears to be on hold.
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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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Naypyidaw, Rangoon get telecoms boost
Broadband and mobile connections are set to improve in Burma’s capital and its largest city as two major providers of telecommunications services upgrade their offerings.
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Sing and we’ll sue, says copyright union
The Myanmar Song Copyright Owners Association says it will start taking legal action against people who use its members’ songs without permission.
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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.
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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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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.
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Business weekly 24 July
This week in business; H&M voices support for a minimum wage, China tops list of foreign investors, and a visa-free agreement reached with Thailand.
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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,[…]
BUSINESS – New tax for mobile phone top-ups
From 1 June, mobile phone customers in Burma will have to pay commercial tax on any purchases of SIM cards and top-ups following the passing of a new tax law.[…]
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Telenor posts record revenues; Carlsberg opens beer factory in Pegu; Burma poised to be leading rice exporter; and rents in Rangoon on the rise.
