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Myanmar auctions offshore oil and gas exploration blocks
2013-04-11 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Myanmar's Government has commenced an auction of 30 offshore oil and gas exploration blocks, which is anticipated to attract huge interest from foreign multinational companies.
Yangon Electricity Supply Board to Upgrade Transmission Lines in Myanmar
2013-04-10 17:43:00| Transmission & Distribution World
The Yangon Electricity Supply Board is expected to receive a 1-billion-baht soft loan to upgrade transmission lines in the former Myanmar capital to serve sharply rising electricity demand.
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Myanmar mobile licences attract 22 bidders
2013-04-08 02:08:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Some 22 bidders have applied for the two new mobile licences in Myanmar. Among the companies and partnerships are Vodafone with China Mobile, Digicel with Quantam Strategic Partners,KDDI, Qatar Telecom, Orange, and SingTel, AFP reports. Myanmar's deputy minister of national planning and economic development, Set Aung, said that the country cannot rely on small companies to update Myanmar's telecom sector but will work with internationally known and experienced companies. He stated that 22 companies or consortia submitted pre-bid qualification applications. The government is expected to announce which companies made the list on 11 April with a final decision on winning bidders to be announced on 27 June.
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An odd couple enters the Myanmar dance floor
2013-04-07 12:00:42| Telecom - Topix.net
Who would have thought? A UK-based global operator that emerged in the competitive era joining with China Mobile, the big dog in China, to bid for a Myanmar license.
Vodafone, China Mobile partner in bid for Myanmar licence
2013-04-04 15:02:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Vodafone announced that it has joined forces with China Mobile to bid for a mobile operator licence in Myanmar. The announcement comes on the day applications are due for the two new operator licences being offered by the Myanmar government. The operator Digicel also announced it has made a bid, with backing from George Soros's Quantum Strategic Partners and local investor Yoma Strategic Partners. A number of regional oeprators have also expressed interest, such as Singtel, AIS, PLDT, Telkom Indonesia, Airtel and KDDI. With a comparatively young and highly literate population of around 60 million, a GDP growth rate of 5.5 percent per annum and mobile phone penetration currently below 10 percent, Myanmar will be an important new market for the global mobile industry, Vodafone said. The two new licences will authorise the licence holders to build, own and operate a mobile network on a nationwide basis for an initial term of 15 years.
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