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Latest Telecoms News from Burma
Myanmar Allows Mobile Phones to be Used in Capital City
Myanmar's government is reported to have permitted mobile phones to be used in its secretive capital city, Naypyidaw. Phones, which are already highly restricted were banned in the new capital city for security reasons....
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Celebrities tweet for Suu Kyi's release in Myanmar
Hollywood star Julia Roberts and detained Chinese activists are among celebrities and political prisoners tweeting and signing petitions for the release of Myanmar's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi as she approaches her 64th birthday - her 14th spent in detention - organizers said Sunday....
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Myanmar Boosts CDMA Network Capacity
The authorities in Burma (Myanmar) are reported to be planning to boost the CDMA network capacity by 150,000 subscribers in the two main cities of Yangon and Mandalay....
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Burma to Allow International Text Messaging
It has been reported that mobile phone users in the reclusive country of Burma (Myanmar) can now send SMSs overseas, but only via a government approved website. International SMSs direct from mobile phones is still banned....
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Thai court takes new case against Thaksin over Myanmar loan
Thailand's Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to hear new corruption charges against deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra, involving a controversial loan to military-ruled Myanmar....
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Burmese Guards Accepting PrePay TopUp cards as Bribes
Security guards on the border between Bangladesh and Burma (Myanmar) are reported to be taking bribes of mobile phone PrePay top up cards from traders wishing to cross between the two countries....
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It has been reported that a 3G network has been launched in Burma (Myanmar) based on the WCDMA standard. However, only 50 handsets have been issued - usually to the military junta according to an unnamed official from the Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) Department....
Related Tags: wcdma, zte, 3g-phones, yangon, siemens
Mobile Subscriber Numbers Rise in Burma
The number of mobile phones in the reclusive nation of Burma/Myanmar reached 265,912 at the end of 2007 - reports a newly-published local bi-weekly newspaper, citing the state-run Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications (MPT)....
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Telekom Malaysia Eyes Investments in Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam
Telekom Malaysia International - the mobile division of the dominant telco is looking to expand its operations into Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, and will invest US$100 million in Cambodia over the next two years, the company CEO, Yusof Annuar Yaacob said on Saturday....
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Telecom connections with Myanmar patchy, opposition radio says
Telephone and internet connections with Myanmar remained difficult Wednesday, the Oslo-based opposition radio station Democratic Voice of Burma said....
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