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Articles tagged with: Yangon
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. According to the Xinhua news agency, the country had just over 200,000 CDMA subscribers at the end of last year, compared to 375,800 GSM subscribers. more
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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. more
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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. Previous reports had suggested that a 3G network was being built covering yangon but was expected to have a capacity for 30,000 subscribers. more
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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). more
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Myanmar's Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) says that it is planning to increase GSM network capacity by some 80,000 lines in two major cities this year. The mobile phones will be added in yangon and Mandalay for the current fiscal year 2006-07, the Flower News newspaper reported, citing state owned MPT officials. more
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Myanmar (Burma) is reported to have begun a GSM network, to compliment its existing CDMA system, according to a report in the Myanmar Times. Myanma Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) told the newspaper that the network went live in yangon and Mandalay with a capacity for 70,000 and 30,000 subscriber lines respectively. more
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Myanmar gets ready to launch GSM
The Myanmar (Burma) based newspaper The New Light of Myanmar has reported that the state telecoms group will launch a GSM service within the next two months in the cities of yangon and Mandalay. The country currently has about 3,000 cell phone users, connected to an existing CDMA network." more
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Myanmar launches new CDMA network
The Myanmar (formerly Burma) telecommunications authorities have launched CDMA mobile cellular phone system in Mogok. The CDMA system, inaugurated by the Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) today, comprises one radio station each in Mogok and nearby Kyatpyin areas, each having a capacity of operating 500 CDMA lines at a time, official newspaper The New Light of Myanmar reported on Friday. Meanwhile, Myanmar is also introducing GSM phone system in the country and is striving to make 70,000 lines and 30,000 lines respectively available in yangon and Mandalay, the two major cities of Myanmar." more
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Myanmar Network Investment Planned
The government of Myanmar, formerly Burma, intends to spend US$144 million on a GSM network, which should go live in the cities of yangon and Mandalay in May. A further six towns will be covered by the end of the year, and the network expects to acquire 130,000 subscribers this year." more
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